Body Conditioning test - assessment of pain and distress in animal studied scale
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Body Conditioning test - assessment of pain and distress in animal studied scale
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Scale of pain and distress in animal studied, as part of Body Conditioning test
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Qualified
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No indication of pain and distress
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Mild or anticipated pain and distress
3
Moderate pain and distress
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Severe pain and distress
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Body Conditioning test - assessment of pain and distress in animal studied scale
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Pain and Distress Assessment
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Scale of pain and distress in animal studied, as part of Body Conditioning test
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en-us
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Health Evaluation of Experimental Laboratory Mice, Tanya Burkholder et al., Curr Protoc Mouse Biol.; 2012 Jun 2:145-165
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Pain;Distress;Dehydration;Coat;Preclinical;BCT
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1= normal, well groomed, alert, active, good condition asleep or calm; normal appetite, BCS = 3,4,5; 2=not well groomed; awkward gait, slightly hunched; looks at wound or pulls away when area touched; mildly agitated; BCS = 2; Rough hair coat, dirty incision, squinted eyes, moves slowly, walks hunched and/or slowly, depressed or moderately agitated, slight dehydrations; pruritic; restless, unconformable, not eating or drinking BCS = 2; Very rough hair coat, eyes sunken (severe dehydration), slow to move or non-responsive when coaxed, hunched, large abdominal mass, dyspnea, self mutilating, violent reaction to stimuli or when approached, BCS=1