Body condition scoring in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and llamas (Lama glama) - a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Assessment of the body condition score (BCS) is an important tool to check the nutritional status of an animal, and thus can provide important information in herd management, but also in the veterinary examination of individual animals. In dairy farming, BCS has been recognized as an important parameter for a long time already, but over the years body condition scoring has also become more important for other species. Especially in South American camelids (SACs: alpacas and llamas), whose dense coat can hide a poor nutritional status for a long time, regular assessment of the BCS is recommended by different authors and organizations. To date, there are several instructions for the assessment of the BCS in SACs, which, however, differ significantly in some points. For a consistent approach,

SUBMITTER: Wagener MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature