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Reference Base Standardised body condition scoring system for black rhin... |
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Title: |
Standardised body condition scoring system for black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) |
Author(s): |
Reuter, H.O.; Adcock, K. |
Year published: |
1998 |
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Pachyderm |
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26 |
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116-121, figs. 1-2, table 1 |
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World
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Black Rhino
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When an animal is losing condition, the fat reserves are mobilised and then muscle wasting sets in to supply the required energy demand. Body condition scoring assesses the amount of subcutaneous fat and the degree of muscling. This will reflect changes in body weight and provide an estimate of... |
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World
Management
Black Rhino
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When an animal is losing condition, the fat reserves are mobilised and then muscle wasting sets in to supply the required energy demand. Body condition scoring assesses the amount of subcutaneous fat and the degree of muscling. This will reflect changes in body weight and provide an estimate of... |
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