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scoring system has been developed for evaluating Michel et al. 2011) (Table 3).
muscle mass in critically ill patients (Baez et al. 2007;

1.4 Conclusion

The combination of BW and the 9-point BCS is a As for other physical examination techniques, there
good basis for determining energy requirements and is a need to gain experience with the technique in
is a useful tool in helping owners, who often fail to order to optimize the accuracy of the body condition
recognize that their animal is overweight or obese scoring (Burkholder 2000; German et al. 2006). One
(Mason 1970). NRC 2006 refers to the 9-point BCS as study showed that also owners can gain experience
a reference on which the MER for adult cats is based with a BCS system with sufficient accuracy (German
(NRC 2006) and the World Small Animal Veterinary et al. 2006)
Association (WSAVA) included the system in their
global nutritional guidelines (www.WSAVA.org).

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