Scale of body condition to determine euthanasia/end point
Registration Status:
Qualified
Permissible Values:
Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
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Value
Code Name
Code
Code System
Code Description
1
Mouse is emaciated
2
Mouse is underconditioned
3
Mouse is well conditioned
4
Mouse is overconditioned
5
Mouse is obese
Designations:
Designation:
Body condition for euthanasia scale
Tags:
Designations:
Definition:
Scale of body condition to determine euthanasia/end point
Tags:
Short Description,Definition
Reference Documents:
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Title:
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Language Code:
en-us
Document:
Lillma-Cullere MH, Foltz CJ Body Condition Scoring: A rapid and Accurate Method for Assessing Health Status in Mice. 1999 Lab Animal Science (3) 319-323; LBNL- Insitutional Animal Care and Use Committee; Guidelines for Monitoring and Assessing Rodent Health
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Key:
Keywords
Value:
Preclinical;Morbidity;Mortality
Key:
Guidelines/Instructions
Value:
Euthanasia is recommended for a score of 2 - Mouse is underconditioned, and required for any animal with a score of 1 - Mouse is emaciated