Body condition scoring and body measurements of ewes with gastrointestinal nematode infection from Bulgaria

Victoria Marincheva, Andrey Kurtenkov

Abstract: Body condition scoring is a valuable tool for assessment of nutritional and health status in sheep
herds. It can also be used to recognize consequences from disease. The study views the practical
application of BCS and some body measurements in correlation to fecal egg count during natural
infection with gastrointestinal nematodes in ewes.

Keywords: body condition scoring (BCS); body measurements; ewes; gastrointestinal nematodes

Date published: 2022-08-29