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9 Extremely Fat
Bulging fat. Patchy fat appearing over ribs. Difficult to palpate ribs. Area
behind shoulder is filled with fat. Obvious positive crease (gutter appearance)
down back. Fat along inner buttocks may rub together. Flank filled
in flush. Tailhead appears sunken due to fat deposits along either side.
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8 Fat
Fat deposited at withers, area behind shoulders, and along either side of
tailhead. Thickened and somewhat cresty neck. Difficult to feel ribs.
Positive crease (gutter appearance) down back. Flank is nearly filled flush.
Fat deposited along inner buttocks. Fat around tailhead feels spongy.
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7 Fleshy
Fat deposited along neck, withers, area behind shoulder and on either side
of tailhead. Neck may begin to become cresty. Individual ribs can be felt
with pressure, but noticeable filling between ribs. Fat is beginning to fill in
the flank. Back has positive crease (gutter appearance).
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6 Moderately Fleshy
Fat beginning to be deposited. Fat over ribs feels spongy. Ribs are not
visible, but can be felt with slight pressure. Slight positive crease (gutter
appearance) may appear down backbone. Shoulder blends smoothly into
body. Withers rounded. Fat beginning to be deposited around tailhead.
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5 Moderate
Ribs may be slightly visible and are easily felt. Backbone is level. Shoulder
blends smoothly into body. Withers rounded. Hip and buttock rounded.
Fat around tailhead beginning to feel spongy, and tailhead blends smoothly
with rump.
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4 Moderately Thin
Faint outline of ribs with some fat filling between ribs. Negative crease
along back (backbone sticks up). Neck, shoulder and withers slightly thin.
Point of hip still discernable. Point of buttock rounded and not distinguishable.
Tailhead slightly prominent.
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3 Thin
Slight fat cover over ribs. Ribs easily discernible. Neck, withers and shoulder
accentuated. Hip is rounded with some filling, but easily discernible.
Point of buttock slightly distinguishable. Tailhead prominent, but individual
vertebrae cannot be visually identified.
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2 Very Thin
Animal emaciated. Ribs prominent. Noticeable bone structure. Vertebrae
prominent. Neck is obviously thin. Shoulder is noticeable. Ribs easily
discernible. Points of hip and buttock prominent. Tailhead very prominent.
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1 Poor
Animal extremely emaciated. No fatty tissue can be felt. Bone structure
very noticeable. Ribs projecting prominently. Shoulder is sharp and
protruding. Tailhead, point of hip and point of buttock projecting prominently.
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