Body condition score category | |||||
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Underweight (BCS 3–4) | Optimal (BCS 5–6) | Overweight (BCS of 7) | Obese (BCS 8 or 9) | P value | |
Number of horses | 15 | 191 | 35 | 26 | – |
Percentage of horses, % | 5.9 | 70.1 | 13.8 | 10.2 | – |
Age, years | 12.5 (8.7–16.3) | 10.8 (9.3–11.7) | 11.1 (9.2–13.0) | 9.9 (7.6–12.1) | NS |
Height at withers, cm | 136 (134–138) | 137 (137–138) | 136 (135–137) | 137 (136–138) | NS |
Girth circumference, cm | 158 (156–161)d | 166 (166–167)c | 172 (171–174)b | 178 (176–180)a | <0.001 |
Neck circumference, cm | 83.1 (79.9–86.4)d | 89.1 (88.1–90.0)c | 92.0 (89.9–94.1)b | 95.7 (93.3–98.2)a | <0.001 |
Girth circumference:height at withers ratio | 1.16 (1.14–1.18)d | 1.21 (1.21–1.22)c | 1.27 (1.25–1.28)b | 1.29 (1.28–1.31)a | <0.001 |
Neck circumference:height at withers ratio | 0.61 (0.59–0.63)c | 0.65 (0.64–0.66)b | 0.68 (0.66–0.69)a | 0.70 (0.68–0.72)a | <0.001 |
Estimated body weight: tape 1, kg | 310 (295–325)d | 355 (350–359)c | 390 (380–399)b | 423 (412–435)a | <0.001 |
Estimated body weight: tape 2, kg | 328 (311–346)d | 374 (369–379)c | 412 (401–423)b | 444 (431–457)a | <0.001 |