The Henneke horse body rating system is a numerical scale used to evaluate the amount of fat on a horse's body. It was developed in the early 1980s by Don Henneke in Texas A & amp; M University with the goal of creating a universal scale for assessing horse weight, and first published in 1983. This is a standard system that can be used in all breeds without special equipment; conditions are assessed visually and by palpation. Scores range from 1 to 9 with one poor person and nine very fat; the ideal range for most horses is 4-6. This system is based on a visual assessment and a palpable fat cover of six major horse points. This system is used by law enforcement agencies as an objective method to assess the condition of the horse's body in cases of horse cruelty.
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The Henneke scale describes the body condition score as follows:
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Ideal score
The average horse is the healthiest with a body condition score between 5 and 6, which indicates that the horse has the right bait balance for exercise. An easy guard or a hard guard should be watched closely because they are prone to overweight or excess weight.
Breeding mare
Breeding mare with a score of less than five body conditions has been linked in research to problems with reproduction. The energy needs of dairy production for foals is very high, so most horses will lose the condition while breastfeeding. Also, a horse with a body score of less than five will have trouble getting pregnant. For this reason, recommendations for horse breeding for scores between 6 and 7. Higher body condition scores have not been shown to affect reproduction but are unhealthy for horses.
Stallions
The male stallions have the best reproductive success on a body condition score of 5 or 6. Stallions have high energy output during the mating season so some suggest the stallion starts the breeding season at 6 or 7 to keep him within a healthy range at the end of the breeding season. If the horse has a body condition score of less than 3 or greater than 8, the reproductive performance is compromised.
Performance horse
There has not been much research on the relationship between body condition score and performance abilities on horses so the optimal score is unknown. However, horses with low body condition scores do not have fat reserves for heavy work and may also lack muscle. Horses with high body condition scores carry too much weight, which interferes with stamina and biomechanics.
Horses in the winter meadow
The horses in the pasture should enter winter with a body score of 6 or 7. On very cold days, a horse can not eat enough food to balance the energy needs in maintaining body heat so that the condition often disappears during winter.
Management
Monitoring the condition of the horse's body can alert the horse owner or warehouse manager to potential health or management issues. Body condition scores can be influenced by various factors such as feed intake, weather, exercise, metabolic diseases such as equine metabolic syndrome, pseudo parsitary intermedia dysfunction, disease, dental problems, parasitic infections, reproduction, and many others. Suitable horse care allows the right body condition to be maintained in a horse.
References
External links
- "Bulletin # 1010, Body Condition Checkup for Your Horse | Publications of Cooperative Extension | University of Maine". Renewal of Maine University Cooperative . 2002 . Retrieved 2017-10-29 .
- Hopkins, F; Grassland, DG; Mitchell, L (2007). "Horse welfare: Minimum standards for water, feed, care and shelter in Tennessee" (PDF) . University of Tennessee . Retrieved 2017-10-29 . Ã, page 6 -10
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