Table 1

Scoring attributes and criteria

Attribute	–	+	++	+++
Coat	Smooth, shiny	Rough, duff, protruding	Like + with gluing	Like ++ with loss of space
Skin	Smooth, physiological color	Dry, rough, scaly	Cracked, barked	Lesions
Orifices	Clean, dry	Light secretions	Soiling	Lesions
Nutritional status	Good	Moderate	Skinny, fat	Atrophy, obese
Mucosal membrane	Pale, pinkish red	Red	Washed out	Pale, cyanotic, yellow
Behavior at rest	Relaxed	Tense	Trembling	Nervous, anxious
Behavior in motion	Coordinated, fluent	Uncoordinated	Clear lameness and/or ataxia	Highly disturbed
Solitary behavior	Inconspicuous	Unphysiological repetitions/apathy	Stereotypical	Ethopathological
Social behavior	Cheerful, active	Passive, inhibited	Permanently threatened	Permanently aggressive/defensive
Behavior in presence of observer	Attentive	Indifferent	Angry, aggressive	Attempt to escape/massive attack
Behavior in presence of staff	Attentive	Indifferent	Angry, aggressive	Attempt to escape/massive attack

– equaled 0 SPs; +, ++, and +++ equaled 1, 2, and 3 SPs, respectively. A total of 4 SPs indicated slightly disturbed healthiness.