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    Body condition scoring is a method used to assess the health and fat reserves of nonhuman primates like rhesus macaques. It involves assigning a numerical score based on the amount of fat visible around the hips, spine, and other bony landmarks. The image shows a rhesus macaque as an example to demonstrate how body condition is scored using this technique.

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    Body condition scoring is a method used to assess the health and fat reserves of nonhuman primates like rhesus macaques. It involves assigning a numerical score based on the amount of fat visible around the hips, spine, and other bony landmarks. The image shows a rhesus macaque as an example to demonstrate how body condition is scored using this technique.

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    Body condition scoring is a method used to assess the health and fat reserves of nonhuman primates like rhesus macaques. It involves assigning a numerical score based on the amount of fat visible around the hips, spine, and other bony landmarks. The image shows a rhesus macaque as an example to demonstrate how body condition is scored using this technique.

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    Body condition scoring of nonhuman primates, using Macaca mulatta as a model.

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    reproduced from reference 3 with permission
    Karen J Clingerman1,* and Laura Summers2

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