Active, attentive to the environment, interacts and/or follows other animals or sleeps
0
Unesp-Botucatu Sheep Pain Scale (USAPS)
1. Interaction
Score
Videos
Active, attentive to the environment, interacts and/or follows other animals or sleeps
0
Apathetic: may remain close to other animals, but interacts little
1
Very apathetic: isolated or not interacting with other animals, not interested in the environment
2
2. Locomotion
Score
Videos
Moves about freely, without altered locomotion; when stopped, the pelvic limbs are parallel to the thoracic limbs or sleeps
0
Moves about with restriction and/or short steps and/or pauses and/or lameness; when stopped, the thoracic or pelvic limbs may be more open and further back than normal
1
Difficulty and/or reluctant to get up and/or not moving and/or walking abnormally and/or limping; may lean against a surface
2
3. Head position
Score
Videos
Head above the withers or eating or sleeping
0
Head at the height of the withers
1
Head below the withers (except when eating)
2
4) Posture
Videos
A. Arched back
B. Extends the head and neck
C. Lying down with head resting on the ground or close to the ground
D. Moves the tail quickly and repeatedly (except when breastfeeding) and/or keeps the tail straight (except to defecate/urinate)
Score
Absence of these behaviors
0
Presence of one of the related behaviors
1
Presence of two or more of the related behaviors
2
5. Activity
Score
Videos
Moves normally or sleeps
0
Restless, moves more than normal or lies down and gets up frequently
1
Moves less frequently or only when stimulated using a stick or does not move
2
6. Appetite
Score
Videos
Normal appetite and/or rumination present or sleeping
0
Decreased appetite
1
No appetite
2