Boi – Vídeo 05 EN – Animal Pain

After watching the test video, score the corresponding behaviors and see your results. You are able to use the scale when your scores are up to 20% higher or lower than the template scores in at least three tests.

1. Locomotion

Walking with no obviously abnormal gait

Walking with restriction, may be with hunched back and/or short steps

Reluctant to stand up, standing up with difficulty or not walking

2. Interactive behavior

Active; attention to tactile and/or visual and/or audible environmental stimuli; when near other animals, can interact with and/or accompany the group

Apathetic: may remain close to other animals, but interacts little when stimulated

Apathetic: may be isolated or may not accompany the other animals; does not react to tactile, visual and/or audible environmental stimuli

3. Activity

Moves normally

Restless, moves more than normal or lies down and stands up with frequency

Moves less frequently in the pasture or only when stimulated

4. Appetite

Normal appetite and/or rumination

Decreased appetite

No appetite

5. Miscellaneous Behaviors (please tick each item if applicable)

(A) Wagging the tail abruptly and repeatedly
(B) Licking the surgical affected area
(C) Moves and arches the back when in standing posture
(D) Kicking/foot stamping
(E) Hind limbs extended caudally when in standing posture
(F) Head below the line of spinal column
(G) Lying down in ventral recumbency with full or partial extension of one or both hind limbs
(H) Lying down with the head on/close to the ground
(I) Extends the neck and body forward when lying in ventral recumbency

All of the above described behaviors are absent

Presence of 1 of the behaviors described above

Presence of 2 or more of the behaviors described above