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Table 1 Clinical score calculation and rams classification

From: Contagious epididymitis due to Brucella ovis: relationship between sexual function, serology and bacterial shedding in semen

 

Note

 

1

4

7

Age (years)

≥5

1

2-4

BCS*

<2

>3

2-3

SC (cm)**

<33

≥33- < 39

≥39

Epididymis/testicle alterations***

Presence (note = 0)

N/A****

Absence (note = 7)

 

Clinical score

 

3-12

13-21

22-28

Rams classification

Poor

Fair

Good

  1. *BCS: body condition score (0–5)
  2. **SC: scrotal circumference
  3. ***Testicle alterations: asymmetry, indurations, degeneration and/or atrophy; Epididymis alterations: epididymitis, indurations, nodules, hypertrophy and/or cysts
  4. ****N/A: not applicable