Ultrasonic Measurement of Body Fat as a Means of Assessing Body Condition in Free-Ranging Raccoons (Procyon lotor)

Table 3

Medians and 10th to 90th percentiles (in cm) for dissected physical fat depth measurements by site and body condition score category (BCS 1–6) (total 𝑛=18).

BCS	Interscapular		Thoracolumbar		Lumbosacral		Ventral midline
	Median	10th–90th	Median	10th–90th	Median	10th–90th	Median	10th–90th
1 (𝑛=3)	0.2	0.1–0.3	0.1	0.1-0.2	0.1	0.1-0.1	0.2	0.2-0.2
2 (𝑛=3)	0.2	0.2-0.2	0.2	0.1-0.2	0.1	0.1-0.2	0.2	0.2-0.2
3 (𝑛=3)	0.3	0.3–0.5	0.2	0.2-0.3	0.2	0.2-0.3	0.3	0.2-0.3
4 (𝑛=3)	0.4	0.3-0.4	0.3	0.2-0.3	0.3	0.3-0.3	0.4	0.3–0.5
5 (𝑛=3)	0.3	0.3-0.4	0.3	0.2-0.3	0.3	0.3-0.4	0.4	0.2–0.8
6 (𝑛=3)	0.4	0.4-0.5	0.2	0.2-0.3	0.3	0.3-0.3	0.4	0.3–0.5