How to Measure Body Condition Score in Florida Beef Cattle
Body condition score (BCS) is both a good indicator of the past nutritional status of a cow and a way to determine future nutritional needs. The BCS technique is easy to learn and can help with management decisions.
Matthew J. Hersom, Todd A. Thrift
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Implications of Cow Body Condition Score on Productivity
Body condition score (BCS) indicates how much fat a cow has on its body, which is an important factor in cow health and reproductive capacity. Growers can use BCS to understand and manage the health of a herd and maintain a profitable operation.
Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich
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Nutritional consulting in regular veterinary practices in Belgium and the Netherlands
Background Increased interest in nutrition by dog and cat owners stresses the importance of providing tailored nutritional guidance for each patient by veterinarians.
Niels R. Blees +4 more
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Heritability and Correlations Among Body Condition Score Loss, Body Condition Score, Production and Reproductive Performance [PDF]
The objectives of this study were to estimate the heritability of body condition score loss (BCSL) in early lactation and estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations among BCSL, body condition score (BCS), production, and reproductive performance. Body condition scores at calving and postpartum, mature equivalents for milk, fat and protein yield, days
C D, Dechow, G W, Rogers, J S, Clay
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Accurate estimation of body weight (BW) and condition (BCS) is important in the equine practice. The main goal of this research was to develop models for the prediction of BW and BCS of horses in the practice using both common morphometric measurements ...
Nadine Urbanek, Qendrim Zebeli
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Body mass index, energy reserves, and tissue composition of cuts of Corriedale lambs [PDF]
: The objective of this work was to identify relationships of the body mass index (BMI) with the body energy reserves and tissue composition of shoulder and leg cuts of Corriedale lambs. Twenty-two sheep with average age of 18 months were used.
Pablo Tavares Costa +5 more
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A Body Condition Score for Crocodilians [PDF]
Body condition (BC) has been used extensively to evaluate fitness in animals. In traditional studies of crocodiles, the paradigm of evaluating BC with the Fulton index and interpreting the results with quartiles is predominant. However, the wide variety of indices available provides a diversity of tools with which BC can be interpreted in multiple ways.
Ricardo Adrián Ojeda-Adame +3 more
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Effects of various factors on Doppler flow ultrasonic radial and coccygeal artery systolic blood pressure measurements in privately-owned, conscious dogs [PDF]
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of age, body condition score (BCS) and muscle condition score (MCS) on indirect radial and coccygeal Doppler systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP) measurements in dogs.
Allison P. Mooney +3 more
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Relationships Among International Body Condition Scoring Systems [PDF]
Scoring body condition and assessing changes in the body condition of dairy cattle have become strategic tools in both farm management and research. Consequently, body condition score (BCS) is being researched extensively throughout the world. However, international sharing, comparing, and use of data generated are limited because different BCS systems
J R, Roche +4 more
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Cow Body Shape and Automation of Condition Scoring [PDF]
The feasibility of including a body shape measure in methods for automatic monitoring of body reserves of cattle was evaluated. The hypothesis tested was that the body shape of a fatter cow is rounder than that of a thin cow and, therefore, may better fit a parabolic shape.
Halachmi, I +3 more
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