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Journal of Dairy Science: Body condition score and hyperketonemia (HYK) have been associated with diseases, fertility, and culling, but data are contradictory about their association with pregnancy loss.
K.C. Krogstad, B.J. Bradford
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A Body Condition Score for Crocodilians [PDF]
South American Journal of Herpetology, 2020 . 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.
Ricardo Adrián Ojeda-Adame +3 more
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Owner misperception of canine body condition persists despite use of a body condition score chart* [PDF]
Journal of Nutritional Science, 2014 Canine obesity is a prevalent disease, but many owners are unaware of it, partly due to misperception of their dog's body shape. Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple method of assessing body composition, but whether it can reduce owner misperception ...
Rebekah C. Eastland-Jones +4 more
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Principal descriptors of body condition score in Holstein cows.
Journal of Dairy Science, 1994 The objective of this study was to assess objectively the ability of observers to assess body condition of dairy cows. Four observers independently assigned a body condition score (five-point scale, .25 increments) and described the appearance of seven ...
J. Ferguson, D. Galligan, N. Thomsen
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Implications of Cow Body Condition Score on Productivity [PDF]
EDIS, 2015 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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Relationship between mastitis and body condition score in jersey cattle [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThe usefulness, validity and precision of the body condition score has been proven by many studies to evaluate body energy reserves. In general, the body condition score decreases in early lactation because cows allocate energy from their body reserves ...
Gökçe Gökhan, Şenses Ezgi
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Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas
Irish Veterinary JournalBackground The nutritional status in alpacas is often masked by their dense fibre coat. Its assessment is commonly approached by different body condition scores (BCS) that rely on manual palpation of defined anatomical regions.
Johannes Buchallik-Schregel +9 more
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The use of new practices for assessment of body condition score
Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2016 Objective. Two body condition scoring systems were compared to those of interpretation of cow’s body condition at a local farm located in Aydin region, Turkey. Materials and methods.
Deniz Alic Ural
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Association between body condition score fluctuations and pregnancy loss in Holstein cows.
Journal of Animal Science, 2022 The objective of this study was to characterize the associations between body condition score (BCS) and BCS change (∆BCS), determined by an automated camera system during early lactation and close to AI, and the subsequent pregnancy loss (PL) in Holstein
P. Pinedo +4 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 The purpose of this article is to review body condition scoring and the role of body fat reserves in relation to insulin sensitivity and metabolic phenotyping.
M. Ghaffari, H. Sadri, H. Sauerwein
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