Body Condition Scoring System (BCS) for Beef CattleJason Holmes
Body Condition ScoreReproducibilityRepeatabilityNinety-eight Hereford 脳 Angus beef cows were used to determine reproducibility (the correlation between an animal's score by one technician and its score by a different technician), repeatability (the correlation between an animal's score on one occasion ...
Spring calving beef cows from two genotypes were used in two different trials to examine the effectiveness of visual scoring systems to predict body condition. In trial 1, data on body condition score and ultrasound backfat measurements were collected at three different stages of the production cycl...
iPhone Description Created by cattle nutrition leader CRYSTALYX® Brand Supplements, this Body Condition Score app for cattle gives producers a convenient way to track both cattle and pastures. Photograph a cow, enter the ear tag and optionally assign it to a pasture. Compare the shot to refere...
Estimation of live bodyweight from linear body measurements and body condition score in the West African Savannah Shorthorn cattle in 336 Advances in Biological Sciences Research, volume 18 North-West Benin. Cogent Food & Agriculture 4:1. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2018.1549767 [8] Yakubu...
Relationship of parity and body condition score to pregnancy rates in Florida beef cattle Theriogenology (1993) D.C. Adams et al. The role of animal nutrition on productivity in a range environment AOAC, 1990. Official Methods of Analysis, 15th ed. Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Ar...
Feed cost represents a major economic determinant within cattle production, amounting to an estimated 75% of the total variable costs. Consequently, comprehensive approaches such as optimizing feed utilization through alternative feed sources, alongside
(Dec 14 until calving in early March).Fall and cumulative winter performance (bodycondition score and body weight) indicatedthat providing a limited amount of a high-protein supplement during the fall supplementation period can increase cow body condition and body weight, and in some cases, ...
Body condition score was moderately genetically correlated with cow BW (0.58) as well as with each of the 3 cow carcass traits (0.48–0.61); the respective phenotypic correlations varied from 0.29 to 0.43. Cow BW was strongly genetically correlated with CW (0.92), moderately genetically ...
Body conditionenergy lickherbage productionmineral lickveld condition assessmentThe Highland Sourveld of Natal is an important beef producing area. Although it covers only 13% of the total area of the province, it supports 18% of the beef cattle population. The performance of cows and their ...