A body condition monitoring device of livestock has an infrared thermography, a livestock controller for controlling movement of livestock, and an information processing unit for determining a body condition of livestock based on temperature data acquired by the infrared thermography.SELECTED DRAWING: Fig...
Scoring for falling and slipping at the unloading area and at the stunning chute / race: · Excellent – No slipping or falling · Acceptable – 1% or fewer of the animals falling (body touches foor), or 3% slipping · Not Acceptable – More than 1% of the animals falling down · ...
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Productivity indicators included increase in milk yields, animal weight gain, improved body condition and growth in flock/herd size. The number of papers with sufficient data was very low, with only nine papers across the three feed interventions. Changes in productivity ranged from 7 to 61%, wi...
The health recordings involved the following parameters; lameness, body condition scoring, lesions/swelling, cleanliness, hoof health, diarrhea, ocular and nasal discharge. In order to comply with the cattle markets in Ethiopia, the assessments were based on a modified animal welfare protocol. All ...
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In the light of this, ante-mortem inspections were conducted, using body condition scoring to assess the health status of livestock presenting for slaughter, and to identify issues relating to meat inspection in four purposively selected government approved abattoirs in Benue State, Nigeria. The ...
Body Condition Scoring System (BCS) for Beef CattleJason Holmes