Body condition scores (BCS) describe the relative fatness or body condition of a cow herd through the use of a nine-point scale. A body condition score five cow is in average flesh and represents ...

And there are a number of jobs that can be done to ensure a cow is in the best of health for ... Cows should ideally enter the dry period with a BCS of 2.75-3 to prevent calving difficulties ...

The BCS system used for beef cattle ranges from 1 to 9. A score of 1 indicates cows that are thin and emaciated. Cows of BCS 9 are fat and obese. When condition-scoring cows, producers should look ...

Dairy units and herd managers should lift BCS targets to hit “ideal and not minimal” condition targets, he told the Cattle Lameness Conference in Worcester on Wednesday (20 April). See also ...

In recognition of these difficulties, DairyNZ has developed the BCS initiative to help farmers achieve their cow condition targets by calving. "We have trained advisers in body condition scoring ...