Body mass index allows people to evaluate their physical health by measuring body fat using a weight-to-height ratio. In a similar fashion, cattle producers employ the body condition scoring system to ...

Many athletes are conscious of their diets ahead of their competitions to make sure they are setting themselves up for success. Similarly, beef producers manage their bulls to make sure they too are ...

Several management practices can help reduce the impact of cold stress and decrease potential health and performance setbacks ...

Beef cattle production profitability in 2008 can be affected by the body condition of cattle this fall. The reason: A thin cow is less likely to breed back after she calves next spring. But there's ...

The assessment of body condition in dairy cows is critical for optimising herd management, nutrition, and overall animal welfare. Traditional manual scoring methods are inherently subjective and ...

Body condition scores are used to assess and describe the amount of fat cover, or condition, being carried by an animal. For beef cattle, the body condition score system ranges from 1 to 9, with ...

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Many times I have conversations with ranchers about how their cattle herd is doing, are their breed ups good, how is herd health, weaning weights of calves, overall performance of the cow herd, and ...