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Body Condition Scoring In Dairy Cattle - Triakoso
The document discusses body condition scoring (BCS) in dairy cattle, emphasizing its importance for early detection of health issues and improved management. It outlines scoring criteria based on visual assessments from side and rear views of the cattle, detailing the criteria for various BCS ratings. Overall, it aims to enhance herd health, production, and profitability through effective BCS practices.
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Body Condition Scoring In Dairy Cattle - Triakoso
- 1. Body Condition Scoring in Dairy Cattle Nusdianto Triakoso triakoso.wordpress.com triakoso
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- 4. Goals of BodyCondition Scoring âą Early detection of potential health problems. âą Identifiy area for improved feeding management. âą Improve herd health, production, reproduction, profitability. triakoso
- 5. Effect of LactationStage triakoso
- 6. Ranges of IdealBCS triakoso
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- 8. Side view Rearview triakoso
- 9. Side view âąFirst view the pelvic area from the side. âą Check line from hooks to thurls, to the pins. âą Make a decision about the line over the thurl, this is the cut point between 3.0 or less and 3.25 or greater scores. triakoso
- 10. Side view âąIf the line forms a flattened V, then BCS †3.0 triakoso
- 11. Side view âąIf the line forms cressted or flattened U consider BCS â„ 3.25 triakoso
- 12. Rear view âąIf sacral and tailhead ligaments visible BCS = 3.25 triakoso
- 13. Rear View âąIf sacral ligament and tailhead ligament barely visible BCS = 3.50 triakoso
- 14. Rear view âąIf sacral ligament barely visible and tailhead ligament not visible BCS = 3.75 âą If sacral and tailhead ligaments not visible BCS = 4.00 triakoso
- 15. Rear view âąIf hooks rounded BCS = 3.00 triakoso
- 16. Rear view âąIf hooks angular BCS < 2.75 âą Check pins. If pins padded BCS = 2.75 âą If no fat on pins BCS < 2.50 triakoso
- 17. Rear view âąView the short ribs. Look for corrugation along the top of the short ribs as fat covering dissapears. âą If corrugation visible Âœ way between tip and spine of short ribs BCS = 2.25 triakoso
- 18. Rear view âąIf corrugation way from tip to spine BCS = 2.0 âą If thurl prominent and saw toothed spine BCS < 2.0 triakoso
- 19. Rear view âąIf thurl flat BCS < 4.0 âą If tip of short ribs barely visible BCS = 4.25 âą If thurl flat and pins burried BCS = 4.5 âą If hooks barely visible BCS = 4.75 âą If all boney prominent well rounded BCS = 5.0 triakoso
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