Displaying items by tag: body condition score

Thursday, 27 October 2022 13:55

Balance protein, energy to boost BCS

As dairy farmers head into mating with lower cow body condition scores than last season, feeding quality pasture and supplements will be crucial for getting cows in calf and putting milk in the vat.

Published in Management
Sunday, 21 August 2022 14:55

Achieving BCS targets

Body condition scoring (BCS) is the assessment of the amount of fat covering the bones of a dairy cow, regardless of her body size.

Published in Farm Health

Dairy nutrition is about understanding the nutrient requirements of dairy cows at various stages of lactation and combining various feed alternatives to meet those needs in a cost-effective manner.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 29 April 2020 12:39

How to body condition score

Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple process. However, DairyNZ says it is important to calibrate the eye by first condition scoring cows “hands on” at the dairy.

Published in Farm Health

Getting an average body condition score (BCS) of 5.0 across a herd before mating isn’t all that useful, says vet Danielle Hawkins, Vetora.

Published in Management
Monday, 25 March 2019 07:54

Get ewes in shape for lambing

Focus on the ewes with a lower body condition score (BCS).

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 16 February 2018 12:55

Start thinking about BCS now

In general, all mammals use their own body reserves (fat and protein from body tissues) in early lactation, to meet the demands of milk production.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 27 April 2017 14:55

Keeping an eye on BCS

Treating second year heifers like mixed aged cows is one of the main reasons they don’t get in calf again, DairyNZ South Auckland consulting officer Jamie Haultain says.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 29 September 2016 11:55

Body condition scoring service shaping up better

Body condition score (BCS) will increasingly be adopted as a measure in welfare assurance schemes, so scoring must be accurate throughout the BCS range, say DairyNZ’s Chris Leach and Jacqueline McGowan.

Published in Farm Health
Monday, 05 September 2016 23:55

BCS records system changing

A change will be made this month to the way body condition score (BCS) records are treated before they enter the animal evaluation (AE) system.

Published in Management
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