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Displaying items by tag: body condition score
Tuesday, 10 May 2016 11:55
Smile, your body condition score is being taken
An automated body condition scoring system for New Zealand-bred cows will be launched at National Fieldays next month.
Published in
General News
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 13:55
Calcium’s value boosted by supplement
An animal nutritionist is urging farmers to look deeper than body condition score for a true understanding of their cows' skeletons in assessing their health.
Published in
Management
Tuesday, 02 June 2015 15:03
Clues to in-calf conundrum
Despite great cow and pasture condition in spring, Lincoln University dairy farm’s six-week in-calf rate slumped from 78% last year to 72% this year.
Published in
Farm Health
Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:41
Aim for tight BCS spread at calving
Range in body condition score (BCS) is as important as average BCS at calving, says DairyNZ.
Published in
Farm Health
Thursday, 30 April 2015 11:16
BCS new trait in breeding worth
Body condition score (BCS) is to be included as a new trait in breeding worth (BW) from February 2016.
Published in
Farm Health
Monday, 30 March 2015 00:00
Focus on condition of individual cows
A lot of research into body condition scoring has yielded overwhelming evidence to support DairyNZ targets at calving.
Published in
Farm Health
Tuesday, 29 May 2012 15:30
Focus on herd health, BCS lifts milk yield
ATTENTION TO herd health and body condition score has paid dividends for Winton sharemilkers Nigel and Paula Duncan, helping them build cow numbers rapidly and push their production boundaries within a low cost system.
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Farm Health
