Author : Jack C. Whittier
Release : 1993
Genre : Beef cattle
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Body Condition Scoring of Beef and Dairy Animals by : Jack C. Whittier
Download or read book Body Condition Scoring of Beef and Dairy Animals written by Jack C. Whittier. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body condition scoring (BCS) of cattle allows cattle producers to assess the level of fat reserves of cows during various production phases. When regularly used, this information can be used to formulate management and feeding decisions. The aim of BCS is to obtain a simple and reliable measure of the level of body reserves in live animals.