Body Condition Scoring?

Body Condition Scoring is an effective way to monitor the whole herd’s health and fertility status. It has never been more important to strike that balance between:

Economic Feeding, Milk Production, Animal Welfare and Herd Fertility.

Identifying and maintaining the correct Body Condition Score is an important tool which helps in the management of the cow leading to a healthy, very efficient cow, reducing Metabolic disorders. Maintaining the efficiency of the metabolism of the cow also reduces the emission of greenhouse gasses from the cow.

The aim of this course is to teach you how and when to Body Condition Score cows effectively.

When to timely Condition Score: The change in Body Condition Score is more important than the absolute value, the system allows for timely intervention when needed.

The course covers the detailed structure and identification

of the anatomy of the cow, this therefore, allows you to get

a true score in a structured manner.

Importance of Body Condition

Developing a good routine

When to timely Condition Score

The important stages of production are:-

Pre-calving (drying off)

At Parturition

Early Lactation – approaching Peak yield

At service

Record-Keeping

Biosecurity

Consistency in the technique is the key to good Body Condition Scoring