Body mass index allows people to evaluate their physical health by measuring body fat using a weight-to-height ratio. In a similar fashion, cattle producers employ the body condition scoring system to ...

The body condition scoring system (BCS) is used to assess body energy reserves in beef cows. The BCS system used for beef cattle ranges from 1 to 9. A score of 1 indicates cows that are thin and ...

Many athletes are conscious of their diets ahead of their competitions to make sure they are setting themselves up for success. Similarly, beef producers manage their bulls to make sure they too are ...

Free resources help farmers reduce winter stress in cattle through better management practices and nutrition planning.

Cold temperatures, wind and snow make for a long season in the Upper Midwest. As cattle producers are preparing their herds ...

Within a cow/calf operation, cow condition is vital to the overall reproductive performance of the cow herd. Beef producers should be mindful of the cows body condition and its relation to her ...

This cow has a body condition score of 6, meaning she is ideal. All of her ribs are covered, and her hooks and pins are becoming rounded. Body condition scoring refers to evaluating the amount of body ...

Many times I have conversations with ranchers about how their cattle herd is doing, are their breed ups good, how is herd health, weaning weights of calves, overall performance of the cow herd, and ...