Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring 9 Point System (Page 2)

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Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring 9 Point System

Cow No. 1

Cow Number 1. Red cow with white face.

Cow No. 2

Cow Number 2. Black mottled white face cow.

Cow No. 3

Cow Number 3. Cream colored cow.

Cow No. 4

Cow Number 4. Red white-face cow.

Cow No. 5

Cow Number 5. White cow.

Results

BCS 3 - Thin

Results for Cow Number 1. Answer is body condition score 3 (thin). Red cow with white face.

BCS 2 - Very Thin

Results for Cow Number 2. Answer is body condition score 2 (very thin). Black mottled white face cow.

BCS 6 - Good

Results for Cow Number 3. Answer is body condition score 6 (good). cream colored cow.

BCS 8 - Fat

Results for Cow Number 4. Answer is body condition score 8 (fat) red, white-faced cow.

BCS 5 - Moderate

Results for Cow Number 5. Answer is body condition score 5 (moderate) white cow.

How close were you?se were you?

Experienced body condition scorers are generally within one body condition score of one another.

Individuals with no experience generally are capable of repeating scores 68% of the time; whereas, experienced scorers are capable of repeating scores 83% of the time.

(Vizcarra and Wettemann. Prof Anim Sci, 1996)

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Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring 9 Point System