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Research Advance of Body Condition Score in the Management of Feeding the Dairy Cows

LI Ji-nan1,2, SUN Peng1, QIN Chun-fu1, LI Fa-di2, WEN Jing1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2012-11-09 Online:2013-10-20 Published:2013-12-19

Abstract: This article has reviewed the rules and methods of body condition score(BCS),the relationships between BCS (change) and productivity,reproduction performance,cow health and welfare.Simultaneously, how to write and use a BCS report in farm management are also involved to help the managers efficiently use the BCS as a good indicator in the management of dairy cows.

Key words: body condition score; productivity; reproduction performance

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