Live weight and body condition score
Body condition score and live-weight effects on milk production in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
... among body condition score (BCS; scale 1 to 5), live weight (WT) and milk production in Irish Holstein-Friesian spring calving dairy ...
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Association between body condition score and live weight in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
... Keywords: Body condition score, live weight, regression, dairy ...cattle. Body condition scoring subjectively assesses the body energy reserves of an ...between ...
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Body condition score, morphometric measurements and estimation of body weight in mature Icelandic horses in Denmark
... and weight tapes are com- monly used as a proxy. The two different weight tapes compared in this study were able to differentiate the BCS categories and increasing BCS did also increase the esti- mated ...
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Automatic estimation of body weight and body condition score in dairy cows using 3D imaging technique
... body weight of ±20 kg in 50 % of weighing, as the results showed, is not acceptable for a commercial ...absolute weight measurement if the accuracy of less than 20 kg is ...between body ...
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On-farm estimation of energy balance in dairy cows using only frequent body weight measurements and body condition score
... the weight change to the end of the lactation with the cumulated EB inout ...EB body , as this would imply hav- ing BW on both sides of the equation, making it a circular ...EB body to EB inout ...EB ...
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Body condition score, weight variation and reproductive performance of beef cows in rangelands from the Pantanal region
... nativa Body condition score, weight variation and reproductive performance of beef cows in rangelands from the Pantanal region ABSTRACT - The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of ...
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Evaluation of age, weaning weight, body condition score, and reproductive tract score in pre-selected beef heifers relative to reproductive potential
... weaning weight, age at weaning, age at artificial insemination, and age of dam differ among heifers of varied reproductive outcomes during the first breeding ...
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Comparisons of Angus, Charolais, Galloway, Hereford, Longhorn, Nellore, Piedmontese, Salers, and Shorthorn breeds for weight, weight adjusted for condition score, height, and condition score of cows
... Implications Estimates of breed-group differences for weight, height, and condition score of cows were significant (P < 0.05) between Hereford-Angus reciprocal crosses and topcrosses with Charolais, ...
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The estimation of live weight from body measurements in Yankasa sheep
... on weight and changes in weight alone (Osinowo et ...that weight, height, fat depth and visual muscle score (score developed by McKiernan, 1990) could be sufficient to describe ...
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Effect of different body condition score on the reproductive performance of Awassi sheep
... The body condition score, the growth and body development of the ewes, as well as the evolution of the fatty tail were influenced by the age, the period of reproduction and the management ...
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Prediction of live body weight using various body measurements in Ugandan village pigs
... pig weight in the current experiment which is in line with previous research (McLaren et al ...pig weight, it does affect the carcass and meat quality measures (Edwards et al ...
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Effect of stocking rate and animal genotype on dry matter intake, milk production, body weight, and body condition score in spring-calving, grass-fed dairy cows
... production, body maintenance, growth, gestation, or restoration of body ...in body reserve mobilization and restoration between BR groups are considered ...
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Behavioural patterns and body condition score in relation to different rearing systems on sangamneri goats
... Body condition score The overall average body condition score of Sangamneri goat under stall fed with concentrate supplementation feeding system was ...for body ...
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Relationships among body condition score, milk yield and reproduction in Czech Fleckvieh cows
... among body condition score at the time around parturition, milk yield in subsequent lactation, reproductive efficiency and BCS development in Czech Fleckvieh dairy ...
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The Effect of the Body Condition Score at Artificial Insemination on Prolificacy Traits in Slovenian Alpine Goats
... the body condition score of the doe (P < ...birth weight of kids was the highest in does with a BCS of ...litter weight (kg) at birth per ewe was the highest in ewes with a BCS of ...
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Effect of bulls' breed, age and body condition score on quantitative and qualitative traits of their semen
... eosin on a preheated microscope slide, spread, then examined under a phase contrast microscope at 1 000x magnifi cation and with oil immersion. We classifi ed a minimum of 100 spermatozoa as either dead (with red heads) or ...
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Relationship between Linear Body Measurement and Live Body Weight in West African Dwarf Goats in Obio Akpa
... goat, body weight, linear body measurements, relationship Introduction The main purposes of animal breeding practices are to improve traits of economics values; body weight being an ...
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AN EVALUATİON OF SOME BODY SIZES OF KANGAL DOGS EFFECTING LIVE WEIGHT WITH PATH ANALYSIS
... The body sizes that have been considered to affect the live weight of dog are listed ...the body, which is distance between front face of caput humerin and tuber ishiadicum, was measured by a ...
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Key words: Noble Crayfish, condition index, autochthonous, body weight. INTRODUCTION - Uvod
... Astacus astacus can grow up to 16cm in body length. It is usually dark brown (varies from olive green to black, sometimes even blueish or reddish), while the ventral side is brown-green. Carapax is smooth with ...
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Genetic and environmental relationships between body condition score and milk production traits in Canadian Holsteins.
... as cows progress through pregnancy, in preparation for the next calving. Body condition score was still mod- erately heritable at the beginning of lactation (results not shown, but see Loker et al., ...
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