Dairynz Body Condition Scoring - Bcs 5.0
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The first body part we look at is the backbone. You can see the ridge but you can see no notches
so this animal has a body condition score of 5.0 on her back.
The long ribs are very well covered in fat. You can feel the individual ribs but again
they're not sharp to touch so a body condition score of 5.0.
There is a lot of condition here on top of the short ribs and you can't feel the individual
ribs - they're very, very smooth to the touch so on her short ribs she's a body condition
score of 5.5.
Her body condition score of her hip bone, it's nicely rounded, its fat all the way around
it, you can feel the two points of the hip bone, so a body condition score of 5.0.
The rump is nicely conditioned but still dropping off at an angle so a body condition score
of 4.5.
The pin bones are rounded to the touch, but you can still see, the there is a lack of
fat in between the actual points so a body condition score of 4.5 on the pin bones.
The tail head is well covered, there's a shallow U shape here on the tail head - a body condition score of 5.0.
The thigh is nice and flat - a body condition score of 5.0 So overall this
cow would have a body condition score of 5.0
