Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd

[NC Liz 2]

FYI: Good article for beginners.

Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd
http://beef.unl.edu/web/beef/learning/condition1a.shtml

The Look and Feel of Body Condition

Scoring Body condition scoring can be done using only visual indicators or a combination of visual and palpation of key bone structures for fat cover. Palpation can be done during routine processing of cows through a chute. The key areas for evaluation are the backbone, ribs, hips, pinbones, tailhead, and brisket. Palpating cows for fatness along the backbone, ribs, and tailhead will help refine your skill to visually access body condition.

 

[TexasBred]

FYI: Good article for beginners.

Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd
http://beef.unl.edu/web/beef/learning/condition1a.shtml

The Look and Feel of Body Condition

Scoring Body condition scoring can be done using only visual indicators or a combination of visual and palpation of key bone structures for fat cover. Palpation can be done during routine processing of cows through a chute. The key areas for evaluation are the backbone, ribs, hips, pinbones, tailhead, and brisket. Palpating cows for fatness along the backbone, ribs, and tailhead will help refine your skill to visually access body condition.

A good cattleman can do it through the windshield or window of a pickup truck a hundred yards away.

 

[NC Liz 2]

A good cattleman can do it through the windshield or window of a pickup truck a hundred yards away.

I agree, but as this is the beginners board, I thought it could give beginners a better idea of what they are looking for.
Liz