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my first heifers! and help w/ BCS
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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1528914" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>I'd score your heifers BCS 6 - Good</p><p></p><p>Body Condition Score measures the energy reserves of the animal</p><p>1 Emaciated</p><p>2 Very Thin (rail thin)</p><p>3 Thin (can see the ribs individually)</p><p>4 Borderline (can't see ribs, but hard, sharp top line with no fat deposits)</p><p>5 Moderate (overall appearance good)</p><p>6 Good (slightly fat on tailhead and pins)</p><p>7 Very Good (spongy fat around the tailhead)</p><p>8 Fat (fat pones obvious around the tailhead)</p><p>9 Very Fat</p><p></p><p>Breeding Animals should be 5, 6 or 7</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1528914, member: 14585"] I'd score your heifers BCS 6 - Good Body Condition Score measures the energy reserves of the animal 1 Emaciated 2 Very Thin (rail thin) 3 Thin (can see the ribs individually) 4 Borderline (can't see ribs, but hard, sharp top line with no fat deposits) 5 Moderate (overall appearance good) 6 Good (slightly fat on tailhead and pins) 7 Very Good (spongy fat around the tailhead) 8 Fat (fat pones obvious around the tailhead) 9 Very Fat Breeding Animals should be 5, 6 or 7 [/QUOTE]
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