Body mass index allows people to evaluate their physical health by measuring body fat using a weight-to-height ratio. In a similar fashion, cattle producers employ the body condition scoring system to ...

A Labrador Retriever should weigh between 25 and 36 kilograms depending on frame size and sex. That range is wide enough to hide three or four kilograms of pure fat. The scale tells you mass. It tells ...

Your hands are a more honest tool than most owners realise. A weighing scale gives you a number; your hands give you context, ...

Many athletes are conscious of their diets ahead of their competitions to make sure they are setting themselves up for success. Similarly, beef producers manage their bulls to make sure they too are ...

Ensuring sows are in the proper body condition is critical — not only for the sow’s health and well-being, but also for the financial well-being of the farm. Mark Moore has 30+ years of experience in ...

When family members I haven't seen in a while say, "Hasn't he gotten a bit round?", I take a fresh look at my dog. When you ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- One of the most important areas that cow-calf producers need to manage is cow body condition, which is the amount of fat cover a cow carries through various stages of the production ...

In beef cows, it is well known that nutrition is highly related to fertility. It should come as no surprise that body ...

Adding body condition before marketing cull cows can significantly boost value and profitability, but producers must weigh feed costs, labor, forage availability and market risks.