Many times I have conversations with ranchers about how their cattle herd is doing, are their breed ups good, how is herd health, weaning weights of calves, overall performance of the cow herd, and ...

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 ...

Body condition scores are used to assess and describe the amount of fat cover, or condition, being carried by an animal. For beef cattle, the body condition score system ranges from 1 to 9, with ...

Small changes in body condition score – invisible to the human eye – can have a detrimental impact on fertility in the next lactation, a commercial study has shown. See also: When are the best times ...

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 ...