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Prediction of body weight and composition in lactating dairy cows: Relationship between body condition score and body composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

T. Yan ,
R. E. Agnew  and
C. S. Mayne
T. Yan
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, Northern Ireland BT26 6DR, U.K.
R. E. Agnew
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, Northern Ireland BT26 6DR, U.K.
C. S. Mayne
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, Northern Ireland BT26 6DR, U.K.
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Body condition of lactating dairy cows varies at different stages of lactation. Cows usually mobilise their body reserves to provide energy and protein for milk production in early lactation, and gain weight to deposit energy and protein for pregnancy at a later stage. The objective of the present study was to examine relationships between body condition score (CS) and body concentration of lipid, CP and energy.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 19
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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Yan, T., Agnew, R. E. and Patterson, D. C. 2005. Prediction of body weight and composition in lactating dairy cows: Prediction of empty body weight and carcass weight. In: The Proceedings of BSAS Annual Meeting, p180, York, U.K.CrossRefGoogle Scholar