Author/Authors :
koçyġğġt, rıdvan atatürk üniversitesi - ziraat fakültesi - zootekni bölümü, turkey
Title Of Article :
Determination of Body Condition Score (BCS) for Dairy Cattle and Usage of Ultrasounds for Measurement of Back Fat Thicknes
Abstract :
The state of being fat is scored visually or by palpation of certain parts of the cow in order to determine body condition score (BCS) in dairy cattle. In this system, score 1 refers extremely thin animal, while score 5 implies obese animal. In recent years, ultrasounds which measure preciously fat thickness of back fat and rump fat by using sound waves in certain frequency are used. Fat and energy reserves are estimated by using these devices, and body condition scores are determined more preciously. In this review, methods for determination of body condition score as well as usage of ultrasound for measurement of the back fat thickness were investigated.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Body condition score , ultrasound , back fat thickness , dairy cattle
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Agricultural Faculty Of Atatürk University
