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Evaluating Body Condition Status in Dairy Cows

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1981-02

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Virginia Cooperative Extension Service

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Many dairy cows appear to be over-conditioned during late lactation, especially low producers or problem breeders. A scoring system is described for determining the body condition status of dairy cows and the desired condition score is defined.

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