Methods Of Body Condition Scoring System: An Important Management Decision Support Tool For Resource-Poor Smallholder Dairy Farmers In Tanzania
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Body condition scoring (BCS) using 5-point scale with half point divisions wasperformed on 179 crossbred dairy cows in Amani Division, Tanga region, Tanzania, during the period of November 2003. The overall mean ± SE body score was 2.60 ± 0.04 and majority of the cows (59.3%) had a body score ranging from 2.5 to 3.0. Results of univariate regression model revealed that BCS was significantly (p Tanzania Veterinary Journal Vol. 24 (2) 2007: pp. 112-122
Source: Tanzania Veterinary Journal
Authors: ES Swai, P.K. Kyakaisho, Ole-Kawanara
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2263817841