Know the Score: Improved Body Condition in Beef Cows Increases Conception Rates, Decreases Postpartum Intervals…
BARN Radio
Cow-calf operators constantly struggle to find the right balance between optimal body condition scores — which improve conception rates — and keeping feed costs as low as possible.
Research has shown the body condition of cows at breeding and calving plays a major role in the length of the postpartum interval and conception rates. It is generally accepted that a minimum body condition score of five must be achieved and maintained to have good conception rates
