Validation of body condition score system in Holstein x Zebu cows via ultrasound method during the transition period and early lactation

Validation of body condition score system in Holstein x Zebu cows via ultrasound method during the transition period and early lactation

This study aims to validate, by means of subcutaneous rump fat thickness (RFT), the suitability of the visual evaluation of body condition score (BCS) to indicate the body condition of crossbred dairy cows (Holstein x Zebu) during the transition period and early lactation. Animals were selected acco...

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Main Authors: Narjara Rodrigues Gentil, Anselmo Domingos Ferreira Santos, Mikaele Alexandre Pereira, Mariana Santos Lima, José Cláudio Torres Guimarães, Ludmila Couto Gomes, Francielle da Conceição Dantas, Veronaldo Souza de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2017-11-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Reserva de energia
Vacas leiteiras.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/28534

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