Research Progress of Body Condition Score in Dairy Cow Production

WANG Yujie, HUO Pengju, SUN Yukun, ZHANG Yonggen

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2018.09.013

Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition >

2018 , Vol. 30 >Issue 9: 3444 - 3452

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2018.09.013

Molecular Nutrition

Research Progress of Body Condition Score in Dairy Cow Production

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College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Received date: 2018-03-02

Online published: 2018-09-20

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Abstract

Body condition score (BCS) is a practical tool to monitor energy accumulation, nutritional status and nutritional management level of dairy cows. At present, BCS is measured by artificial methods of touch and visual observation in domestic and foreign, which have strong subjectivity. In the latest studies, the folding ruler is used to effectively measure BCS, while, in general, the artificial methods still have the disadvantage of poor stability and accuracy. Now, the latest researches reported that artificial methods could be replaced of by reflectorscope and image information system. The results of reflectorscope showed that for each score increase of BCS, gluteal thickness of dairy cows would increase by 10 mm. Image information system has good application in BCS for dairy cows, and different camera types can meet various production needs. Visible light camera is mainly based on the analysis of animal profile; thermal imaging camera uses receiving and measuring infrared radiation on the surface of objects as the BCS judgment basis; depth camera can extract more details about the back of dairy cows to improve accuracy. In dairy cow production, more attention should be paid to BCS of cows during late lactation and dry-milk periods, excessive BCS during the periods can increase the risk of disease and reproductive disorders, and low BCS results in a negative energy balance in the early stage of lactation. Therefore, reasonable method and scientific management can make BCS become an indispensable practical tool in dairy cow production.

Key words： body condition score; dairy cow; image information technology; production and application

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WANG Yujie, HUO Pengju, SUN Yukun, ZHANG Yonggen . Research Progress of Body Condition Score in Dairy Cow Production[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2018 , 30(9) : 3444 -3452 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2018.09.013

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