Theriogenology Insight - An International Journal of Reproduction in all Animals
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Studies on body condition score and its relationship with service period in frieswal cows

1Department of LPM, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow., M.P., India

2Department of AGB, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow., M.P., India

3Department of Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow., M.P., India

*Corresponding author: drnidhichoudhary2002@gmail.com

Online published on 23 October, 2018.

Abstract

The study was carried out at Military Dairy Farm on twenty one milch Frieswal cows. The cows were freshly calved. The study was done on Body Condition Score and its relation with service period in animals. The Study established the significant relation between BCS and days open. Study showed that the cow with moderate BCS had shorter days open in compare to lean (≤2.75) and obese (≥4.00) cows.

Keywords

Frieswal cow, Body Condition Score, Stages of lactation, Service period