Short communication: Differences in genetic merit for visually-assessed body condition score materialises as phenotypic differences in tactile-based body condition score in commercial dairy cows
Body condition score (BCS) is a known risk factor for cow health and well-being. Many different BCS scales and systems for assessment exist;while the scales used for assessing BCS vary, differences in how BCS is assessed (i.e., visual versus visual plus tactile) and the extent of training and experi...
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731121000112 |