Body condition score (BCS)

  • 24 Septembre 2024Producers weigh in on weaning, preg-checking and more 🎙️

    Knowing the production practices producers adopt across Canada and which they don't (and...

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  • 27 Juin 2024Birds and Bees and Breeding Beef Cattle: Two New Webpages Cover Breeding Cow and Bull Management

    The goal of a cow-calf operation should be for each...

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  • 9 Avril 2024How to Rebound from High Open Rates🎙️

    High cattle open rates recorded in areas across Western Canada last year mean affected beef producers...

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  • 23 Janvier 2024Say "Beef" - We're Taking a Snapshot! 🎙️

    Finding profit opportunities for beef cattle producers utilizing various production systems brings...

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  • 24 Août 2023Drought is More Than a Summer Challenge

    If not managed properly, drought can bring feed shortages and long-term animal health impacts. Feed testing,...

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  • 2 Mai 2023It’s Basic Biology: Breeding Heifers Prior to Cows Builds Reproductive Momentum  

    Managing heifers to calve before cows can give heifers a better...

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  • 20 Décembre 2021Feeding Decisions Are Important Breeding Decisions

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 19 Octobre 2021Optimum Condition = Maximum Production

    Learn more at www.bodyconditionscoring.ca When feed supplies are short, it may be tempting to feed less and...

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  • 18 Août 2021Decision Making During Drought

    Producers coping with severe drought and feed shortages have tough decisions to make about culling, weaning and cow...

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  • 26 November 2018The hand is better than the eye when it comes to cattle condition

    Reproduction is the single most important factor in the productivity of a cow-calf...

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  • 11 Octobre 2017Based on 2017 Calf Prices, How Much Did Last Summer’s Cows in Ideal Condition Earn?

    Because cows maintained with an ideal layer of fat cover will...

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  • 5 Octobre 2017Different Approaches/Same Goal for Winter Management of Heifers

    Recognizing replacement and first calf heifers need extra management, producers take...

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  • 3 Avril 2017Are those girls in good shape? Raise your beef IQ

    Fit cows get pregnant faster. Increasing body condition scores from 2 to 3 can also increase...

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  • 14 Septembre 20165 Articles for Cow-Calf Producers Heading into Fall

    With Fall around the corner, it’s a good time to (re)consider a few production...

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  • 12 November 2015How to Improve Weaning Weights, Conception Rates and Calf Health: Webinar November 24

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for...

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  • 17 Août 2015Stretching Feed Supplies

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of...

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  • 26 Mars 2015New Resources Added to BodyConditionScoring.ca Help Cow-Calf Producers Increase Profits

    New resources have been added to BodyConditionScoring.ca to...

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  • 14 Janvier 2015BodyConditionScoring.ca Launches with new Tools to Help Cow-Calf Producers Boost Production and Profit

    NEWS RELEASE A new webpage offers a fresh...

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  • 16 Avril 2014The High Cost of Shortchanging Cows

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of...

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