Field assessment of a BCS measuring device at timed AI in crossbread dairy cows of Amazonian smallholders

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of a body condition score (BCS) assessment device (BCAD) to identify cows with an adequate BCS and, presumably, a higher fertility when subjected to timed artificial insemination (TAI). We evaluated cows at smallholder dairy farms in the state of...

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Main Authors: Luiz Francisco. M. PFEIFER, Ingrid Pedraça BARBOSA, Patrick PIONTE, Luiz Gustavo B. SIQUEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2023-10-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672023000300196&lng=en&tlng=en