Don't forget to monitor BSC post calving
February 27, 2021 3:00 pm Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future. BCS loss is due to cows entering a negative energy balance post-calving; as a cow’s dry matter intake fails to meet her energy requirements. In prolonged cases, a cow will use up her bodily fat reserves to compensate for this energy deficit, or ‘milk off her own back’. Thin cows (BCS 3) at calving or cows carrying twins are high-risk animals when it comes to BCS loss post-calving. Steps in maintaining BCS post-calving: 1. Monitor B...