University Products Highlights Anaplasmosis Threat and Economic Impact of Thin Cows: Encourages Body Condition Scoring and Vaccination to Promote Economic Prosperity in the Beef Industry
The company encourages farmers to prioritize body condition scoring (BCS), along with anaplasmosis vaccination, to support cattle health initiatives that optimize productivity and minimize economic losses.
- The company encourages farmers to prioritize body condition scoring (BCS), along with anaplasmosis vaccination, to support cattle health initiatives that optimize productivity and minimize economic losses.
- Thin cows can have difficulty rebreeding, are more susceptible to diseases such as anaplasmosis, and are expensive additions to a herd.
- The University of Guelph found that even trained evaluators have difficulty determining accurate body condition scores in winter.
- Dr. Donald Luther of University Products also emphasized the importance of BCS: "Body condition scoring is a cost-effective and accurate method to assess the health of your cows.