There has been an increasing demand for animal protein due to several factors such as
global population growth, rising incomes, etc. However, farming productivity is stagnating …

Livestock production to provide food for a growing world population, with increasing demand
for meat and milk products, has led to a rapid growth in the scale of cattle and pig …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Simple Summary The welfare of farm animals is a growing concern in the EU and across the
world. In milk production, there is a strong need to assess the welfare of dairy cows. One of …

Here we propose a low-cost automated system for the unobtrusive and continuous welfare
monitoring of dairy cattle on the farm. We argue that effective and regular monitoring of …

Body condition scoring (BCS) is a farm-management tool for estimating dairy cows' energy
reserves. Today, BCS is performed manually by experts. This paper presents a 3 …

Abstract BCS (“Body Condition Score”) is a method used to estimate body fat reserves and
accumulated energy balance of cows. BCS heavily influences milk production, reproduction …

Body condition score (BCS) is a common tool for indirectly estimating the mobilization of
energy reserves in the fat and muscle of cattle that meets the requirements of animal welfare …

It is necessary to measure the live body weight (BW) of beef cattle to assess their health and
nutritional degree. Instead of continual manual measuring in holding frames or crates …

Body condition score (BCS) is an important indication in management of dairy cow breeding,
which can be used to evaluate milk production, reproduction and health status of dairy cows …