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Using Body Condition Scores to Manage Range Cows and Rangeland

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December 7, 2021
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This publication explains how beef cattle producers can use body condition scores to manage nutrition and improve reproductive performance of their herds, and protect the range resource.

This publication explains how beef cattle producers can use body condition scores to manage nutrition and improve reproductive performance of their herds, and protect the range resource. Also discussed are the results of a study of body condition scores in four herds on three Texas ranches over a 2- to 3-year period. (5 pages)

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