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Reviewing feed intake, rumen fill, BCS

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Background

3. Rumen fill

4. Position of rumen fill scoring

5. Rumen fill score assessment

6. Rumen fill assessment: Score 1

7. Rumen fill assessment: Score 2

8. Rumen fill assessment: Score 3

9. Rumen fill assessment: Score 4

10. Rumen fill assessment: Score 5

11. Rumen fill in relation with feed intake

12. Rumen fill in relation with Dry matter intake (DMI)

13. Rumen fill in different lactation stages

14. Factors affecting rumen fill

15. Body Condition Score (BCS)

16. How to score body condition

17. Body condition score 1

18. Body condition score 2

19. Body condition score 3

20. Body condition score 4

21. Body condition score 5

22. BCS in relation to body weight

23. BCS in relation to feed intake

24. BCS in relation to lactation stages

25. Feed management for better BCS