01435naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500740007726000090015152009290016065000140108965000190110365000140112265000150113665300180115165300240116977300480119317934032010-01-15       1989    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aCORAH, L. R.  aBody condition - an indicator of the nutritional status of beef cows.  c1989  aIn the past 5 years, a new term - body condition - has entered the vocabulary of cattlemen and veterinarians to desacribe the nutritional status of a set of cows. The concept is really not new. For years, cowherd operators have based their feeding program on the fact "that the eye of the master influences the size of the feed bucket." The only thing the body condition scoring system has done is put a quantitative score on a procedure many cow-calf producers have long followed as a way of formulating sound nutritional programs. It has, however, provided more precise targets to shoot for to maintain the productivity of today's more productive beef cow. Let's consider the practical use of body condition scores, but first address some key questions as they pertain to body condition: * What is the body condition scoring system? * Why are body condition scores important? * Are they linked to reproductive performance?  abeef cows  abody condition  anutrition  aNutrição  aCarne de vaca  aCondição do corpo  tAgri-Practicegv. 10, n. 4, p. 25-28, 1989.