Evaluation of Body Condition Score in Ankole Cattle in Nyagatare District of Rwanda

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances Pub Date : 2020-05-12 DOI:10.36478/javaa.2020.43.46

Nadine Kabasingiza, Gilbert Mutoni, M. Mutimura

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Page No.: 43-46 Volume: 19, Issue 4, 2020 ISSN: 1680-5593 Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances Copy Right: Medwell Publications Abstract: Body Condition Score (BCS) is a very important management tool in livestock particularly because of its association with health, reproduction and production performances in cattle. However, there is a little information on Body Condition Score (BCS) of Ankole cattle and their effect on reproduction, production and longevity. The objective of the study was to evaluate body condition score and its influence on production and reproduction performances as well as health status of Ankole cows in Nyagat are district of Rwanda. Based on the sampling frame, 60 Ankole cattle were evaluated and primary data were collected through visual, touch and feel on the external part of the body while the existing records were used as secondary data. Results showed that BCS had an influence on longevity, disease prevalence, physical appearance, production and reproduction performances in Ankole cows. High percentage (25%) of Ankole cows had a body condition score of three. These cows had normal reproduction performance compared to the rest of cows. The healthiest cows were found to be in the BCS of 3-5. This means that better BSC for disease prevalence was$3. It is suggested that farmers should use the BCS as a management tool to improved productivity of Ankole cows.

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卢旺达尼亚加塔雷地区安康牛身体状况评分的评估

页码：43-46第19卷，2020年第4期ISSN:1680-5593《动物与兽医进展杂志》版权所有：Medwell出版物摘要：身体状况评分（BCS）是牲畜的一种非常重要的管理工具，尤其是因为它与牛的健康、繁殖和生产性能有关。然而，关于安康牛的身体状况评分（BCS）及其对繁殖、生产和寿命的影响的信息很少。本研究的目的是评估卢旺达尼亚加塔雷地区Ankole奶牛的身体状况评分及其对生产和繁殖性能以及健康状况的影响。基于采样框架，对60头安康牛进行了评估，并通过对身体外部的视觉、触觉和感觉收集了初步数据，同时将现有记录用作次要数据。结果表明，BCS对安康奶牛的寿命、患病率、外貌、生产和繁殖性能都有影响。高比例（25%）的安康奶牛的身体状况得分为3分。与其他奶牛相比，这些奶牛具有正常的繁殖性能。最健康的奶牛是3-5岁的BCS。这意味着更好的疾病流行BSC是3美元。建议农民将BCS作为提高安科乐奶牛生产力的管理工具。

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Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 农林科学-兽医学

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期刊介绍： Journal of Animal Veterinary advances is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal which publishes articles related to experiments, treatment, analysis, biological elements and other methods of research connected with veterinary. JAVA started publishing activity in 2002, since that time is updated twice a month, and is available in online and print formats. The publications are reviewed by Editorial Board in accordance with the standards and novelty of the subject, while strictly following ethical guidelines. Subject areas suitable for publication include, but are not limited to the following fields :: Veterinary science :: Animal husbandry :: Animal nutrition :: Anatomy :: Biological science :: Pathology :: Infectious diseases :: Animal physiology :: Animal breeding :: Animal biotechnology :: Transgenic animal production :: Animal parasitology :: Veterinary medicine :: Animal feed and nutrition :: Equine.