Body mass index allows people to evaluate their physical health by measuring body fat using a weight-to-height ratio. In a similar fashion, cattle producers employ the body condition scoring system to ...

Many athletes are conscious of their diets ahead of their competitions to make sure they are setting themselves up for success. Similarly, beef producers manage their bulls to make sure they too are ...

Limited studies are available on vitamin B6 status in domestic cats. To this end, we evaluated glutamate–oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) activity in hemolysates with and without pyridoxal 5′-phosphate ...

Obesity is a risk factor for various diseases. The prevalence of obesity is increasing in cats. The present study aimed to characterize adipose gene expression to obtain basic information for obesity ...

Regular body condition scoring proved critical for Devon sheep farmer Richard Stanbury during last year’s dry summer. It highlighted how timely data and targeted management – particularly for young ...

A key focus for Tomás O’Toole since joining the Teagasc BETTER farm sheep programme has been improving body condition scoring (BCS) for both the lowland and hill ewes on his Connemara farm. Once ewes ...

We had a successful weekend at the annual Mayo Mule and Greyface sale in Ballinrobe. There was a brisk trade for hoggets, with an increase on the sale average from last year. Lambs also were also up; ...