The relationship between body condition score and backfat in gestating sows
| dc.citation.epage | 9 | en_US |
| dc.citation.spage | 5 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Young, M.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tokach, Michael D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goodband, Robert D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nelssen, Jim L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dritz, Steven S. | |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | mayoung | en_US |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | mtokach | en_US |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | goodband | en_US |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | jnelssen | en_US |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | dritz | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-11T22:40:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-11T22:40:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-02-11T22:40:31Z | |
| dc.date.published | 2001 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Backfat and body condition score were measured on 731 sows in a commercial swine facility to assess the accuracy of feeding sows in gestation based on body condition score. Body condition score was poorly correlated (r2 = 0.19) with backfat thickness. For example, sows assessed with a body condition of 3 ranged in backfat from 0.3 to 0.9 in. (7.5 to 23 mm). This illustrates the need to find a more objective method of measuring body condition (such as ultrasound) in order to properly adjust feeding levels and thus reduce variation in backfat of sows. | en_US |
| dc.description.conference | Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 15, 2001 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/2581 | |
| dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Swine day, 2001 | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 02-132-S | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 880 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Swine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sows | en_US |
| dc.subject | Backfat | en_US |
| dc.subject | Body condition score | en_US |
| dc.title | The relationship between body condition score and backfat in gestating sows | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |
