Body Condition Scores Before and After Calving Modulate Pregnancy Success of Beef Cows in Florida
Vol. 2025 No. 2, Department of Animal Sciences
Vol. 2025 No. 2

Body Condition Scores Before and After Calving Modulate Pregnancy Success of Beef Cows in Florida: AN397, 2/2025

Department of Animal Sciences
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an397-2025
Published 2025-03-27
Philipe Moriel
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-7575
Vinicius Izquierdo
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1133-4589
Joao Vendramini
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3383-1620
Cow and calf at the Beef Teaching Unit (BTU). Photo taken 12-06-22. UF/IFAS Photo by Cat Wofford.
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body condition
beef cows
reproductive success

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Moriel, Philipe, Vinicius Izquierdo, and Joao Vendramini. 2025. “Body Condition Scores Before and After Calving Modulate Pregnancy Success of Beef Cows in Florida: AN397, 2 2025”. EDIS 2025 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an397-2025.
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This publication was developed to help beef cattle produc­ers understand the impacts of cow body condition score (BCS) before and after calving on cow and calf productive performance in Florida. Written by Philipe Moriel, Vinicius Izquierdo, and Joao Vendramini, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, February 2025.

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