Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare

Developing a systematic strategy incorporating ethical, animal welfare and practical principles to guide the genetic improvement of dairy cattle

(2011) MW Fisher et al.   NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY JOURNAL

Defining animal welfare — does consistency matter?

(2011) MW Fisher   NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY JOURNAL

Effect of different feeding strategies on lactation performance of Holstein and Normande dairy cows

(2009) L. Delaby et al.   Animal

Extending lactation in pasture-based dairy cows. II: Effect of genetic strain and diet on plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations

(2009) J.K. Kay et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Somatotropic axis components and nutrient partitioning in genetically diverse dairy cows managed under different feed allowances in a pasture system

(2009) M.C. Lucy et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 4. Effects on dairy cattle production

(2009) J. R. Roche et al.   Animal Production Science

Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 2. Temporal patterns and intra-relationships in herbage quality and mineral concentration parameters

(2009) J. R. Roche et al.   Animal Production Science

Modelling the reproductive efficiency in a beef cow herd: effect of calving date, bull exposure and body condition at calving on the calving–conception interval and calving distribution

(2008) F. BLANC et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Energy Balance and Reproduction on Dairy Cows Fed to Achieve Low or High Milk Production on a Pasture-Based System

(2008) M. Pedernera et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

A Comparison of Three Strains of Holstein-Friesian Grazed on Pasture and Managed Under Different Feed Allowances

(2008) K.A. Macdonald et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Effects of Breed and Feeding System on Milk Production, Body Weight, Body Condition Score, Reproductive Performance, and Postpartum Ovarian Function

(2008) S. Walsh et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Potential for Estimation of Body Condition Scores in Dairy Cattle from Digital Images

(2008) J.M. Bewley et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Insulin resistance in divergent strains of Holstein-Friesian dairy cows offered fresh pasture and increasing amounts of concentrate in early lactation

(2008) L.M. Chagas et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Neuroendocrine and physiological regulation of intake with particular reference to domesticated ruminant animals

(2008) John R. Roche et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS

You are what your mother eats: evidence for maternal preconception diet influencing foetal sex in humans

(2008) F. Mathews et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Body Condition Change Ante- and Postpartum, Health and Reproductive Performance in German Holstein Cows

(2008) M Hoedemaker et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Negative Influence of High Maternal Milk Production Before and After Conception on Offspring Survival and Milk Production in Dairy Cattle

(2007) D.P. Berry et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE