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.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 15, 2001
Keywords: Swine day, 2001, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 02-132-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 880, Swine, Sows, Backfat, Body condition score
How to Cite:
Young, M. G., Tokach, M. D., Goodband, R. D., Nelssen, J. L. & Dritz, S. S., (2001) “The relationship between body condition score and backfat in gestating sows”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(10), 5-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6706
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