Manure scores in cows for nutrition

Wendie Powell Livestock Production Agent, Wildcat Extension District

How do you keep a cow from losing condition without overfeeding her? This head-scratcher is not a tricky riddle. Typically, a decrease in body condition is the first noticeable change. However, catching nutritional deficits before a condition change can be much easier on the pocketbook.

This persistent question can be answered by e…