Body Condition Score Calculator
Upload photos of your livestock to get an instant AI-powered Body Condition Score assessment
Get BCS + Weight in One Scan
While photo-based BCS scoring is useful, CattleWeight AI combines body condition scoring with precise weight estimation using your phone's LiDAR camera. Get both metrics in 15 seconds with a simple walk-around scan.
What is Body Condition Score?
Body Condition Score (BCS) is a systematic method to evaluate the amount of fat cover on an animal's body. It provides a standardized assessment of energy reserves regardless of the animal's size or breed.
Why BCS Matters
- • Reproduction: Optimal BCS improves conception rates by 15-20%
- • Health: Indicates nutritional status and disease resistance
- • Performance: Affects athletic ability and productivity
- • Profitability: Prevents costly over or under-feeding
The BCS Scale (1-9)
1-3: Thin - Bones visible, minimal fat
4: Borderline - Some fat cover beginning
5-6: Optimal - Ideal for most purposes
7: Fleshy - Significant fat cover
8-9: Obese - Excessive fat deposits
BCS Reference Guide
Quick reference for visual body condition assessment
Visual: Ribs, spine, hip bones visible
Touch: No fat cover, bones easily felt
Action: Increase nutrition immediately
Target for: None - health risk
Visual: Smooth appearance, no ribs visible
Touch: Ribs felt with firm pressure
Action: Maintain current program
Target for: Breeding, production, market
Visual: Very smooth, rounded, fat deposits
Touch: Cannot feel ribs, heavy fat
Action: Reduce energy intake
Target for: None - health risk
For Cattle:
- • Tailhead (between pins and tailhead)
- • Ribs (12th and 13th rib area)
- • Loin area (along the back)
- • Hooks and pins (hip bones)
- • Brisket and dewlap
For Horses:
- • Neck and crest thickness
- • Withers prominence
- • Shoulder definition
- • Ribs (along the sides)
- • Loin and back (top line)
- • Tailhead fat deposits
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