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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2024

Association between body condition score and abdominal fat assessed by ultrasound in Jersey cows.

Pedro Melendez, Daniela Redrovan, Prasanth K Chelikani

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3 authors.

Pedro MelendezJockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine & Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7217-9244
Daniela RedrovanSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, Texas, USA.
Prasanth K ChelikaniSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7300-2918

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School of Veterinary Medicine of the Texas Tech University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBody condition score (BCS) is a subjective tool and the deposition of subcutaneous fat differs from the deposition of abdominal fat.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate by multivariate regression models and ultrasonography the amount of fat accumulated in different areas of the abdominal cavity in Jersey non-pregnant non-lactating cows and its association with their BCS.

methodsFrom a commercial farm, 21 non-pregnant non-lactating Jersey cows were selected at random. Cows were placed in a headlock line, and BCS was evaluated (scale 1-5 with a 0.25 unit increment) by the same assessor. Ultrasonographic evaluation was performed using a Sonosite machine in duplicate, considering key anatomical points of the body to predict total abdominal fat (AT), retroperitoneal fat (RT), omental fat (OT) and mesenteric fat (MT). A regression analysis for each abdominal fat depot and the BCS was run using SAS.

resultsModels from the lowest to the largest r

conclusionBCS has a low-to-moderate association with abdominal fat depots, but a high variability exists within each BCS punctuation, which supports the notion that fat accumulation patterns and metabolic turnover between abdominal and subcutaneous fat differ from each other.

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Abdominal FatUltrasonographyAnimalsBody CompositionCattleFemaleabdominal fatbody condition scorecattleJerseyultrasound

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PMID39207182
PMCPMC11360126

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