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Body Condition Score Records (Mob)

How to create body condition score records in Mob Management

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The body condition score (BCS) record is extremely useful throughout the season, especially when pre-joining and coming into lambing or calving. 


Create a New Body Condition Score

Mobile App

On the Mobile App press on the Map icon and Select the Livestock tab.

livestock selection menu

Tap the Paddock the Mobs are in, then select Animal Record and find the Condition Score record.

Alternatively navigate to the Mob tab > select Mob and click into a specific Mob.

Once in a Mobs details select More > Score record at the bottom.

score icon

Fill out the New Body Condition Score Record details and press Save. Press the cog in the top right to flick between basic and advanced fields to record minimum and maximum scores for that Livestock group.

Basic

Advanced

Basic plus...

Press Open Scorer to input individual livestock scores on the go. By recording scores for each animal, the average, minimum and maximum scores will automatically be recorded. Once you have finished, press Done. It’s that simple! 

livestock scoring chart

From here, you can use this data to draft stock according to different condition score brackets. 


Web App

On the Web App press on the Livestock tab and select the Add Records button.

Select Condition Score.

Note that you can toggle between Basic and Advanced to allow for minimum and maximum scores to be recorded.

animal record dropdown

Fill out the required details and hit save.

adding animal record data


Edit or Delete a Condition Score Record

Web

Navigate into your livestock tab > and click on the mobs name in question. In the mobs history, find the body condition score record and hit edit.

Correct any necessary details and hit save. Select Review on the record in the Mob's history to delete the record.

Mobile

From the Livestock Summary, select the History tab at the top. Select the body condition score record and tap the item arrow >.

From the Body Condition Score Record summary page, you can Edit, Duplicate, Add a Note or Delete the weight record. To finalise your changes, press Save.

tools for editing animal records


Average Score Graph

View the Average Score Graph from the Livestock Summary page.

animal scoring chart


Australian Guide for Body Condition Score

For a more in-depth guides to condition scoring your beef cattle see MLA and for sheep see WA Government DPIRD.

sheep condition scoring chart
condition scoring cattle chart

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