Energy
reserves @ different BCS
Mature weight at BCS 3
400 kg
600 kg
800 kg
BCS
% of BCS 3 weight
Mcal NE in 1 BCS change
2
86
134
201
251
3
100
164
246
307
4
114
193
290
362
5
127
222
333
417
Body fat changes 7.54% per dairy
body condition score: 1 Mcal replaces 0.82 Mcal NEL and 1 Mcal diet NEL provides (1/0.644) x 0.75 = 1.16 Mcal NE for reserves