The ideal Body Condition Score of a dairy cow is 3.0. If the BCS is 2.0 or below, there is something wrong with the cow, it is suffering from disease. If the milk production starts dropping at the end of lactation and there is no possibility to adapt the diet, the BCS will increase to 4.0 or higher. This will result in problems around calving and an increased risk of involuntary culling during the next lactation.
