Table 2.
Effect of milk production level on body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) for beef cows
| Measurement | Milk production1 | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Mod | High | |||
| Cow BW, kg | |||||
| Calving | 646 | 622 | 616 | 15 | 0.22 |
| Beginning of Breeding | 617 | 595 | 592 | 15 | 0.36 |
| Nadir | 596 | 573 | 573 | 16 | 0.42 |
| End of Breeding | 648 | 624 | 620 | 14 | 0.25 |
| BCS | |||||
| Calving | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.99 |
| Breeding | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.96 |
| End of Breeding | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.23 |
Milk production groups: Low (6.57 ± 1.21 kg), Mod (9.02 ± 0.60 kg), or High (11.97 ± 1.46 kg).