Pharmaceuticals giant SowDition has developed a smartphone app called BCS Bayer to monitor and report on the body condition of sow herds. A score is assigned to individual sows, based on visual evaluations that calculate fat deposits in the sow. Body conditioning scores give an indication of health, wellbeing and fertility of the herd, SowDition claims.
Pharmaceuticals giant Bayer has developed a smartphone app called BCS SowDition to monitor and report on the body condition of sow herds. A score is assigned to individual sows, based on visual evaluations that calculate fat deposits in the sow. Body conditioning scores give an indication of health, wellbeing and fertility of the herd, Bayer claims.