Teat Scoring
Teat Scoring can be done on our Mobile App when you are spending the day in the parlor review the cows. This is a great article written in Dairy Herd, in which Dr. Paul Virkler and Dr. Bill Koffman summarizing the need for Teat End scoring and how to use it: Teat Ends Talk.
BoviSync offers many types of pen scoring these are good resources to learn more about pen scoring:
The pen scoring, including the teat end scoring, are available in all subscription levels of BoviSync, including the free BoviCorral. So you can create any account, add pens, and away you go with scoring.
A couple good first places to go for reporting. After doing your scores, in the app, look at the distribution of scores to immediately identify issues that day. To look at trends over time and compare pens within BoviSync’s web application, start with the report map (Report Map), and click on Pen Scores. You will see something similar to this:
Here you can start by reviewing the different test and hygiene scoring available to you. These scores aligned with parlor and milk shift performance that are done over time can be powerful when used in conjunction. They help build the story for what is occurring in the parlor.
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