University of Illinois Extension

Illini SheepNet / Meat GoatNet Papers

The Importance of Body Condition Scoring Your Ewes and Rams
A. Richard Cobb, Extension Sheep Specialist
08/02/2005
Condition scoring of sheep allows shepherds to determine if their sheep are thriving in the system of management they are kept under. Condition scoring is necessary in every type of sheep production system. Remember, even a flock of low-care sheep is not a flock of no-care sheep.