Oak Creek Farms Forage Tested Registered Bull Sale
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Video will be available around October 1, 2011.

Body Condition Score
**Optimum Body Condition (Chart from University of Georgia)
BCS % Body Fat Detailed Description
5 18.89% Ribs are visible only when the animal has been shrunk. Processes not visible. Each side of the tail head is filled, but not mounded.
6 22.61% Ribs not noticeable to the eye. Muscling in hindquarters plump and full. Fat around tail head and covering the foreribs.
7 26.38% Spinous process can only be felt with firm pressure. Fat cover in abundance on either side of tail head.
(Results based on a Body Condition Score; scale of 1 [thin] to 9 [obese].)


   •Heat Index Chart - The chart below shows the Heat Index that corresponds to the actual air temperature and relative humidity. This chart is based upon shady, light wind conditions. Exposure to direct sunlight can increase the Heat Index by up to 15°F. The Heat Index is the temperature the body feels when heat and humidity are combined.

Heat Index courtesy of Weather.com

  Relative Humidity (%)
40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
110 136 - - - - - - - - - - - -
108 130 137 - - - - - - - - - - -
106 124 130 137 - - - - - - - - - -
104 119 124 131 137 - - - - - - - - -
102 114 119 124 130 137 - - - - - - - -
100 109 114 118 124 129 136 - - - - - - -
98 105 109 113 117 123 128 134 - - - - - -
96 101 104 108 112 116 121 126 132 - - - - -
94 97 100 102 106 110 114 119 124 129 135 - - -
92 94 96 99 101 105 108 112 116 121 126 131 - -
90 91 93 95 97 100 103 106 109 113 117 122 127 132
88 88 89 91 93 95 98 100 103 106 110 113 117 121
86 85 87 88 89 91 93 95 97 100 102 105 108 112
84 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 92 94 96 98 100 103
82 81 82 83 84 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 93 95
80 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 84 84 85 86 86 87



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OAK CREEK FARMS
John and Carolyn Kopycinski
13750 FM 1371 Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
Ph: (979) 836-6832 Fax: (979) 836-4542
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