Selection Criteria for Suitable Fattening Animal:

Select cows based on their physical condition
Age should range from 2-2.5 years old
Body coat will be thin
Check the teeth to ensure age
Body shape will be square
Healthy cows must be ensured
Moist muzzle indicates the sound health of a cow

Animal should be selected based on appropriate body condition score (BCS: 2-3)

Body condition Score-1:
Prominent backbone
Prominent hip and shoulder bones
Visible skeletal outline
Clearly visible ribs
Tail head area recessed
Body condition Score-2:
Visible backbone
Visible shoulder and hip bones
Faintly visible ribs
Slightly recessed tail head area
Body condition Score-3:
Faintly visible hip bones
Ribs visible very nominally
Almost smooth skeletal outline
Non-recessed tail head area
Body condition Score-4:
Invisible hip bones
Well covered ribs
Slight lumpy tail head area
Rounded body outline
Body condition Score-5:
Fat deposited hip bones
Very well covered ribs
Very lumpy tail head
Bulging skeletal outline due to fat
Thin coat covering
Square shaped body structure