Buying A Bull? Here Are Some Tips For Making The Choice
For many, the purchase of a bull is worth the investment, but take your time and follow these tips when buying a bull for your herd.
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For many, the purchase of a bull is worth the investment, but take your time and follow these tips when buying a bull for your herd.
Buying a bull for a cattle herd can be daunting, but look for these traits when you open a catalog and be ready when you head to the sale.
Mar 15, 2021 With bull turnout and breeding season in mind, we continue to discuss considerations about the bulls we’ll be turning out. Specifically, selection for calving ease. If we intend to breed a set of heifers this spring, calving ease becomes an economically important trait in our next calf crop. Dystocia (calving difficulty, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus) is far more likely to occur in first calf heifers and typically not a significant issue in mature beef cows. With no dystocia, calf death loss within 24 hours of birth is less than 5% but this perc...