The bull’s ability to locate cows in estrus and breed them is clearly vital to a successful breeding program. For the breeding soundness evaluation to be successful, bulls should be evaluated 30 to 60 ...

Evaluation of bulls for breeding soundness is one of the most neglected management practices of Indiana’s cattle producers. A bull is expected to breed 20 to 50 cows during the breeding season and too ...

A bull is deferred when issues are likely temporary and reversible with time or treatment, such as immaturity, sickness or an ...

Every 21 days a cow stays open costs you roughly 40 lb. of weaning weight. Ensure your bull-to-female ratios are optimized to ...

Breeding season might be over for some, but bulls still need some attention. Kansas State University veterinarians Brad White and Todd Gunderson, and beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster say ...

The majority of beef herds in this region are in the heart of their breeding seasons, and many of those that aren't will start their breeding seasons soon. "From a management standpoint, the work ...

In time, the bull could turn out to be worth much more. Top breeding bulls—once they’re proven to produce prime calves—can sell for more than $100,000. In the breeding business, the buyer gets the ...

The push towards the start of the breeding season continues, despite almost every obstacle imaginable being put in farmers’ ...