Open cows and poor conception rates often trace back to a single source in the bull pasture. Without consistent testing, one ...
FARGO - More than 80 percent of producers in North Dakota likely will have bulls actively breeding cows in their pastures on Aug. 1. "The importance of pre-breeding bull management often is ...
Success at breeding time isn't a silver bullet; it's a timeline of nutrition, diagnostics and mineral management that starts ...
Have you scheduled your bull breeding soundness exam? Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, suggests your bulls have a BSE prior to each breeding season. “The ...
What is a bull worth? What is that future calf crop worth? “Significant investments are being made in bulls, and the prospects for income from current and upcoming calf crops appear favorable,” says ...
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 ...
For most, June is bull turnout time. Some lingering cows still may need to calve, but the focus is on cropping and haying because the plans for next year's feed supply are well under way. Producers ...
Humane agencies and rescue groups both agree the local pit bull population is nearly out of control. They say part of the issues stem from over-breeding and too many of the dogs are victimized, ...