Strong cattle markets are driving significant investments in bulls, but proper management remains critical to protect that ...

Open cows and poor conception rates often trace back to a single source in the bull pasture. Without consistent testing, one ...

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 ...

In 2025, 28% of bulls tested at Friars Moor Livestock Health failed their bull breeding soundness examination. By identifying ...

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 ...

After a bull passes a visual or external appraisal, he should then be given a breeding soundness exam. "The owner should look at all those things before he even submits a bull to a breeding soundness ...

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 ...

A bull with a docile demeanour has a high probability of fathering a docile progeny, which will be easy to handle. [Courtesy] Dear Dr Othieno, Thank you so much for your informative articles on ...

Whether confinement feeding of beef cows is part of a cropping and livestock integrated system, or if cows have been displaced due to drought or fire, there are several key concepts to keep in ...