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 ...

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

From calculating weight gain to evaluating foot structure, MU's Patrick Davis shares the essential checklist for preparing ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Knowing when to replace a bull in your operation can have wide-ranging benefits. While bulls can live 10-12 years, it’s not uncommon for bulls to be taken out of the breeding game at just 5 years due ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Mr Kariuki. Thank you for your inquiry. Now before I dive deep into your question, let me inform you that if you choose to keep this calf as you have indicated, be informed that you will have the ...