Bulls
Performing a yearly breeding soundness exam on bulls is an insurance policy for fertility.
Cow-calf producers are constantly bombarded with decisions and challenges as it relates to herd health, nutrition, retaining versus purchasing heifers, sire selection, timing of marketing and the list could continue.
Charging officers and mounting a moving vehicle, a bull in Sparta, New Jersey was put down by police after it attacked and seriously injured its owner.
The long-term effects of spreading trichomoniasis, commonly referred to as trich, in your cattle herd can be much more devastating than simply having a number of cows open at the end of the breeding season.
A business-first approach lets everything else fall into place when families want to make their living on the land. Raising beef cattle as a business, Noble Ranch crunches numbers to keep control of its destiny.
Spring calving cow herd operations should schedule pre-breeding soundness exams for bulls. Evaluations should be conducted 30 to 60 days before the start of breeding.
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) allow the breeder to identify the animals that excel in the traits that are important for their operation.
A 14-month-old Angus bull became the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction last week, fetching $800,000 from two ranchers based in Missouri and Oklahoma. The previous record, set just last year, was $750,000.
In the seedstock business, the bar is higher than in a commercial herd. Registered breeders need more from their cows than just an acceptable calf.
Performing a yearly breeding soundness exam on bulls is an insurance policy for fertility.
Four considerations to help you choose the right sires for your herd
Two bulls in a South Dakota beef cattle herd have tested positive for bovine trichomoniasis, also known as trich, a disease that can be economically devastating to cattle producers.
“Collectively, we all seemed to enter spring bull sale season with a fist full of hope and a duffle bag filled with cynicism.”
Cattle temperament is a focus area for research with the aim of reducing the potential for injury to producers and to preserve the longevity of facilities. One of the main objectives of cattle temperament studies is to determine if selecting sires based on temperament is effective for reaching these goals.
With spring bull sales in full swing, cow calf operators are assessing their bull batteries and making needed purchases.
Knowing current average expected progeny difference values for bulls is critical.
Bull price is one of the factors that can potentially alter breeding costs.
The 2015 spring bull breeding soundness clinics found 14.5 percent of the screened bulls to be unsatisfactory as potential breeders to be placed in with cows or heifers this spring.
Bull buying season is well underway throughout the cow-calf regions across the country.
Ranchers can benefit by having annual breeding soundness exams and genetic tests done on all herd bulls.
The workshop will focus on how beef producers can use estimated progeny differences and DNA in bull selection.
In his continued effort to build upon the history of the legendary Brinks Brangus herd, Ray Westall, owner of Brinks Brangus at Westall Ranches, has announced the purchase of 250 registered Brangus females from 101 Ranch at Palo Pinto, Texas.
New bulls need to be properly prepared before entering the herd.
An outstanding set of bulls and strong cattle prices lead to the most successful sale in the 26 year history of the Michigan Cattlemen’s Association-Michigan State University Bull Evaluation Program.
Data is essential for finding the desired genetics when selecting bulls.
The biggest focus should be getting thin cows gaining weight. Cows that are gaining weight breed up at a higher percentage.
The start and end of the breeding season needs to be put on the calendar just like other special events.
At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to require a sharp crystal ball that could see into the future.
The main objective in developing replacement heifers is to have them reach puberty well before the first breeding season.
The technology, marketed as FerAppease in the U.S., can be used in beef and dairy animals. Economic analysis, depending on the production stage of use, offers an ROI of 20:1 to 30:1.