Managing your bull team to maximise your herd fertility

Managing your bull team to maximise your herd fertility

The bull is the genetic powerhouse of your herd, allowing genetics to be rapidly introduced. Without his delivery system no production could be achieved. Shane Thomson, Holbrook Veterinary Centre, poses the question 'Are you buying a bull for genetics or for fertility?' The answer he says is, '…calf production! As no genetics will be delivered if your bulls are infertile.'

Shane said, 'Bulls are an investment. If you have high breakdown rates resulting in low pregnancy rates, delayed conception patterns and bull wastage, the cost to your enterprise is severe.' Shane estimates that for each cycle that a cow does not fall pregnant, the resulting offspring lose $100 in value.

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