According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, with routine euthanasia of bull calves discouraged and a soaring beef price ...
Finding and buying a new herd bull can be overwhelming with the vast amount of information and data available. Industry ...
Bull fertility must be evaluated over time using breeding soundness exams, observation during the breeding season and herd ...
Late May and early June are prime bull turnout times in the beef business, so the final check needs to be done now to make sure every bull is ready to go. The beef business depends on buying fertile, ...
First, you have to understand that English Longhorns are very rare – there are only 40 in the United States, and the herd at Conner Prairie, an 850-acre park that includes breeding herds of rare ...
When it comes to managing cattle—especially young and potentially skittish bulls—Haitian farmer Auguste Joseph has the magic touch. It’s gentleness. “I’ve been nice and affectionate and caress him,” ...
This week, Nevan McKiernan sat down with veteran Shorthorn breeder, Richard Lee, of the Knockagarry Herd in Co Cork.