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Managing Yearling Bulls After Purchase, continued

together with mature bulls is strongly be observed as interested, trailing
discouraged. This creates unneces- and servicing females in heat. Heat
sary risk of injury for the younger, activity within the group should also
less developed bull. Additionally, re- begin to taper off as the breeding
member that a bull breeding sound- season progresses. If it appears that
ness exam ensures quantity and a bull simply does not have adequate
quality of sperm as well as physical libido or if females continually return
suitability for mating, but it does not to heat, reach out to your seedstock
evaluate the libido or social rank of a supplier, veterinarian, and/or Exten-
bull. A group of females expected to sion specialist.
be serviced by a yearling bull should
be observed over the course of the For a more extensive discussion,
breeding season. Ideally, observe a presentation on “Management
the group for heat activity in the of Natural Service Bulls: Practical
early morning and/or evening hours. Considerations” is available on the
Though some bulls can simply be Mizzou Repro YouTube channel at
“shy” breeders, bulls ideally should youtube.com/mizzourepro.

Foot Scores Explained

At Red Hill Farms, cows are scored Calves are evaluated and scored for
annually for Claw Shape and Foot docility at weaning and yearling. All
Angle. Young bulls and heifers are cattle with scores of 3 or greater are
scored as yearlings. All cattle with culled.
unacceptable foot scores are no lon-
ger used for seedstock production.

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