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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 445770" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>Generally a bull born in the spring of 2007 would be ready for the 2008 breeding season. A breeding soundness exam will let you know if he is fertile. A rule of thumb for using a young bull is he can handle 1 female for every month of his age beginning at 12 months of age. I.E., a 12 month old bull <strong>should</strong> be able to breed 12 cows, and 18 month old bull should be able to breed 18 cows. Mileage may vary.</p><p></p><p>What frame score are you talking about? At frame score 5, any bull <strong>old enough</strong> to breed wouldn't be considered a 'good stout bull' at 800 lbs. A bull born in the spring would be 14-15 months old at the next breeding season, unless you're breeding miniatures I don't think 800 lbs at 14 months is an acceptable size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 445770, member: 1974"] Generally a bull born in the spring of 2007 would be ready for the 2008 breeding season. A breeding soundness exam will let you know if he is fertile. A rule of thumb for using a young bull is he can handle 1 female for every month of his age beginning at 12 months of age. I.E., a 12 month old bull [b]should[/b] be able to breed 12 cows, and 18 month old bull should be able to breed 18 cows. Mileage may vary. What frame score are you talking about? At frame score 5, any bull [b]old enough[/b] to breed wouldn't be considered a 'good stout bull' at 800 lbs. A bull born in the spring would be 14-15 months old at the next breeding season, unless you're breeding miniatures I don't think 800 lbs at 14 months is an acceptable size. [/QUOTE]
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