BSE results not good

[Proverbs 12:10]

Took my 4 year old angus bull to the vet today for BSE and Trich test...vet said not a lot of sperm and what he found was mostly all DOA. He's thinking all the days with temps over 100 is probably the cause. I don't plan to turn him out until cooler weather(Oct) so maybe I'll recheck in late September if weather is cooler then. Anybody had this happen to them?

 

[mrvictordomino]

Heat could definitly be the problem, with all the heat that TX has had this summer.
You could retest him in Oct. since I believe it takes about ninty days to regenerate sperm.
Only problem is that you are still hot and will be for a while yet. Would be nice if the
temperature could drop down for a few months so the bull would not be heat stressed
and you could get a good sample.

 

[Betty]

Don't ship him yet!
It's likely the heat.
Is he a Victor Domino bull?

 

[mrvictordomino]

Don't ship him yet!
It's likely the heat.
Is he a Victor Domino bull?

Don't think there is a Victor Domino line in Angus cattle,
but can happen to any of them.

 

[Proverbs 12:10]

Thanks for the replies. He's not a victor domino bull. I plan on keeping him until mid-october, re-test, and turn him out or take to the sale barn.