townfarmer
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We have a small herd of 10 scottish highland cattle. In May last year we put a Murray Grey bull in with them. It's nearly 12 months on and there are no calves or signs of imminent calving. Before coming to our place this bull had a 100% calving rate with the cows he was with. We have since learned that weeks before moving to our property the bull had a suspected case of "Bovine Ephemoral Fever" or 3 day sickness. It's been mentioned that this illness may have made the bull infertile. Does this sound like a reasonable theory? We're very new to the cattle industry and would love some advice.