bulls / heifers

[jaimefloresh]

how many bulls do you recomend me to breed 120 18 months old heifers in a good pasture and little suplement no sincro just natural, tanks

 

[Cabo]

If you can divide them into groups I would say 4 mature bulls. If you can't divide them then 3, 2 to fight and 1 to work.

 

[jaimefloresh]

If you can divide them into groups I would say 4 mature bulls. If you can't divide them then 3, 2 to fight and 1 to work.

divide as 4 past to 30 head or just two past with 2 bulls each

 

[Boss Cowman]

I'd turn 6 or 7 out with em. Make sure the bulls spend time together before you turn em out so they have a pecking order.

 

[bigbull338]

it all depends on if you want them to calve in a 90 or 120 day window.or calve longer.5 2yr old bulls is the most id turn out.maybe enough of the heifers will be in heat to keep them from fighting for awhile.

 

[thommoos]

Go with 4 Mature Bulls Split into 2 pastures, Make sure these Bulls are aquainted with each other so the pecking order is knwon, do not need bulls to fight when they should be breeding

 

[ALACOWMAN]

get one more then you need... that way when their fighting one can be taking care of business

 

[Old_man_emu]

If I could split them 4 ways I would use 4 bulls for six weeks. I do this but with only 50 to 60cows and 2 bulls split in half and get my calving down to under 40 days, I think one year it was 31 days!
Studies show that in multiple sire joining groups the dominant bull/s get most of the cows. You might consider all the bulls in the group to be of similar value but the poor bugger missing out is almost as good as a free loader.
Alternatively you could just AI.