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<blockquote data-quote="Quigly" data-source="post: 1251994" data-attributes="member: 21929"><p>If you have open cows, they should be riding each other. If you are watching them and only see one being ridden by any cows or the bull, then it is likely that most of the others are bred. A 15 month old bull should be old enough to cover 13 cows. Not getting a single calf over nearly 2 cycles is not a good sign though. Most bulls that fail semen checks have some degree of fertility and will get some cows bred, but this is very poor. Get your cows preged so you have some idea when they will calve, then you will know when you need to start breeding again. Have your bull tested now so that if he fails you have some time to find one. Even if he passes, I would be leery of using him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quigly, post: 1251994, member: 21929"] If you have open cows, they should be riding each other. If you are watching them and only see one being ridden by any cows or the bull, then it is likely that most of the others are bred. A 15 month old bull should be old enough to cover 13 cows. Not getting a single calf over nearly 2 cycles is not a good sign though. Most bulls that fail semen checks have some degree of fertility and will get some cows bred, but this is very poor. Get your cows preged so you have some idea when they will calve, then you will know when you need to start breeding again. Have your bull tested now so that if he fails you have some time to find one. Even if he passes, I would be leery of using him. [/QUOTE]
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