fertility question

[Russell]

As I posted earlier my registered black angus bull tested negative at the vet's office. The old men at the feed store around the coffee pot said not to worry about it because the heat here in south Texas causes the sperm count to drop during the summer months. Is this true or is it just an old wives tale?

 

[bigbull338]

id say your bull is shooting blanks.i say cull him an get you a new bull. scott

 

[SF]

As I posted earlier my registered black angus bull tested negative at the vet's office. The old men at the feed store around the coffee pot said not to worry about it because the heat here in south Texas causes the sperm count to drop during the summer months. Is this true or is it just an old wives tale?

It's not a tale. A bull's sperm count will drop in the hot summer months. Has your bull's sperm count dropped or is there no live sperm. If there is no live sperm or no sperm, it is probably not the summer heat. How old is your bull? What is his health like? What kind of condition is he in?

 

[Russell]

The bull is in excellent health, 6 years old, tested good in march of 2003 when I bought him. I only have him with 8 cows and got two calves last year. This is the only reason that I tested him. If the tale is true then on paper I can justify keeping him for a while. It starts getting hot in mid april and cools off around mid september. I will call the vet monday and see if there was a low count or no count. Thanks for your help.

 

[farmer rich]

2 out of 8 is not good. You had your bull tested and he is a Jaffa (seedless). Get a new bull now or next year you may have 0/8.

 

[WORANCH]

2 calves out of 8 cows ? Time to sell him .

 

[la4angus]

I only have him with 8 cows and got two calves last year. This is the only reason that I tested him. If the tale is true then on paper I can justify keeping him for a while. It starts getting hot in mid april and cools off around mid september. I will call the vet monday and see if there was a low count or no count. Thanks for your help.

How can you; on paper justify keeping him for awhile. Two calves out of eight cows last year, was there any calves this year. Pprobaly o for 8 this year. Sell him and buy a young, tested fertile bull and breed those 8 cows this fall or winter. Forget about March-April and later breeding. If you wanna gamble there's casinos across the river in La.

 

[SF]

The bull is in excellent health, 6 years old, tested good in march of 2003 when I bought him. I only have him with 8 cows and got two calves last year. This is the only reason that I tested him. If the tale is true then on paper I can justify keeping him for a while. It starts getting hot in mid april and cools off around mid september. I will call the vet monday and see if there was a low count or no count. Thanks for your help.

If your cows are healthy, it's time to get rid of the bull. Hope you didn't keep any of his offspring. Do you have a good vaccination program going for your cows? Are your cows healthy?

If you only got 2 calve out of 8 cows, you have a major problem. Not enough information here to diagnose what it might be. Might be as simple as needing a new bull. Might be that you have something going on with your cows causing them not to breed. Don't know, but I'd be concerned if I were you. I'd begin taking corrective action immediately. You may end up with 0 calves this year.

 

[Bez]

I only have him with 8 cows and got two calves last year. This is the only reason that I tested him. If the tale is true then on paper I can justify keeping him for a while. It starts getting hot in mid april and cools off around mid september. I will call the vet monday and see if there was a low count or no count. Thanks for your help.

How can you; on paper justify keeping him for awhile. Two calves out of eight cows last year, was there any calves this year. Pprobaly o for 8 this year. Sell him and buy a young, tested fertile bull and breed those 8 cows this fall or winter. Forget about March-April and later breeding. If you wanna gamble there's casinos across the river in La.

Russell

As stated above - toss this animal. Soonest. You are wasting time and money. Every day you feed this free loader is an extra day you wait to get a return on your cows.

Bez

 

[1848]

Eat him!...

 

[DOC HARRIS]

Eat him!...

Oysters and all!

 

[Brandonm2]

He had 8 cows, he settled 2. I would have sold him before those two calves ever hit the ground. Now your vet flunked him on the Breeding Soundness Exam. That by itself usually is enough for most people to jettison a bull and MOST failing score bulls probably could still settle a herd of only 8 easily. Either sell him and get a new bull or keep him as an expensive pet and sell the 8 cows; because he is probably only going to get worse as he ages.