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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 13719"><p>A bull doesn't marble as well as a steer. A bull that ultrasounds at 4.5 for marbling would likely ultrasound 5.5 or 6 for marbling if he had been steered. So the extra growth you expect by leaving him a bull might be offset by a loss of quality.</p><p></p><p>> What you would have is a sterile</p><p>> bull. All of the bull</p><p>> characteristics including</p><p>> aggresion, mounting cows,</p><p>> harassing the cows, with about 95%</p><p>> certainty that he is sterile. But</p><p>> every once in while you may get a</p><p>> calf sired by him. The only steer</p><p>> characteristic he will have is the</p><p>> probability of being sterile,</p><p>> maybe. It used to be done around</p><p>> here frequently for the 4-H FFA</p><p>> kids to get them an addvantage in</p><p>> growth over the other kids. Now,</p><p>> they must be knife cut and</p><p>> verified by a vet.</p><p></p><p>> dunmovin farms</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 13719"] A bull doesn't marble as well as a steer. A bull that ultrasounds at 4.5 for marbling would likely ultrasound 5.5 or 6 for marbling if he had been steered. So the extra growth you expect by leaving him a bull might be offset by a loss of quality. > What you would have is a sterile > bull. All of the bull > characteristics including > aggresion, mounting cows, > harassing the cows, with about 95% > certainty that he is sterile. But > every once in while you may get a > calf sired by him. The only steer > characteristic he will have is the > probability of being sterile, > maybe. It used to be done around > here frequently for the 4-H FFA > kids to get them an addvantage in > growth over the other kids. Now, > they must be knife cut and > verified by a vet. > dunmovin farms [/QUOTE]
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