Missed testicle still fertile?

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It really depends on where the testicle is. If it was retained within the body cavity you would not expect it to be fertile however once they come through the inguinal canal they mature and increase in size and fertility would depend on just how mature they are but yes they would be fertile to varying degrees. Most mistakes with banding are operator error and the majority of missed testicles are no different to the removed testicle, they were just allowed to slip back.

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I had a missed nut on a banded steer. His nut was completely inside so the vet said most likely he is sterile not worth it to do surgery...

Fast forward to shipping time and I had a few bred yearlings that were in with that steer. So we fertility tested that steer for grins and sure enough he didn't have the best swimmers but he had enough to get the job done.
 
There was an unfortunate trend around here for a few years. Guys would push up both testicles and band the scrotum off. Looks like a str, but the sure don't act like a str! Imagine a pen full of those screaming bastards in a feed lot when a hfr in the next pen comes in heat.

I've had guys tell me that they will be sterile because they can't lower their testicles away from their body and it's too hot the sperm can't survive. But I'm not sure I believe that.
 
They will be less fertile... never 100% guarantee they will not have some good swimmers. In cold climates they hold their testicles up closer to the body heat... so they will be more likely to have some good ones in colder winter weather...
 
There was an unfortunate trend around here for a few years. Guys would push up both testicles and band the scrotum off. Looks like a str, but the sure don't act like a str! Imagine a pen full of those screaming bastards in a feed lot when a hfr in the next pen comes in heat.

I've had guys tell me that they will be sterile because they can't lower their testicles away from their body and it's too hot the sperm can't survive. But I'm not sure I believe that.
I really like those operators. I can buy those calves 50 cents back of what they would be worth if the job had been done properly. 5 minutes extra during induction has a really good hourly rate.
 
I had a missed nut on a banded steer. His nut was completely inside so the vet said most likely he is sterile not worth it to do surgery...

Fast forward to shipping time and I had a few bred yearlings that were in with that steer. So we fertility tested that steer for grins and sure enough he didn't have the best swimmers but he had enough to get the job done.
This is why I really wonder about the idea that a bull's equipment has to be massive or it's not worth using him. Considering that a split straw of semen will yield a pregnancy it seems kind of overkill to be measuring testicles for size.
 
Don't want to hijack this but I help the neighbor with his cows and I try to band a day or so after birth. Caught one of his and could only find one ball. Didn't band him because of it. Worked cows a few months later and still only one ball. I banded his one but what are the chances he was only born with one? He will be sold soon so it really won't matter but that's the first time I could ever only get one at 3-4 months old.
 
Could be an undescended testicle. Had one last year I found the second but up above and forward of the scrotum adhered to tissue under the skin. Took me about 10 minutes to cut it out and he bled pretty good but survived and grew out well. Glad we had a calf table for that surgery.
 
Can a 7 month old one nutter sire a calf? Asking for a friend.
Of course... if the one is normal, then it most likely is fertile... and some of them get randy at 5-6 months... 7 months in a jersey is VERY POSSIBLE... and some of the bull calves on beef cows have been able to sire calves.... know that for a fact... the "breeding bull" had been out for about 2+ months... wound up with 2 pregnant heifers once...many years ago... learned my lesson...
 
Don't want to hijack this but I help the neighbor with his cows and I try to band a day or so after birth. Caught one of his and could only find one ball. Didn't band him because of it. Worked cows a few months later and still only one ball. I banded his one but what are the chances he was only born with one? He will be sold soon so it really won't matter but that's the first time I could ever only get one at 3-4 months old.
Much more likely it was/is retained than not there. I'd examine him or have him examined. If it is retained, and I suspect it is, that won't have a positive effect on his sale price here 'soon'.
 
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Size and location has an effect in success rate, but unless it is completely gone (or a vasectomy SUCCESFULLY completed, which I don't know why you would do a vasectomy on cattle) the likelihood of him being able to breed will always be above impossible. It will be lower/diminished, but not impossible.
 
It's not a pure Jersey, it's someones half Angus that has likely bred his mother. The neighbor won't loan his bull anymore and now the cow had a calf.
 
Haven't had the pleasure of missing one yet, but I have had a field full of calves up to about 6 months, while waiting on the market, and a couple of small calves couple years ago due to the 2 cows I have retained.
 

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