Oubuffel
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Hi Everybody!
The topic of scrotal circumference (SC) is one I've always found quite intriguing and honestly quite puzzling. In my younger years, grey bearded breeders used to share their vastly different opinions with me, regarding this matter. Some believed that an adult bull's SC should not measure less than 35cm, while others believed that smaller than 40cm is unacceptable. Some also believed that the bigger the better, while others said that over 50cm is much too large.
Plausibly, accurately measuring SC on any potential breeding bull, prior to buying or introducing him to cows, could save us both time and money, due to the fact that there's a good chance for a correlation to exist, not only between SC and fertility, but quite possibly also between SC and things like virility and prepotency.
So what I would like to ask all my Cattle Today friends, is to share the things they've personally experienced, related to SC. What would you say is too small, what's too big and why? Have you ever witnessed, know of or perhaps suspect any existing links between SC and things like fertility, virility, prepotency or anything else for that matter? You are very welcome to add any related information that could possibly contribute to this topic.
Looking forward to getting some very interesting feedback from you all!
The topic of scrotal circumference (SC) is one I've always found quite intriguing and honestly quite puzzling. In my younger years, grey bearded breeders used to share their vastly different opinions with me, regarding this matter. Some believed that an adult bull's SC should not measure less than 35cm, while others believed that smaller than 40cm is unacceptable. Some also believed that the bigger the better, while others said that over 50cm is much too large.
Plausibly, accurately measuring SC on any potential breeding bull, prior to buying or introducing him to cows, could save us both time and money, due to the fact that there's a good chance for a correlation to exist, not only between SC and fertility, but quite possibly also between SC and things like virility and prepotency.
So what I would like to ask all my Cattle Today friends, is to share the things they've personally experienced, related to SC. What would you say is too small, what's too big and why? Have you ever witnessed, know of or perhaps suspect any existing links between SC and things like fertility, virility, prepotency or anything else for that matter? You are very welcome to add any related information that could possibly contribute to this topic.
Looking forward to getting some very interesting feedback from you all!