Unusual question about fertility

[Secondwinded]

What are the chances a 15/16 year old bull that has never ran with cows would be fertile if put with a herd? Last bull in a bloodline and I would like to get a bull calf from him.

 

[Dsth]

if bulls are like humans, if he can get it up and ejaculate, he should be good to go

 

[Ebenezer]

And feet and legs. Is he able to walk and mount? A long time to keep a bull that never got used.

 

[WFfarm]

Al Pacino had a kid at 83.

 

[redcowsrule33]

Maybe get him semen checked and collected first.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Maybe get him semen checked and collected first.

This isn't a bad idea to determine if he is fertile or not, but it might also be the best way to assure you get the best chance to continue his blood line. If he is fertile, start collecting semen from him immediately and store it. In that way, if you lose him, or he can't preform, you can still create progeny.

 

[Travlr]

What are the chances a 15/16 year old bull that has never ran with cows would be fertile if put with a herd? Last bull in a bloodline and I would like to get a bull calf from him.

Well... I've got to ask since no one else has...

How did you end up with a bull that old that has never been used on cows? Full story please.

And if you go to your profile and put a general location on it we'll all like you better. I already like you for your handle, but where are you?

 

[Lucky_P]

Big maybe.
Fertility usually starts trending downward rapidly after age 7 - if they make it that long without mishap or breakdown.
A bull that age is likely to have some arthritic change in his limbs & spine .

 

[farmerjan]

@Secondwinded welcome to the CT forum. Please go to your name top right, down to account details and down to location and put in a general area/state... it will show up on your avatar when you post and people can relate better to where you are...

I agree with having him semen tested and possibly getting him collected and semen frozen... Any vet that does ET's should be able to help you out with collecting and freezing semen.

Yep, curious as to how a 15/16 yr old bull never was with cows???? Inquiring minds want to know.....

We used a bull when he was 13 and if it wasn't for the arthritis in a hock joint from having a broken bone 7 years earlier... we would have kept him as long as he was settling cows... but he was having trouble getting up and we did not want him to suffer through the upcoming winter so he got shipped while he was still mobile.
We sold 2 different bulls this past year that were 2012 and 2013 models... one injured his hind foot and it just didn't get better and we knew he would not be able to breed; the other stifled and with cull prices, it was smarter to ship him.
We have one now that passed his BSE last spring that was probably born in 2012... he was a mature bull when we got him in 2016.... really like his calves and have several daughters and grand daughters in the herd. He just came off the last breeding group and had 20 out of 22 preg... so NO COMPLAINTS.

We keep a bull we like, as long as he is fertile and has not become a problem to keep in or a jerk to work around...

 

[Stonewall Joe]

Al Pacino had a kid at 83.

rumors are he has a strange resemblance to the pool boy

 

[Davemk]

Clone if you want it bad enough

 

[Lucky_P]

There are quite a few bulls that have been fertile and capable well into their teens... but they are the exception. Most have broken down, become arthritic, or have testicular degeneration long before they hit double digits.
Our last Angus bull was purchased as a yearling, and we kept him until he was 10... only doing cleanup behind AI... but he came up shooting blanks the last breeding season.

 

[Travlr]

Looks like we may have a hit and run.

@Secondwinded? Hello?

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Looks like we may have a hit and run.

@Secondwinded? Hello?

Put out an APB!