KNERSIE":u5q67q8c said:Michelle,
It could very well be nothing, but could also mean the degeneration of one of the testicles or one of the epididimi(sp?). This can have many causes, from a previous infection, overuse, injury, or heriditary causes. This may render the bull from normal fertility to slightly reduced fertility to infertility.
Could you get a few more photos and measure the scrotal circumference as well as the length of each testicle. This could make for some interesting discussion.
mitchwi":1v087jap said:http://cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24444&highlight=junior+family
This was the post when I picked up Junior.
Badlands - as far as hit nuts go, that is a good question.... Sometimes they sit level (like when he's more relaxed), but more often it seems the right one rides a bit higher :?: (like if he's on alert) They seem to be the same size, and I've asked my husband about it, and he doesn't have an answer either.... has anyone else seen this? Or is this an indication of something wrong?
I don't know his frame score or his weight. I will get his weight by a tape when we run him thru for vacc/deworm/tags... maybe this weekend, if we finish all the dirt work.
Michele
Badlands Did he look more "masculine" earlier? Badlands[/quote said:Badlands, that is a problem with a lot of murray grey bulls. They don't look like a masculine bull. They are generally meaty but don't have the bull characteristics.
Badlands":1fvy3nkx said:But, maybe the "up and down" is the early indication that something is "odd".
Did he look more "masculine" earlier?
I'm with Knersie, wondering if it is degenerating.
He sure looks like a fine maternal sort of bull, though. I like him a lot. Maybe not perfect, but it looks like he really covers the "basics" very well. That is better than being great at something we don't need as much, and suffering on the "basics".
Badlands