Warts on my new young bull

[FlyingLSimmentals]

My new bull I bought this past Feb. has warts now, dang it. He's 16 months and growing really nice and looking good except for those dang warts. I was going to breed some heifers to him and then resell him as a herd bull. I'm afraid he may still have some warts at the time I would like to sell him because they seem to just hang around forever according to a few others we've had in the past. I'm not gonna put him up for sale while they exist. Has a large one across the muscle on the top of neck and several around the shoulders. Guess I'll have him longer than I wanted too. One vet likes to cut them off and another the one we've been using likes for it to run the course. Haven't had any others with any for a while and his red buddy in the lot with him whom is 13 months looks awesome with not a single one. I'm gonna hit the search button now and see what others experiences have been probably should have did that instead of typing this.

 

[Ky hills]

Some years have had them pretty bad on some yearling calves, haven't for a few years thankfully. I was told to pull a few off or cut a few, and they and the rest would dry on up and come off, which they did. There are also wart vaccines, but I have been told that since there are many different strains it may not be too effective, in preventing them.

 

[M.Magis]

Might just be me, but I don't worry about them.

 

[skyhightree1]

I dealt with warts many many times and I just let them go away on there own then sell them. If you sell with warts be prepared to give him away. Yea wart vaccine is snake oil . Just let time heal them then sell.

 

[True Grit Farms]

I use the wart vaccine myself. Most of the time it doesn't work the first time or two. But keep trying and they'll be gone in 8 weeks.

 

[Lucky_P]

I usually just let 'em run their course, but if I felt the need to speed up the process... I'd be mashing them with pliers until they start to bleed.

 

[wbvs58]

Unless there on his willie you got nothing to worry about. As Lucky said mash them don't cut them.

Ken

 

[TCRanch]

Unless there on his willie you got nothing to worry about. As Lucky said mash them don't cut them.

Ken

I just snorted out my water! We did have a bull with warts on his willie. Vet tried to cut them off twice before we hauled him to the Sale Barn.

 

[Supa Dexta]

Banded some willy warts here. He went on to be a great bull, for several yrs.

 

[jcarkie]

I would rather have that than pinkeye, one of my line one Hereford bulls eye is gone. Warts look bad but they go away on their own. I have not seen them last long once the sun hits them, they seem to stay longer in the winter. I have a few with scaley patches like ring worm it is about the same when it warms up and sun hits them.