Re: How long to keep a bull?

Posted by Tom in TN on October 20, 2006 at 10:31:14 from (4.152.159.20):

In Reply to: How long to keep a bull? posted by Steve From Arkansas on October 20, 2006 at 06:37:51:

Steve,

Maybe it's just a local thing with no real basis in fact, but around here, we rotate our bulls out every two years. The thought is that when they start breeding back onto their own progeny, genetic problems will develop in the herd.

I have a good friend that buys a young, fertility tested bull every two years. I then buy his old bull from him and keep him for two years. I then try to sell him to someone else. If I can't find a buyer, he goes to the auction.

One of my neighbors has an old hereford bull that he's had for about 10 years. The old bull still services his cows (about 20 head), but his cows are really small without good conformation. I don't know if that's from inbreeding or just poor original genetics, but he's a poster-child for why the rest of us rotate our bulls more frequently.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

Replies:

• Re: How long to keep a bull? Steve From Arkansas 15:08:15 10/20/06 (0)
• Re: How long to keep a bull? Stinky Cheese 13:45:57 10/20/06 (0)

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