“A bull may lose anywhere from 100 lb. to 200 lb. of bodyweight during a breeding season,” Gunderson says. “He’s going to need at least a couple of months to recover body condition and complete ...

Beef producers don’t want to miss out on profit potential when it comes to selection and performance of breeding bulls, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist.

I have heard the rule of thumb that a bull is worth 3 to 5 of his offspring. For the sake of today’s discussion, we will go with 5.

Bull-to-heifer ratio As fewer mature bulls are used on heifers, greater numbers should be used than the bull-to-cow ratio to compensate for the poorer performance of younger bulls.

Heifer, bull mysteriously killed in SW Washington Published 9:10 am Wednesday, September 6, 2017 By By NICK NIKKILA EO Media Group Livestock grower Warren Anderson examines a heifer that was killed.