A bull with a docile demeanour has a high probability of fathering a docile progeny, which will be easy to handle. [Courtesy] Dear Dr Othieno, Thank you so much for your informative articles on ...

As breeding season gets underway, the goal for farmers is straightforward - a trouble-free calving season and a valuable calf ...

"Here all animals are born and live free until they die," says Victorino Martin, pointing proudly to the herds of fighting bulls grazing by the Tagus River on a famous breeding farm in Spain. With ...

Livestock producers know winter can be a challenge for their cowherds, and Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension cow-calf and stocker specialist, reminds them not to forget about their bulls in their winter ...

RICHARDTON, N.D. — After a long day of working bulls, Beni Paulson pours a celebratory splash of watered-down blackberry brandy into a thermos cup as his sidekick Pearl, a 5-year-old mini Australian ...

Knowing when to replace a bull in your operation can have wide-ranging benefits. While bulls can live 10-12 years, it’s not uncommon for bulls to be taken out of the breeding game at just 5 years due ...

As fall approaches, it is important to keep in mind proper nutrition and care of the herd sires after the breeding season. This is especially true for bulls under two years of age, according to Iowa ...

For the breeding soundness evaluation to be successful, bulls should be evaluated 30 to 60 days before the start of breeding. It is important to allow sufficient time to replace questionable bulls. A ...

The final bull sale held by CK Sparrow Farms near Vanscoy last week will likely go down as one of the most memorable events ...

Based in Mullinalaghta, Co. Longford, the Hand family is farming a 100-cow suckler herd, calving in both the spring and the autumn.