Bull management for cow/calf producers
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Fertility in a bull is generally defined as the ability to impregnate females. Certainly that is a minimum requirement, but a bull with high fertility is able to impregnate more than the expected number of cows in a short breeding season. Such a bull has greater economic value than one of lesser fertility (1,17). If the bull also has a desirable genetic background, it could contribute more than just half the production in a calf crop. Properly managing bulls from weaning through maturity will boost their contributions to herd productivity.
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