Document Type

Other

Publication Date

5-1-2008

Keywords

herd bull, health, reproductive performance, infectious diseases

Extension Number

ExEx 11024

Department

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Description

The importance of the herd bull to the reproductive performance and profitability of cow herds that utilize natural service cannot be underestimated. Health problems in a bull may result either in decreased fertility in that bull or, in the worst case, in an infectious disease that could spread to the rest of the breeding herd, with disastrous results for herd fertility. For these reasons, the health of incoming and existing herd bulls is of utmost importance.

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