Bull Breeding Soundness Exams - Mizzou Repro

Everyone is looking to cut costs in their cow-calf operation, but you don’t want to skimp on bull breeding soundness examinations. A breeding soundness exam is a minimal investment to make sure a bull is up to the task this breeding season. Dr. Mac Wilt and Dr. Mindy Hurt of the Paris Veterinary Clinic volunteered to give us a thorough and professional overview of a breeding soundness examination from start to finish. We strongly suggest you work with your own veterinarian to have a breeding soundness exam performed on every bull you turn out, every breeding season. No one wants to have a bull turn up infertile, but remember: it is much better finding out before the breeding season starts than finding out at preg check… For more information, see University of Missouri Extension Publication G2011 Determining Reproductive Fertility of Herd Bulls, available at: https://extension.missouri.edu/public... Video by Dr. Jordan Thomas, Beef Reproduction Extension Specialist from the University of Missouri's Division of Animal Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.