Home Top Bull Soundness Check is Important Part of Management Plan Drs. It is highly recommended that producers check bulls in the early spring while the animals are more accessible and there is still plenty of time to treat sick and lame animals prior to breeding season. Body Condition Scoring. While body condition score does not have a major impact on bull fertility, it does greatly effect bulls' ability to sustain sexual activity with cows over an extended period of time.
Bad sprains can take several weeks or months to heal properly.
Inherent of congenital bull defects may begin to become apparent after observation. Kersting said producers also should look carefully for disorders such as corkscrew claw, corns and post leggedness, all of which can affect a bull's ability to travel distances to mate. Producers may need to trim feet of consider purchasing another bull. When a bull is in pain, Hopkins explained, the animal's brain automatically reduces testosterone production. Additionally, injured animals often spend great amounts of time lying down.