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Year-round mating is common practice for northern Australian beef properties, due to the difficulty in managing the bulls across extensive areas. As a result, many calves are born during the […]

This booklet will give you insight into improving cow fertility while reducing cow and calf losses in the North. In mid 2021, Gulf Savannah NRM and Department of Agriculture and […]

“There’s no way to tell a bull is fertile just by looking at him” – Mark Madew from Cundarra Santa Gertrudis. Keen to learn about how a Bull Breeding Soundness […]

Disease management can easily be overlooked within a beef cattle enterprise. Especially in breeder herds, often bulls are the first to get the blame when producers see a lower-than-expected pregnancy […]

Shopping for a high-performing bull starts well before sale day. In this presentation Meat & Livestock Australia’s Clara Bradford and Tropical Beef Technology Services’ Tim Emery provide tips and tools […]

There’s no doubt that when you’re buying a bull, his physical and structural soundness must be factored in. But what you can’t see is just as important. Using breeding values […]

Do you want to get more bang for your buck when buying bulls? Steve Farmer, a grazier at Mt Elsa, Canoona in Queensland explains how in this short video… Check […]

Will assist you to use key fertility measures based on a Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BBSE), define and seek the necessary genetic traits when selecting a bull, use sound breeding […]

A Professional Reproductive Examination for bulls, or BULLCHECK™, provides breeders, vendors and buyers with assurance that bulls have a high probability of being fertile at the point of sale. BULLCHECK™ […]

1. Current herd bulls Bull health There are several diseases that impair bull fertility either as true venereal diseases or by being adversely affected by the pathogen during the mating […]