STOCK BULL PURCHASE

Ensure enough bull power, this is crucial for compact calving, 1 young bull needed per 15-20 empty females. Our female numbers are increasing and our stock bull numbers have not increased accordingly.

1. Buy him/them two months in advance of when needed, to allow for acclimatisation and disease testing. 

2. Bulls are very susceptible to stress and sudden nutritional changes. 

3. Footbath him/them on arrival to avoid introduction of Mortellora and pair him with another animal. 

4. Vaccinate him/them with whatever the herd is being vaccinated for.

5. Get him/them fertility tested by your vet.

6. Ensure a young bull is able to serve prior to letting him loose with females. Confine him in a paddock with a female on heat and observe.

7. Monitor him/them throughout the breeding season either with a chinball on him or scratch cards on heifers. Young bulls need to be fed during the breeding season.