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Maintaining Condition
Maintaining Condition ing season. This is especially tentially semen quality in the
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in our Breeding Bulls
in our Breeding Bulls important for our young bulls subsequent breeding season. Re-
that are still growing. For year- search has shown that bulls in a
ling bulls, it will be critical to BCS of 5 to 6 have better semen
during Winter By Kacie McCarthy, UNL gain back weight lost during the quality than those in a 4 or 7.
during Winter
breeding season and ensure that Much like cows, bull body condi-
Cow-Calf Specialist
they continue to gain weight tion needs to be evaluated as fat
prior to their next breeding sea- cover over the front ribs, brisket,
For bulls coming out of the season will help you know where son. and tail head, also making sure
breeding season, body weight your bulls are at and how to pre- Similar to maintaining body to take into account gut fill.
loss may have occurred, and pare for weight gain in the off condition score (BCS) of the cow- A good vitamin and mineral
we need to make sure that we season. Furthermore, once bulls herd, bulls should be in an ade- program is also key for success-
get bulls back in condition be- come out of the breeding season, quate BCS of 5 to 6 as we move ful animal growth and breeding
fore the next season. Also, with proper nutrition and develop- into and through winter, which
the weather starting to change, ment still exists after the breed- allows for greater BCS and po- continued on page 27
starting to think about how we
are going to manage our breed-
ing bulls through the winter to
61st Annual Bull & Female Salennual Bull & Female Sale
prepare them for the next breed-
ing season will be important. 61st A
This will be a good time to eval-
uate body condition and ensure Feb. 27, 2021 ~ 1:00 p.m.
that bulls have adequate pro- Feb. 27, 2021 ~ 1:00 p.m.
tection from harsh weather. We at the Farm near Burchard, NE
at the Farm near Burchard, NE
can’t forget about our bull bat-
Selling ~ ~
tery over the winter; therefore, Selling
let’s go over a few considerations
40 Polled Hereford Bulls
we can think about prior to the 40 Polled Hereford Bulls
next breeding season.
35 Bred & Open Females
Nutrition 35 Bred & Open Females
Bulls will often lose anywhere
from 100 to 400 pounds during
Excellence in
the breeding season. There- Excellence in
fore, monitoring body condition
Polled Genetics
during and after the breeding Polled Genetics

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