Bovine Breeding Soundness

One of the most valuable and often under utilized services available to producers is the bull breeding soundness exams (BSE). A BSE allows us to assess a bull’s potential breeding fitness. Ideally this would be performed well in advance of the breeding season.

Areas evaluated include:

Scrotal size and shape, and consistency
Sperm motility
Sperm morphology
Penis shape and size
Feet and legs
Body condition

Bulls make up half of the breeding herd and should be managed as carefully as the cow herd to insure a brief and productive calving season.