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Sperm and semen production officially starts when they reach puberty, but bull calves can also start semen production even before they are born.
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Is cow sperm yellow or white?
Cows don't produce sperm nor semen. Bulls do. The semen that comes from bulls is white, with maybe a slight yellowish tinge.
What are stud bulls?
Stud bulls can be referred to as follows: bulls leased out to another breeder, or bulls used in an AI (artificial insemination) program which these bulls' semen are stored to be used on many different cows in distant locations.
How many sperm straws come from a bulls semen?
Since one bull, on average, gives 7 ml of semen in an ejaculation, 14 x 0.5 ml straws or 28 x 0.25 ml straws can come from one ejaculation from a bull.
Can a male cow be dairy?
There are dairy bulls. If the cow is not bred, she will not produce milk. Bulls are necessary to do this. Although, many cows are now artificially inseminated. Unless dairy heifers are needed to increase the herd or to replace cows that are too old, any bull's semen will do.
What is artificial insemination in cattle?
AI is great because dairy farmers have less to worry about if they have to handle dairy bulls. Dairy bulls are VERY dangerous and can turn unexpectedly on anything that moves and put it in the ground. AI eliminates the constant use of these mad creatures and allows for more choice of what semen from which bull to breed what cow. AI thus allows a more flexible way of using semen from several different bulls on one or two cows without having to rent or buy the actual bulls.
How many straws of semen can a bull produce in a year?
As many as what a breeder needs. Bulls don't produce semen that need to be collected like with cows that produce milk. A bull can fill thousands of straws per year if need be, depending on the demand for straws from that particular bull.
Do cows lay eggs or milk duds?
Cows don't lay eggs, or milk duds. Cows have calves and produce milk. Bulls produce semen to fertilize the cows.
What are some different types of bulls?
There are a fair number of different types of bulls: - Mature bulls - Bull calves - Yearling bulls - Virgin bulls - Old bulls - Mean bulls - Heifer bulls - Big bulls - Small bulls - Weaned bull-calves - Young bulls - Herd bulls - [Insert breed here] bulls - Fighting bulls - Bad bulls - Good bulls The list goes on.
What is the maximum age a bull can be to service heifers?
It depends on the bull, as maximum age depends on the bull's temperament throughout his life, conformation, libido, and semen tests. Some bulls are only able to breed until they're around 4 or 5 years of age, other bulls are lucky to live to 10.
Why are bulls brown?
Because that's a part of their breeding. But not all bulls are brown: there are yellow bulls, black bulls, red and white bulls, black and white bulls, red bulls, white bulls, etc.
how do British breeders transfer genes from Aberdeen Angus cattle in US into British herds?
This is through importation of frozen semen and embryos taken from top producing cows and bulls of the Angus breed, shipping them overseas to the U.K.
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