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Phone: 402-373-2294 In Print and Online! Visit www.missourivalleyshopper.com or call 665-5884 Preparing Bulls for the Breeding Season BROOKINGS, S.D. - To maximize herd bull performance this breeding season, SDSU Extension encourages cattle producers to evaluate their bulls' nutritional status and overall well being. "Winter is a stressful time for cattle in the Northern Plains," said Ken Olson, Professor & SDSU Extension Beef Specialist. "Producers often pay less attention to the bull battery through the winter - turning most of their focus to the cow herd. However, bulls that have been carried through the winter have been impacted with the stress of winter weather as well." Olson along with his colleague, Adele Harty, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, list some bull prebreeding season management considerations below. "Managing the situation in early spring will be tremendously important to avoiding unpleasant surprises next fall when the cows are pregnancy checked," Harty said. Nutritional status: Mature bulls typically do well through the winter on a maintenance diet. "In fact, the concern in mild winters is that bulls may be overfed - which can result in them being too fat and negatively impacting their reproductive capacity," Harty said. Winter 2016-2017 was not mild. "This winter required a total energy expenditure by cattle that was greater than normal maintenance requirements," Olson explained. He added that there is a good likelihood that nutrient intake was reduced in bulls who were turned out to graze through the winter because deep snow limited forage access. "Either situation alone can lead to negative nutritional status, but the combination guarantees it," he said. Body condition scoring (BCS): BCS can be performed on bulls in the same manner as cows. On the scale of 1 to 9. "Bulls should be in moderate condition at this time of year," Harty said. She explained that bulls should be at or near a BCS score of 5. "As the breeding season approaches, bulls in moderate BCS should maintain or slightly increase condition so they are slightly above moderate at the beginning of breeding," Harty said. If bulls are thinner than a BCS of 5 at this time, Harty encourages cattle producers to consider improving their feed intake today in order to gradually improve their BCS before breeding season. Alternatively, bulls that have been overfed through the winter and have excess BCS - 7 or greater - can be given a lower quality diet to gradually decrease BCS to a moderate level by initiation of breeding. For more information, visit this iGrow Livestock link. Reproductive Soundness: After a harsh winter, ensuring bulls are fertile and reproductively sound is the largest concern. "The opportunity for frostbitten testicles has been high this winter," Olson said. 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