A Hunk Of Bull! - NZ - Southland by AndreaEL
A bull calf with high genetic potential may be reared for breeding purposes. It may be kept by a dairy farm as a herd bull, to provide natural breeding for the herd cows. A bull may service up to 50 or 60 cows during a breeding season. Any more and the sperm count will decline, leading to cows “returning to service” (to be bred again). A herd bull may only stay for one season since over two years old their temperament becomes too unpredictable.
Bull calves intended for breeding commonly are bred on specialized dairy breeding farms, not production farms. These farms are the major source of stocks for artificial insemination.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 Otago Southland New Zealand.
A Hunk Of Bull – NZ – Southland
Anyone Seen My Jersey? – Dairy Cow
The Calfeteria – Calf Feeding Station
Comments
Brilliant capture Andrea, wonderful PoV!
Chris, thank you for your lovely kind comment, very much appreciated.
– AndreaEL
Wonderful capture
Joy, thank you for your lovely kind comment, very much appreciated.
– AndreaEL
fantastic…what a beauty!
Heinrich, thank you for your lovely kind comment, very much appreciated.
– AndreaEL
BEAUTIFUL work,
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Thank you Ann
– AndreaEL
What a fantastic image; I just love it :O)
So pleased you enjoyed the image Les. Thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated
– AndreaEL
Such a big beautiful hunk of bull. Lovely capture…
Thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated Rebecca
– AndreaEL
Wonderful capture Andrea,anna
Thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated Anna
– AndreaEL
Handsome fellow….GREAT SHOT!
He was handsome Sally, but he also decided he either did not like me or my camera. Thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated
– AndreaEL
Great closeup, Andrea! A beautiful bull calf!
Thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated Dot
– AndreaEL