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Twins - fertile or not

  • 10-04-2012 7:07pm
    #1
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 953 ✭✭✭


    Hello all. I had twin calves this year. A ch bull and a heifer. I was wondering would the bull be fertile? I know heifers aren't when they come with a bull but not sure about the bull. I was thinking that he might work just like a vasectomised bull?


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  • #2
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    bull will be ok,get vet to check heifer


  • #3
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    He may be a little less fertile than a normal bull but to all intents and purposes he would be of normal fertility.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

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  • #4
    ZETOR_IS_BETTER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 574 ✭✭✭ZETOR_IS_BETTER


    Afaik a twin bull would be fertile.


  • #5
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 953 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    feck it! I was hoping he wouldn't. It would make spotting the cows in heat a bit easier!


  • #6
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    feck it! I was hoping he wouldn't. It would make spotting the cows in heat a bit easier!
    Vasectimise him. No worries about fertility then. About 60 euro and 10 minutes of vets time


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  • #7
    ddogsbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭ddogsbollix


    ya as greyslides said he will be fertile but it will be reduced!


  • #8
    sonnybill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 973 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    have a nicely marked bb x sim twin to a bull heufer weanling here, anyone done the test lately to Weatherbys or whoever to see will she be a freemartin?



  • #9
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/78055394#Comment_78055394

    often found free Martin heifers great for heat detection



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