Many bulls are bought early in the year when most bull sales are held from February to April. For earlier sales, those occurring in December or January, purebred producers usually have semen evaluations carried out before bulls are delivered or picked up at the farm. When is the gap too big between when a semen evaluation is done for a bull sale and the breeding season? The semen evaluation is only reliable close to the date when breeding is done. A lot can happen between the evaluation date and breeding.

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