The Visual Guide to
Bovine Reproduction
- Bulls
- Testis and Epididymis
- Accessory Sex Glands
- Scrotum
- Penis
- Prepuce
- Semen
- Breeding Soundness Evaluation
- Breeding Capacity
- Vasectomy
Male Reproductive System: Bulls
Beefalo Bull.
This bull is a Beefalo bull, a cross between Bison bison and Bos taurus. This is not necessarily an F1 cross. Fertility in the F1 generation was generally poor. In crosses between the bison bull and domestic cow, cases of hydrallantois are common, as a result of placental dysfunction.
Drost M (1976)
Belgian Blue Bull.
Notice the pronounced hypertrophied muscles (double muscling) and the straight hocks. Not a range bull.
Drost M (1976)
Belgian Blue Bulls.
Notice double muscling, characteristic of this breed.
Drost M (1977)
Double Muscling - Shoulders.
Hypertrophy of the large muscles is readily apparent in this Belgian Blue bull. Notice also the straight hocks (tarsal joints).
Drost M (1977)