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By Rayford Pullen

If it’s not broke, do all you can do to prevent it from getting broken. This is in response to my bull buyers who are buying bulls to replace bulls with a broken, or at least a severely damaged penis. There are things we can do, in my opinion, to minimize the possibility of this occurring. Why does this normally happen in pastures where multiple sires are turned in on a group of cows? Why are young, or at least younger bulls, more apt to have this happen?

In my personal experience, when you put a younger, lighter weight bull into a pasture with an older, heavier bull, you are more than likely going to have the younger bull get injured.  Why? Size and experience are on the side of the older bull and when he comes strolling along and sees the younger bull messing with one of his girls, he will ram the younger bull in his penis with his head while he is in the process of breeding and the damage is done.
The younger bulls on our place where this has happen to them will then retreat to a secluded area and stay there since they are now unable to breed a cow. Mission accomplished on the part of the older bull.

To read more pick up a copy of the March 2017 NTFR issue.

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Managing Show Cattle Through The Winter

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By Heather Welper

Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.

The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.

When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Double M Ranch & Rescue

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By Hannah Claxton, Editor

As the sun rises each day, so do the dozens of mouths that Meghan McGovern is responsible for getting fed. Rather than the sounds of a rooster crowing, McGovern hears the bellows and bleats of a variety of exotic deer, the chortle of kangaroos, the grunts of water buffaloes, and the chirps of a lemur.

Nestled against the banks of the Red River, the Double M Ranch and Rescue, with its high game fences and deer sprinkling the landscape,s its in stark contrast to the surrounding ranches.

“Having deer is kind of like eating potato chips- you can never actually have just one,” said McGovern with a laugh.

McGovern has several herds to take care of- fallow deer, axis deer, water buffalo, goats, and bison. In smaller numbers, there’s also a few kangaroos, a lemur, a potbelly pig, a pair of zebras, a watusi, and a few horses.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Acorn Toxicity

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By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH

With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.

If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.

Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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