Show Notes
In this episode of The Beef Podcast Show, Dr. Saulo Zoca, Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at the University of Tennessee, explains how producers can evaluate bull fertility before breeding season. He discusses breeding soundness exams, semen morphology, physical soundness, libido checks, frostbite recovery, molecular fertility markers, and body condition management. Listen now on all major platforms!
“A bull can pass a breeding soundness exam, but breeding activity and libido still determine whether cows actually get pregnant.”
Meet the guest: Dr. Saulo Zoca https://www.linkedin.com/in/saulo-zoca is an Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at the University of Tennessee. His work focuses on reproductive physiology, bull fertility, sperm physiology, animal andrology, applied reproduction, and cattle reproduction. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from São Paulo State University, an M.S. from the University of Idaho, and a Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Learn more from Dr. Saulo Zoca on The Beef Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.
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What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (01:01) Introduction (04:35) Breeding soundness exams (08:01) Sperm morphology (13:41) BSE classifications (21:41) Libido checks (23:24) Fertility markers (30:15) Final questions
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