Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant Professor and Beef Cattle Reproduction SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 On January 11th, 2024, the University of Tennessee Bull Development and Evaluation Program held its annual Performance…
Cattle Reproduction: Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale
Cattle Reproduction: Asking the right questions with Bull Selection
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant Professor and Beef Cattle Reproduction SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 Bull selection is one of the most economically important jobs in a cattle operation. Whether selecting a…
Cattle Reproduction: Looking at Cow Longevity
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 Producing replacement females is one of the most challenging and costly enterprises of a cow/calf operation. Heifers are the most critical stage…
Cattle Reproduction: Effect of Calving Difficulty on Reproductive Performance
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 Fall calving season is upon us and what happens during this time can affect our breeding season results. Dystocia is the proper…
Cattle Reproduction: Bull Development and Evaluation Program – Class of 2023-2024
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we were preparing for our Spring sale in January 2023. Time has flown by…
Cattle Reproduction: Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 We are almost at the end of the spring breeding season and it is time to start thinking about checking those cows…
