It has been speculated that, because intact bull calves may grow more rapidly than steer calves, delaying castration until weaning (around 6 months old) can ...

12 мая 2011 г. · Consumers have chosen the flavor of steer beef over bull beef with their dollars. Castrating early decreases the number of “dark cutters” due to ...

Castration of bull calves has significant advantages. Steers are much easier and safer to handle than entire bulls and there is no risk of unwanted sexual ...

1 дек. 2004 г. · In consumer taste tests, bull meat is consistently rated as less palatable when compared with meat cut from steer carcases. The hides of bulls ...

18 янв. 2024 г. · From an economic perspective, castration can yield several advantages for farmers. Steer calves typically sell for more that bull calves of the ...

6 июл. 2020 г. · While after puberty, bulls always grow faster than castrates, the live-weight advantage is lost when the bulls are ultimately castrated.

26 мая 2022 г. · Castrating bull calves is one elective procedure that poses risks, whether done on our own or with a veterinarian. There are also animal welfare concerns.

(2009) reported that bulls castrated at 10 months of age had greater live weight gains from birth to weaning than bulls castrated at 2 months of age (2.33 vs.

24 янв. 2020 г. · Unless there's some reason to keep that calf as a bull, there's no reason to wait. Anyone buying steers prefers that they are already castrated.