Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Semen and prolapses!!

So today was another full day of semen testing. This time, it was on 38 HORNED HERFORD BULLS!!!........That's right, I said HORNED. These bastards were HUGE! ( Their racks were too!) Although they weren't as well behaved as the Angus bulls we did the day before, their temperment was not what scared me. It was without a doubt their horns- for the simple reason that the handling system that the rancher had in place was, in my opinion, inadequate for these beasts.

We got back to the ranch at 6pm, only to find out that there were two heifers that had prolapsed their vaginas. One was a little worse than the other, but both were able to be pushed back in. Although I had seen a uterine prolapse corrected before, it was on a ewe, so I thought that this was REALLY interesting to see.

Anyway, I only just got home at 1030- and it's now 11:10, and I'm really tired. So Im going to go to bed now, and do it all again tomorrow!

Pictures to be posted upon my return to PEI!

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