‘Prize bulls fit for slaughter, not for breeding’

Male fertility in the cattle herd has been ignored, warns Doreen Corridan of the Munster Cattle Breeding Group.

‘Prize bulls fit for slaughter, not for breeding’
Thu, 14 Jun, 2018 - 01:00
Steve Neville

By Stephen Cadogan

Male fertility in the cattle herd has been ignored, warns Doreen Corridan of the Munster Cattle Breeding Group.

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