DairyTalk 211 - From Calf to Sire: Inside the Breeding Bull Pipeline - by Helmut Demmelhuber

What does it take to turn a newborn calf into a proven breeding
sire? This episode follows the complete journey of breeding bulls
- from early genomic testing just days after birth to final
licensing and entry into the AI station. We explore how a
cooperative lottery system aligns bulls with breeding
associations, why specialized rearing facilities and veterinary
oversight are critical, and which criteria ultimately decide a
bull’s future. A transparent look behind the scenes of modern
bull development - where genetics, health, and strategy converge.
With comments on a "Rind im Bild"-article (1+2+3/2025) by Bastian
Bornholdt: https://www.rsheg.de/de/aktuelles/rind-im-bild-47.html