Although bucking stock are not raised primarily as meat for human consumption, there are certainly bulls and older cows that end up in the human food chain at the end of their career. In this issue of Bull Pen we will shift from our usual perspective of bucking stock as performance animal and shift to bucking stock as a member of a food animal species.

Elite PBR bulls have personality, talent, and devoted owners that do not see their investment as a food animal species. However, in the eyes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) these bulls

We have covered proper nutrition in previous columns here. In this breeders’ issue of the Bull Pen, we thought an expansion of the previous articles was in order.

We have discussed in several previous articles the need for proper nutrition to be supplied to the cow herd. In this breeders’ issue of the Bull Pen, we thought an expansion of the previous articles was in order. Many comments were received and questions generated by the article, so hopefully we can satisfy some of those questions with the following discussion.

I have been writing these articles for many years, and have covered many subjects involving bucking bulls. Occasionally, we like to include specific cases we are presented with, particularly those that are challenging to diagnose or repair.

Steroids and the Bull - Do They Really Work?
Anabolic steroids are not approved for administration in food-producing animals and are actually illegal when used. All anabolic steroids are scheduled drugs, meaning accurate records must be kept on products used, when they are used, the animal administered to and the date of administration.