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TexasProgresive

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12. Genetics from top bulls is extremely valuable.

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 12:07 PM

Jan 2016

3,500 straws of semen could be worth more than the $50K depending upon which bulls were represented. Artificial insemination is nearly the only way dairy cows are inseminated and is very common in the beef industry.

I know most here think this is funny, but the humor comes from ignorance. Theft is theft. Someone will be offering some high dollar semen at bargain basement prices. Every straw has the ID of the bull collected so the buyers can register the offspring as being of that bull. The ID won't be much help in identifying the thief because usually there will be lots of straws that were sold to many breeders.

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Someone here on DU did it - fess up - Stolen bull Semen [View all] packman Jan 2016 OP

Someone needs to come clean Android3.14 Jan 2016 #1

Well, that sucks....nt Wounded Bear Jan 2016 #2

Jacking off bulls in the noon day sun safeinOhio Jan 2016 #3

Not very funny for the owner. yellowcanine Jan 2016 #4

And it's dangerous work giving a bull a hand job Kaleva Jan 2016 #13

Isn't it called "bull shot"? CTyankee Jan 2016 #27

1-6 Leave... Agschmid Jan 2016 #5

Jury's in Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #6

#7 Here. Agschmid Jan 2016 #7

Nice pun Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #8

DUzy! FSogol Jan 2016 #10

At least the alert sputtered out Major Nikon Jan 2016 #23

Pinboy3niner, fess up! You HAD to be juror #7! 11 Bravo Jan 2016 #24

That was brilliant malaise Jan 2016 #25

Good grief. Aerows Jan 2016 #28

re: #4 -I think it was posted LiberalElite Jan 2016 #33

As Conan O'Brien said, "someone's gonna have one hell of a Super Bowl party!" n/t FSogol Jan 2016 #9

Wellllll.... Nac Mac Feegle Jan 2016 #11

That's it! - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #35

Genetics from top bulls is extremely valuable. TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #12

Without paperwork, how can you re-sell the semen? With horses, it all needs to be traceable. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #15

Horses are a whole nother process TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #20

so they can make babies without sex???? sounds like a gop fundy plot to me dembotoz Jan 2016 #16

Before AI dairy bulls were the #1 cause of all farmers' deaths in the state of Wisconsin. TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #21

The idea that they have a bull that provides cow insemination is so old and out of date... CTyankee Jan 2016 #29

Yup. Son-in-law is a dairyman. ebayfool Jan 2016 #37

Well, that's one way to do it... jmowreader Jan 2016 #38

I have a friend who has family in Turlock KamaAina Jan 2016 #14

What's this world coming to? GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 2016 #17

I blame the Bundys. Anarchy and all, you know. randome Jan 2016 #18

Makes great coffee creamer. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #19

Naah dude, it doesn't come in French vanilla jmowreader Jan 2016 #39

:) Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #40

K & R for thread hilarity. Duppers Jan 2016 #22

Bristol Palin's next sonogram could be really interesting. 11 Bravo Jan 2016 #26

'Does this yogurt taste like it's expired to you'? Heeeeers Johnny Jan 2016 #30

Is that really the bull's photo? Quantess Jan 2016 #31

The paparazzi play a high steaks game. nt pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #32

Maybe he has a beef with the press? NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #34

How do they determine how much bull semen is worth? Initech Jan 2016 #36

By examining the performance of the cattle a bull has sired jmowreader Jan 2016 #42

Ahh, don't cry over spilt semen flamingdem Jan 2016 #41