News Release
For Immediate Release — March 3, 2009
Junior Bulls Now Ready for the Farm
Bull Test Auction Slated for March 12
(Spring Hill, TN) More than 60 purebred Angus bulls will be sold at the University of Tennessee Junior Bull Test Sale held on Thursday March 12 at noon at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. Having recently completed the 84-day gain test, these bulls have met strict qualifications in average daily weight gain. This class gained an average of 4.51 pounds per day, with the high-gaining bull putting on an average of 5.99 pounds per day. In addition to weight gain performance, these bulls are also monitored for reproductive soundness.
Complete test reports are available online at
http://middletennessee.tennessee.edu/. A video copy of these reports can also be found online at
http://animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Beef/BullTestingProgram.html or at UT
Extension offices across the state. For catalogs and additional
information, contact Dr. F. David Kirkpatrick at 865-974-7294 or email
at fkirkpat@utk.edu.
The Junior Bull Test Sale is a public auction. All bulls are between the
ages of 12-15 months, and represent breeding programs from purebred herds
in Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. Prospective buyers will have the
opportunity to bid on these outstanding bulls at the station or at the two
TeleVideo centers located at the Knoxville Livestock Center and the 4-H
Camp in Greenville.
The purpose of the Bull Testing Station is to provide a standard, impartial post-weaning gain test that will furnish records that will be useful in breeding programs. The Station also provides a market for completely performance-tested bulls and serves as an educational tool for beef cattle improvement.
The Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center is one of 10 outdoor
laboratories operated by UT AgResearch, a division of the UT Institute of
Agriculture. In addition to its agricultural research programs, the UT
Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction, research and public
service through the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and UT Extension offices
in every county in
the state.
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Contact: Ginger Trice, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 731-425-4768
gtrice@tennessee.edu