No bull: BSEs can help save money

  • Thomas McNair, a veterinarian with Wilkes County Veterinary Services, analyzes bull semen quality at an Oglethorpe County Extension event in Rayle last Friday. (Submitted photo)
    Thomas McNair, a veterinarian with Wilkes County Veterinary Services, analyzes bull semen quality at an Oglethorpe County Extension event in Rayle last Friday. (Submitted photo)
  • UGA veterinary student Lindsey Fenster, from left, and veterinarian Thomas McNair with Wilkes County Veterinary Services administered the breeding soundness exams at the Oglethorpe County Extension event in Rayle last Friday. (Erin Kenney/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    UGA veterinary student Lindsey Fenster, from left, and veterinarian Thomas McNair with Wilkes County Veterinary Services administered the breeding soundness exams at the Oglethorpe County Extension event in Rayle last Friday. (Erin Kenney/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Local cattle farmer Daniella Adams took her bull in Friday for a routine breeding soundness exam, or BSE.    He didn’t pass.   While this might sound alarming for those unfamiliar…

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