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Table 2 Descriptive data of stock bulls showing the proportion of different breeds and vasectomized bulls in each breed

From: Prevalence of BoHV-1 seropositive and BVD virus positive bulls on Irish dairy farms and associations between bull purchase and herd status

Breed

No vasectomized bulls

Vasectomized bulls

Simental

4

0

Rotbunt

2

0

Belgian Blue

2

0

Limousin

11

0

Hereford

50

0

Charolais

7

0

Aberdeen Angus

105

3

Holstein Friesian

129

6

Jersey

15

0

Saler

1

0

Norweigan Red

12

0

Friesian

42

0

Jersey Cross

77

1

Unknown

17

45

Total

474

55