Bull semen forces closure of interstate ramp

WKRN ^ | 8/23/11 | WKRN

[Himyar]

They put the bull in a set of stocks or a squeeze chute-kind of like a stout metal cage. Most bulls aren’t too upset once they get used to the process.

[5thGenTexan]

Well, extraction from racing horses was an episode of “Dirty jobs”. I bet the process is prety much the same.

[Cuttnhorse]

I used to tell my wife we should stop buying a cheap clean up bull since he always sired more calves than the AI. And you are right about the electronically stimulation...actually they use the same set up as collecting seman for trich exams.

[Himyar]

If you only have one cow, you are probably going to have a problem catching her in heat so you can get her inseminated. You may see more of your vet than you really want to.

[Cuttnhorse]

seman = semen

[tarotsailor]

barney Frank is aboard his private jet racing to the scene with a straw...

[Himyar]

You can collect a bull using the same set up as horses. Most use the electical method on bulls because it is easier and safer. Some bulls are really dangerous. You can’t collect a horse with the electrical method.

[One Name]

The old textbooks show a 2-man team of collectors wearing protective gear in a chute. Nowadays they have hydraulic squeeze chutes that contain the electro-excited bull so probably one guy can play catcher.

[proud American in Canada]

Totally disgusting. ICK!

[miele man]

Did Trailways close down? Haven’t seen one of their buses in years.

[conservaterian]

I’m not gonna even ask how they get bull semen into the canisters..

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Met a woman in a bar once who, how should I say it, "manually manipulated" race horses to obtain semen for artificial insemination. Thought hard about going home with her - two conflicting emotions - 1) she would be REALLY experienced 2) she would be REALLY disappointed.

[babyfreep]

Oh my - had to run and tell that one to DH. FUNNY!

[stormer]

It's not that complex, if you know what you're doing...

[mlocher]

Talk about doing the jobs Americans won’t do....sheesh

Where's Mike Rowe when you need him.

[stormer]

It's not a bad job as long as you're not the new guy...

[decal]

And where you're doing it...

[HereInTheHeartland]

“How do you get the bull to hold still for this?
Soft lights, candles, and a Barry White CD mix ... “

One might think of the scene from “The Right Stuff”

[stormer]

No foolin’... As a youth I worked on a dairy. Found out on Day 1 not to grab the cows by the horns. Nothing like a toss of the head by a 1200 pound animal.

[mlocher]

Is the guy in the green “The most interesting man in the world”?

[stormer]

And it looks like they’re out of Dos Equis...