SCVBT Invitation to Consign
Thank you for considering testing your beef bulls at the St. Croix Valley Bull Test Station. The test will be held at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls Mann Valley Farm, just west of River Falls, WI.
Bulls will be fed a high roughage ration of haylage, corn silage, high moisture corn, protein, mineral, and dry hay with a two-week warm-up period. All bulls are fed and observed at least once each day and weighed on an average of every 28 days. Ration calculations are targeted for 3 pounds per day average gain. All bulls coming slow to the bunk or not gaining as expected are examined, temperatures taken and treated immediately.
This test allows bulls to express their true genetic potential under conditions similar to the farms they will service. More attention is given to the bulls than at many commercial feedlots. Ultrasound carcass data is collected and a breeding soundness exam completed.
Short-term post sale housing, trucking and marketing help is available for all bulls.
Please read through all the rules and regulations throughly and fill out the two forms at the bottom. You will need to include the two forms, a copy of all registration papers, and a payment. Please mail everything to SCVBT, c/o Dan Bonte, 1671 Hwy 128, Glenwood City, WI 54013 by September 19th.
St. Croix Valley Bull Test 