Buller-Steer Syndrome

Buller-Steer Syndrome– A behavior problem where a steer has a sexual attraction to other steers in the pen. The steer is ridden by the other steers, resulting in poor performance, reduced gains and injury or death.

Potential Causes

• use of hormonal implants (especially estrogenic ones)
• keeping large numbers in a group
• introducing new cattle into a pen

Prevention

• adequate watering
• adequate bunk space