Guides
Clear answers for buying and selling registered sires, semen and embryos: how to read EPDs, what to check on a straw, how to market seedstock online, and which permits you need between the United States and Mexico.
For buyers
How to buy registered bull semen
What to check before buying semen from a registered bull: EPDs, registration and pedigree, the straw label, health certification, and the permits to ship it from the United States to Mexico.
What EPDs are and how to read them
EPDs predict how a bull or cow’s calves will perform compared with others of the same breed. What each EPD means, accuracy and percentile ranks, with examples.
For ranchers
How to sell bull semen and embryos online
A practical checklist for US seedstock producers selling semen and embryos: breed association rules for AI sires, collection and straw labels, inventory, what buyers want in a listing, and shipping to Mexico.
How to market registered seedstock online
How seedstock producers sell bulls and females today: private treaty, production, consignment and online sales compared, what data buyers pay for, and what a ranch website needs.
What to put in a bull sale catalog (print or online)
The information commercial buyers look for in a bull sale catalog, in the order they use it: terms and guarantees, EPDs with breed averages and percentiles, pedigree and dam records, health tests and sale-day updates.