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
