Why does our steer try to mount other steers?

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4Rcattle

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My daughter showed her steer this weekend. The first day, he tried to mount two heifers- I assumed it was because they were in heat. Then yesterday, he tried to mount another steer. What would by the reason for this? I’ve been reading and one thing I came across said that implants can cause this behavior- does anyone have experience with that? Is there anyway to stop him from doing it? My daughter is 90 pounds to his 900- so she can’t stop him herself. Yesterday he knocked her down in the show ring as he was trying to jump up-it was scary but she was ok. I just don’t want him to continue this at other shows we go to- especially our county show.
 

RyanChandler

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Why? Because he’s horny.  Sure he’s castrated but he still has other reproductive hormones at play.  For a 90 pound showman someone with some more lead in their pants needed to establish dominance when this steer was just a calf.  Obviously at this point maybe all you can do is teach your daughter to be aware of his initial behavior and movements as he starts to act in a way you don’t want and then counter his movements with those of your own.
 

knabe

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there are signs things are about to happen.


if you can't investigate and mitigate, it's probably not worth it.


you have to figure it out.


this is just a normal thing that most everyone has to figure out.


if you can't be a few steps ahead of cattle, it's probably worth substituting with stuffed animals.


human up and figure it out.
 
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