Registration Open for UW's Third Annual High Altitude Bull Test

Laramie, Wyo.-Sep. 17, 2024-The University of Wyoming has opened registration for its third annual High Altitude Bull Test and Sale. The program offers bull producers the opportunity to collect data on individual bull performance and offers a venue for producers to market bulls that have undergone pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) testing.

Testing is conducted at the Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC), located at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Bulls in the test are evaluated for their risk for pulmonary hypertension using PAP tests.

"In order to manage cattle at high elevation, you have...