Moo.

It's a sad day for Cattle Breeder Eric Fleming, whose 70-pound semen tank was broken into last Sunday.

In what could be considered the Quote of the Month, Fleming said:

"I will give a nice fat reward for any information on semen that was stolen from my tank today," Fleming wrote in a message posted on the Breeders' World Web forum this week. "It was a mother load of semen that I consigned to Denver sale."

Emphasis mine. Heh.

Let's take this as a learning opportunity. Did you know:

• Bulls are finicky about breeding
• Sperm collecting from bulls is a very difficult process
• Bull sperm keeps well in the deep freeze, often outliving its donor
• Female cows/sperm recipients are called "dams." (How rude!)

Do the right thing: If you, dear reader, come across some suspect bull sperm, please alert the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, stat.