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A "bull" refers to a male bovine who has not yet been castrated ("steer" if castrated). Among animal farmers, sexually mature Holstein bulls have a reputation of being more dangerous than most other breeds even if they are bottle-fed by humans so the rule among farmers is: "never turn your back on a bull regardless of breed."
It is believed among farmers that a bull can go from a gentle giant to an aggressive bull in a matter of days because once he hits sexual maturity, he begins to treat humans like he would a rival bull. A bull is not slow; he can easily outrun you. A bull is not stupid at all, and once he has you down (even if he doesn't have horns), he can easily crush you. A randy bull can break a hot wire with high volts just to get a cow in heat. A bull is also protective of his herd and will defend the cows. It's because of all these reasons that dairy farmers prefer not to have a bull around and instead artificially inseminate cows. If a cow cannot get pregnant via artificial insemination then as a last resort, the bull might be allowed to impregnate the cow if it economically makes sense to hold onto the cow (otherwise, cows who can no longer get pregnant are sent off to slaughter). Bulls exploited for their semen rarely go outside so they, too, are the victims of the dairy industry. Eventually, they, too, get slaughtered.
It's important to note though Cayce Mell and Jason Tracy who had founded OohMahNee Farm Sanctuary and rescued thousands of farmed animals both from factory and "family" farms while their sanctuary was in operation describe bulls in a completely different way by saying "they are like big puppies."Bulls