French Anne
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Hi!
My name is Anne, I'm a French breeder of Aubrac and Simmental cows.
I created this new topic because some of the US breeders asked me a lot of questions about my Aubrac herd and my way to breed cows.
Here are the main informations :
THE HERD:
- 45 Aubrac cows (There are little herds in France!) plus heifers
- 2 bulls (One was born in my herd, I bought the other)
- Genetic selection with the national UPRA Aubrac.
- Artificial insemination (0-5 cows per year)
THE FEED:
- Winter (from November to April): Only hay, sometimes cereals when hay isn't rich enough.
- Spring, summer, autumn: Only grass from natural meadows. The herd is outside, in the mountain.
THE BUILDINGS:
- Recent building for the herd ( parks with straw), before the cows were attached during winter.
All the cows have their horns, and we pay attention to the type of the cows we select: Long twisted horns, black eyes...
We work only with fullblood Aubrac bulls. A lot of French breeders cross Aubrac cows with Charolais bulls.
We select all our cows on their dairy capacities! Indeed, Aubrac cows are today suckler cows, but before, they were milked to make cheese. Today, we try to milk some of them again to product Laguiole cheese.
That's all for today, I hope you will understand, hope there isn't a lot of mistakes....
If you want more details, ask me, it will be a pleasure to answer!
Anne
My name is Anne, I'm a French breeder of Aubrac and Simmental cows.
I created this new topic because some of the US breeders asked me a lot of questions about my Aubrac herd and my way to breed cows.
Here are the main informations :
THE HERD:
- 45 Aubrac cows (There are little herds in France!) plus heifers
- 2 bulls (One was born in my herd, I bought the other)
- Genetic selection with the national UPRA Aubrac.
- Artificial insemination (0-5 cows per year)
THE FEED:
- Winter (from November to April): Only hay, sometimes cereals when hay isn't rich enough.
- Spring, summer, autumn: Only grass from natural meadows. The herd is outside, in the mountain.
THE BUILDINGS:
- Recent building for the herd ( parks with straw), before the cows were attached during winter.
All the cows have their horns, and we pay attention to the type of the cows we select: Long twisted horns, black eyes...
We work only with fullblood Aubrac bulls. A lot of French breeders cross Aubrac cows with Charolais bulls.
We select all our cows on their dairy capacities! Indeed, Aubrac cows are today suckler cows, but before, they were milked to make cheese. Today, we try to milk some of them again to product Laguiole cheese.
That's all for today, I hope you will understand, hope there isn't a lot of mistakes....
If you want more details, ask me, it will be a pleasure to answer!
Anne