Aubrac...any in the UK?
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Walterp
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- Pembrokeshire
Minority breed, being about 10,000 cattle in (central) France in total, a handful elsewhere including Eire and the UK, both of which have breed societies. The Irish cattle were imported, originally, from the UK?
Suit upland farms, but maybe the Salers beat them to it?
Suit upland farms, but maybe the Salers beat them to it?
Yes, in Dorset-----great meat and madly maternal
They are that! Have a herd here in Wicklow, an hour from Dublin airport. Have circa 60 breeding pure females. I find them to b exceptional suckler dams. They have ample milk, good R grade confirmation, will calve down culard Charolais or blues no problem, easy to work with, and exceptional beef qualities!!!
In France they number closer to 150000 breeding females of which around 30000 are monitored. They are the fastest growing beef breed in France, and have the highest return rate of young people to farming of all the French breeds.
They have been in Ireland for fifteen with all seed stock, barring 3 embryos, being sourced from the top herds in France. There are now over 1000 breeding females in Ireland, and interest is growing. In our national bull testing station the Aubrac has consistently come up with the best feed efficiency figures year on year.
As a friend of mine says The Aubrac can b beaten on nearly every individual trait (blues have more muscle, simmental have more milk, saler have wider pelvis), but as a package they can not be beaten.
In France they number closer to 150000 breeding females of which around 30000 are monitored. They are the fastest growing beef breed in France, and have the highest return rate of young people to farming of all the French breeds.
They have been in Ireland for fifteen with all seed stock, barring 3 embryos, being sourced from the top herds in France. There are now over 1000 breeding females in Ireland, and interest is growing. In our national bull testing station the Aubrac has consistently come up with the best feed efficiency figures year on year.
As a friend of mine says The Aubrac can b beaten on nearly every individual trait (blues have more muscle, simmental have more milk, saler have wider pelvis), but as a package they can not be beaten.
nice add ,
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Has this breed made any progress in the UK since 2013? Watching a very interesting US you tube video the other night where Johann Zietsman (visiting grass-fed cattle expert) gave the breed a big shout. Maybe of interest for inclusion in a crossbred suckler?
- Location
- West Wales
There was someone down by Shaftesbury with a big herd of them, speaking to someone who worked there in 2006-2008 they were absolutely nuts.
AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
Fair few in Ireland? Have a look on tw@tter.
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
These could be the ones @Tim W mentioned back in 2013. 'Absolutely nuts' doesn't sound too promising!
They are still there i think----a friend worked them for years, swore they were the nuttiest critters he had worked with
( had his jaw broken by one amongst other injuries i think )
He bought some Welsh Blacks from us and thought they were docile in comparison
AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
Why do Welsh Blacks get such a bad press on TFF? We've never had an issue with them!
Not sure?
They weren't the maddest sucklers i've worked with (Charollais) but were certainly worse than Shorthorns or Herefords
Welsh Blacks have udder issues. Or at least they did.
AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
Seems to be a lot of talk about temperament issues. I can't get my head round that.
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
No, I'll give you that.
- Location
- Cheshire
Go on. What breed are they supposed too be? Doesn’t look something too get excited about?
- Location
- Scottish Borders
You’re right, but the cow looks like like she’d be quite willing to impale you with those horns !
