Aubrac Cattle. Thoughts?

[Ribble]

Apparently this French breed is becoming more popular in Ireland, what do you think of the breed?

Anyone in Britain keeping them?

The Bull is called Dauphin

 

[M-J-G]

My cousin bought one for serving heifers, easy calving, lively calves but very slow growing and pretty lean.
He got rid of him after a year.

 

[Matthew Britton]

We have a few herds around us (France) they are generally on organic farms, they look ok but not as beefy our lims or the local Charolais. They don’t look much like your second photo though.

 

[Tim W]

Decent sized , established herd near Shaftesbury, Dorset.
The stockman told me they were excellent eating, fairly good growth, hardy but dangerous
There's another thread about them somewhere i think?

 

[Woolless]

Decent sized , established herd near Shaftesbury, Dorset.
The stockman told me they were excellent eating, fairly good growth, hardy but dangerous
There's another thread about them somewhere i think?

Aubrac...any in the UK?

Just wondering is the Aubrac used at all in the UK?? They are a maternal French breed, easy calving, v good milk, no overly big, great converters, excellent feed efficiency and v good kill outs.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

Yes, I resurrected it a couple of months ago. Temperament seems to be an issue.