A little less, yes, but longer and with the resources of the farm.
24 November 2023
Selection of Aubrac bulls for AI
30 November 2023GAEC du Liuret - Béarn (64)
With some dairy cows reaching 70kg per day, the GAEC du Liuret in Béarn (64) has opted for productivity and efficiency, and therefore naturally for bulls in the VOLUM segment.
PACOLINE, RODDICK, SANTIAGO, POLIBAY, PRODIGY, PERRY PK, PELLEGRINO, PLATON and SOLDADO were the bulls mainly used in breeding last year, with consistently excellent results. With selection criteria such as Milk, udder and limb quality (cubicle system) and udder health (functional), the GAEC shows superb performance and is regularly present in the PLM top list:
► Several animals over 60,000kg of milk,
► Average of 11,783kg at 39.5 TB and 31.6 TP,
► 2.7 lactation ranks sign of good longevity and animals in excellent condition,
► 14.6 liters of milk/day of life
Here, the LISIERE B+84 pts cow (GOTHAM x ULIER CHAMP) is a fine representative of the breeding program and a perfect illustration of the VOLUM segment. At the age of 8 and in her 6th lactation, she has already produced 65,500kg of milk at 42.3 TB and 34 TP.
"We rely on our inseminator and the SYNETICS / AURIVA offer to provide us with bulls that will support our breeding choices. Our location at the foot of the Pyrenees also makes feeding a very important factor in maintaining our performance. Nor do we hesitate to invest to improve working conditions and productivity, as we recently did with a forage harvester robot and a milk cab.
- 3 UTH
- 100 hectares UAA
- Stall system
- 110 VL
- 1 280 000 L
- 2 milking robots
Indeed, Jean-Luc and Romuald are always keen to move their breeding forward and make the genetic choices that will enable them to progress both individually and collectively! It should be noted that the GAEC is committed to the selection program: all heifers are genotyped, and the best are mated in the female line as part of the scheme.
They also use the program’s embryo banks with the OPTIMAL and CAPITAL contracts to diversify origins within the herd and acquire genetics from different sources.
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