BLOND D’AQUITAINE

The performance reference!

The Blonde d’Aquitaine selection program is designed to support today’s and tomorrow’s blond breeders by combining fundamentals and innovation. It is the result of a collective effort, unrivalled expertise and an unwavering commitment to the quality of the bulls selected and their ability to meet the expectations of all blond breeders.

A team of experts interacting and partnering with the Blonde d'Aquitaine ecosystem

AN AURIVA TEAM OF EXPERT TECHNICIANS AND INSEMINATORS

1,500 annual matings contracted for bull creation

Genetic expertise and herd recommendations tailored to the field and breeders’ concerns

THE BLONDE
COMMISSION : COMMITTED
PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

From each cooperative to represent diversity
of farms and practices

Identify program issues
and priorities

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS

Contribute to the
international influence of
the Blonde d’Aquitaine breed
in purebred and crossbred

BREEDERS
“PROGRAM”

Partner breeders
involved in genetic
creation
Participate in
testing new
AI bulls and
development of
new Blonde
genetics

OS BLONDE AND
BLONDE GENETIC
AS HISTORICAL
PARTNERS

To propose a
coherent racial scheme
which optimizes
natural service and
AI complementarity
To recruit
300 calves
annually and select
36 to join the individual control
of Soual

Genetic excellence at the service of breeders is our sole motto

AN INCREASINGLY
DEMANDING SELECTION
PRESSURE

Only 12 leading bulls
selected after individual control and engaged for
progeny testing program
Bulls evaluated
confirming potential
improvement with complementary profiles

A CONSTANT
INVESTMENT IN
GENOMICS

Through GEN&BLOND (in
partnership with OS) for
use of technology
in farms
With the 5000GENO project
to grow the reference
Blonde population and
bring even more
precision to genetic
choices