Last February, Pierre Etchecopar, Blonde d'Aquitaine breed technician, travelled to Budapest in Hungary with Cyril Josse from Synetics Export and Jean Blanc, representative of Blonde Pays d'Oc. Accompanied by Marton Szücs, coordinator of the Hungarian association of the Blonde d'Aquitaine and Limousine breeds, this trip was not only an opportunity to sample the local gastronomy, but also to discover 3 Blonde d'Aquitaine farms.

In the heart of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region, in the commune of Irissarry, Bernadette and Beñat, mother and son, passionately run a mixed farm of Blonde d'Aquitaine and dairy ewes. They are the breeders of PATUA, a new QM 2024-2025 bull in the balanced range of the AURIVA catalog.

Here he is! ROTCHILD, our long-awaited elite bull, enters the Blonde d'Aquitaine 2025 line-up. A product of the prestigious IBOVAL selection, he embodies the breed's high-quality genetics and excellence.

At Bozouls in Aveyron, Benjamin Pons breeds 95 Blonde d'Aquitaine dams. It was his father, still active on the farm, who chose the Blonde 30 years ago when he started the herd. Benjamin loves the breed and its qualities, and has been using AURIVA hornless genetics since MASTER was put on the catalog.

In the heart of the Médoc, in the commune of Gaillan-en-Médoc, Xavier AUGEAU passionately runs a Blonde d'Aquitaine breeding operation alongside a 9-hectare vineyard. He is the breeder of PYHA, the key bull in the Blonde Vêlage Facile label in the Blond AURIVA catalog.

6 bulls from the "P" test series were evaluated in the Maternal Qualities program. The bulls OBERON (ISTARRA/CRENCA) and OMAN (GINKGO/ANIS) were eliminated respectively due to low birth rates and irregular production.

On September 5, the Qualités Maternelles station in Casteljaloux will host its traditional cow and heifer sale. During this Open Day, breeders who wish to visit us to appreciate the offspring of the sires in the series whose maternal qualities have just been evaluated, and to take part in the sale of these females, are most welcome!

In the heart of the Deux-Sèvres region, in Epannes, Jean-Pierre and Marie-Noëlle CAILLE passionately run a farm of 70 Blonde d'Aquitaine dams: the GAEC des Patureaux. The GAEC des Patureaux has bred no fewer than 6 AURIVA bulls, a heritage of excellence that marks the success of the farm.