Generations of selective breeding, bloodlines cultivated with passion, and a single priority: the quality of the cows. It was against this backdrop that RAPACE was born at the SARRAUDE family’s GAEC IRIGAYA in Juxue (64). Now listed in the catalog as a Maternal Qualities bull, he represents the culmination of several decades of work focused on maternal traits.

On September 3, the Qualités Maternelles station in Casteljaloux will host its traditional sale of cows and heifers. During this Open House, we welcome breeders who wish to visit us to see the daughters of the bulls in the series that have just undergone maternal quality evaluation and to participate in the sale of these females!

Born in the green hills of the Basque country, at Arrambidia Farm, PANTZO is the result of rigorous selection work carried out by his breeder, Pascal JOCOU. Today, he signs his entry into the catalog as a Maternal Quality bull: a consecration for this breeder, who has been involved in Blonde d'Aquitaine genetics for over 30 years and has been a loyal user of AURIVA bulls since the very beginning.

On September 4, the Qualités Maternelles station in Casteljaloux will be hosting its traditional sale of cows and heifers. Breeders wishing to visit us on this Open Day 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!

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.