AURIVA PROGRAM
GASCON
Year after year, AURIVA’s Gasconne offering grows to offer you ever greater diversity in sire profiles and pedigrees.
Whether you’re looking for promising young sires or proven catalog values, AURIVA puts the emphasis on breed qualities and hardiness in its selection.
TARBESOU, TOMBEUR and UNIQUE, the three new 2025 models, offer us a combination of performance and maternal aptitudes for a high-quality renewal. They complete a fine range of reference bulls for maternal qualities, high-performance weaning bulls confirmed by their progeny evaluations, as well as some of the most interesting young bulls from the latest breeding station series.
Coupling, advice… ?
Contact Ludovic Izard, Meat Genetics Manager
Order your doses
To order doses for AI, please contact your cooperative or our breeder customer service: commercial@auriva-elevage.com
or 05 56 30 75 66
Gasconne breed selection scheme
The selection program for AI sires in the Gascon breed is based on a solid partnership with Groupe Gascon. Through the various stages of selection and evaluation, we strive for maximum reliability in the sires chosen to be offered. Both a vector of genetic progress and consistent with breed objectives, our selection program will deliver performance and satisfaction.
![TARBESOU [GASCON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xg_AZbMkxvY/sddefault.jpg)
![ROC [GASCON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XeLVe0ZcfJk/sddefault.jpg)
![SEVEN [GASCON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sN0XrNx2RhI/sddefault.jpg)
Winning crosses with YPERIOS and early blond bulls
YPERIOS is an AURIVA-Elevage innovation designed to help you implement your crossbreeding strategy with Gasconnes. With YPERIOS, you can enhance the maternal potential of your cows and maximize the quality of your grazers:
- Gain in conformation right from weaning for added value in grazing animals
- Maximize the feed efficiency of regrowing calves and improve their profitability
With the YPERIOS EXC (Excellence Charolais) range, or with blond sires such as GLACON or MELKIOR, make the most of your herd. And for even more optimization, think of sexed semen to manage your renewal:
- Pair the most interesting purebred cows with sexed female semen
- Cross cows of a lower genetic level ideally with sexed male semen.
La Gasconne
A hardy breed suited to both extensive and intensive systems, the Gasconne des Pyrénées stands out for its resistance and resilience. Recognizable by the black tips of its horns, its black eyes, mucous membranes and hooves, as well as its silvery coat and short hair, the Gasconne is able to adapt to the extreme temperatures of its environment.
While hardiness is one of its major assets, it is also an easy and profitable cow to rear. Strong legs, good health, good feed utilization, easy calving, longevity, docility… make this a productive cow.
Renowned for its juicy, marbled meat, in 1997 the Gasconne des Pyrénées was the first breed to be awarded the “Label Rouge Bœuf Gascon ” Pure Race, Pur Goût “” label for large, hardy cattle, now known as “Le Vrai Bœuf” for males and “Laissez-vous fondre!” for cows and heifers.