{"id":9050,"date":"2024-06-18T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T07:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/non-classifiee\/meeting-with-gaec-des-rapilles-engins-38-a-major-player-in-auriva-genetics\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T10:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T08:01:23","slug":"meeting-with-gaec-des-rapilles-engins-38-a-major-player-in-auriva-genetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/en\/auriva-elevage-en\/meeting-with-gaec-des-rapilles-engins-38-a-major-player-in-auriva-genetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with GAEC DES RAPILLES (Engins 38) A major player in AURIVA genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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GAEC DES RAPILLES is based in Engins in the Is\u00e8re department. Situated at an altitude of 900m, it is now run by Philippe MOINIER and Alain FRANCOZ. \n\nMeeting with Josselin FRANCOZ, employee on the farm and future owner of the business\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A family history that goes back decades <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“The farm has been in existence for several generations. My grandfather owned a few Villard de Lans and then Montb\u00e9liarde cows. My father Alain set up in business in the 90s and quickly switched the herd to Abondance. The 1st full Abondance heifers were bought from the GAEC DES GENTIANES (38) then my father quickly crossed the Montb\u00e9liardes with Abondance bulls to have only Abondances since 2015. We also have 3 Villard de Lans cows, which is the local breed here in the Vercors.<\/p>\n

The reason for the change of breed was that the farm was getting bigger and bigger, and cows were needed that could walk long distances to graze, and that were able to cope with the steep hillsides that are so common in our area.<\/p>\n

The current building and barn drying facility were built in 1993. It could accommodate 25 tethered dairy cows. In 1999, Philippe MOINIER joined my father on the farm, setting up outside the family framework.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 2000, they built the cheese dairy adjacent to the cowshed, as well as maturing cellars and a direct sales outlet.<\/p>\n

Over the years, they gradually increased the size of the herd, which now numbers 38 dairy cows. The cheese dairy enables them to transform \u00be of their production into AOP Bleu du Vercors, tomme, lactic cheeses, yoghurts, etc….<\/p>\n

The UAA covers 80 hectares, divided into 97% grassland and 3% triticale cereals. Cows graze from mid-April to mid-November.<\/p>\n

Today, I’m an employee of the farm and I’m setting up on 01 January 2025 to replace my father, who’s retiring, and Philippe, who’s leaving the GAEC.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Specifications to be respected in the Bleu du Vercors PDO zone<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“We produce 190,000 liters of milk a year and process around 125,000 liters on the farm. The remainder (65,000L) is delivered to the Vercors Lait cooperative in Villars de Lans.<\/p>\n

We only deliver to the cooperative at weekends, which means we don’t have to be on call all the time.<\/p>\n

As far as the specifications are concerned, they impose few constraints on us and our system: a minimum of 150 days grazing per year, 3% Villard de Lans in the dairy herd, a ban on silage in the ration, and all forage purchased must come from the PDO zone.<\/p>\n

On the cheese-making side, our products are sold mainly directly from the farm, but also in producers’ stores and supermarkets in and around Grenoble.<\/p>\n

We manage to sell our milk at \u20ac1.55\/L for processing only. Milk delivered to the cooperative is paid at \u20ac600 per tonne.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“The Abondance breed has been present in the Vercors massif for a very long time. It is appreciated for its hardiness, its ability to travel on stony paths and to make the most of slopes. What’s more, these cows get the most out of their rations, whatever the climate.<\/p>\n

Today, average milk recording is 6,000 liters\/cow at 34 TP and 37 TB.<\/p>\n

We’re happy with this breed because it’s easy to breed and adds value to our system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\"We have been genotyping all our females since the very beginning of the service. We believe in genomics!\n\nGenotyping enables us to sort our females for renewal, but also to help us choose the 1st AI. It's important for us to add value to the calves from our heifers.\nToday, mating planning is carried out alternately by the XR REPRO cooperative and by AURIVA (or OS RAR). Our selection objectives are: TB, milk and morphology. \nEvery year, we put out around 15 purebred doses, 4 of which are sexed, mainly for our replacement heifers. The remainder of the cows are inseminated with YPERIOS Excellence, as this enables the calves to be put to good use. \nOn the purebred side, we use all the bulls in the AURIVA catalog. On our latest batch of heifers, 80% of the females are daughters of young bulls!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A major player in AURIVA genetics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“We have 4 home-grown bulls that have joined the Brindas seed production center. <\/p>\n