Aubrac cattle is well adapted to harsh climatic conditions but its milk and meat production is fairly low. During the 20th century more efficient selection methods further improved the quality of the breed. Aubrac cattle for sale from david clarke livestock limited. In france, aubrac cattle were introduced into terrain that was weedinfested, difficult and neglected, and deserted by other breeds. The herd book was established in april 1894 and every registered animal can be traced back to this book. I went to france in 1995 and had a look at the aubrac.
In the 1960s there were still more than 250 000 head. Search 25 listings of used cattle for sale by private parties and dealers. Aubracs need for movement to find water and food in harsh terrain, winds, and huge fluctuations in temperatures shows the endurance of the aubrac. Aubrac meat cooked over a wood fire, regional products market and show producers aubrac.
Francis and janet butler culvin, streete village, co. The only requirement for registration as a fullblood in both north american herd book registers is that ancestors should have full french ancestry, 26 or trace directly to the herd book limousin in france. Historically, aubrac cows were milked to produce laguiole cheese to this day aubrac cattle are also known as laguiole. In 1938 she earned an agregation of history, and in 1939 she married raymond samuel, who became known as. Aubrac breeding seems to have started in the 17th century when a benedictine abbey was established on the plateau. And in case you are confused by aubrac the region, aubrac the village and aubrac the cheese, you might note that the beautiful local breed of cattle also goes by the name of aubrac.
The french herd book people brought me to see some herds, but we could not work out at that time how to. We therefore use cookies, as we legitimately have our hearts set on improving user experience, producing statistics and offering ad inserts based on your areas of interest, including, with your consent, local ones. Search for used cattle for sale france on agriaffaires. At the beginning of the 20th century, the aubrac breed was widespread in the southern and eastern areas of the central. The aubrac region has been a member of the natura 2000 network since august 2006. The irish aubrac cattle breed society limited, here after known as the society, shall maintain one or more registers as follows. Part and parcel of this hardiness is excellent maternal qualities. Follow the herds to their summer pastures mountain towards laguiole nasbinals or brameloup. Dont miss these top restaurants during your visit to laubrac. The aubrac cattle breed are renown for the worldclass flavor and tenderness of their beef. Another herd book was started in 1882 in charolles. The full french pure bred herd book class, as with all european union eu member countries herd books, is controlled by eu legislation. The first cattle registered in the genealogic records of the breed go back to 1894. The herdbook was established in april 1894 and every registered animal can be traced back to this book.
Use the simple search function to find your used cattle for sale amongst 24 ads. The upra aubrac is in charge of defining a selection plan whose guidelines are directly related to the economic conditions of the environment of the cattle raiser. This area basically spans a few regions of the auvergnerhonealpes and occitanie in southern france. The breed was nearly extinct as recently as the early 1970s but, like the laguiole knife, it was resuscitated by the regions enterprising farmers. Wifi and parking are free, and this hotel also features a restaurant.
The breed attained international importance after world war ii. The beef has a high marbling, superb tastes, tenderness with a high bone to meat ratio with very little waste. After the revolution and the napoleon era had concluded, and after a necessary period of recovery and calm, the true work of improving the livestock was continued. The shows helped to set the standards of the breed in its colour, appearance and abilities. The first genealogical herdbook dates back to 1865 and 45% of the current total population of the cows are foundation stock. Le gaec perrodin a ete fonde en 1998 par joelle et didier perrodin, rejoints en 2018 par leur fils clement. Mar 1, 2019 1the abondance is a mixed race breed of cattle which originated in the high valleys of hautesavoie, france. Use the simple search function to find your used cattle for sale france amongst 4 ads. It was formerly used mainly as a draught animal, but in modern times is reared for beef. Herd profiles archive pedigree irish aubrac cattle breed. The aubrac region supports little grain production, so economic reality has propelled.
Though the breed was decimated by the allied invasion of normandy during world war ii, there are currently 3 million normandes in france. The name is also applied to the surrounding countryside, which is properly called l aubrac in french. To encourage breeders to aim for quality the first aubrac show took place in laguiole on the 25th of september 1830. A register of the particulars of the pedigree, status and performance of eligible aubrac pedigree cattle here after known as the animals.
Lucie aubrac 19122007, of catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a lyon girls school and newly married to raymond, a jewish engineer, when world war ii. They are golden brown in color with a white head apart from the eyes, underside of the abdomen, and extremities of its. They were combined in 1919 as the charolais herd book. With the mechanisation of agriculture in the twentieth century, numbers declined. Aubrac is a small village in the southern massif central of france. After centuries of breeding selection by french monks, it was decided to open a herd book in 1893. The aubrac breed is a moderateframed, highly maternal breed from southern france that was developed centuries ago for production of foragebased beef. Limousine, is a french breed of beef cattle from the limousin and marche regions of france. The breeders were judged on the quality of the cheese they produced and the look of their animals. The aubrac makes optimal use of the natural forage available on the farm, dieting on hay in winter and grazing grass in summer as it climbs to mountain pastures at over 1,000 m in altitude. The french herd book people brought me to see some herds, but we could not work out at that time how to bring them back to ireland, she. The name is also applied to the surrounding countryside, which is properly called laubrac in french. The present herd book in france was started in 1883.
Their present role in france is to provide rich milk for the cheese industry while maintaining their excellent carcass quality. Lag du herd book aura lieu le 9 aout 2019 a pierrefort cantal. Our plan is to continue expanding the herd by keeping our read more. Lucie aubrac 19122007, of catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a lyon girls school and newly married to raymond, a jewish engineer, when world war ii broke out and divided france. In 1840, the agricultural society of aveyron was created, and the aubrac herd book was initiated in 1892. The aubrac breed is a very frugal, robust, longlived and fertile breed of cattle that can survive on the lowroughage or mountains. Scea pontonnier elevage aubrac, marclopt, rhonealpes, france. Description they are mediumsized, with the female weighing in at between 580 and 680 kilograms kg and standing 1. Search 422 listings of used cattle for sale by private parties and dealers.
The development of the aubrac breed started during the 17th century at the benedictine abbey of aubrac, in the south of the central massif in france. Herd book rules pedigree irish aubrac cattle breed society. Catherina cunnane interviewed sarah glories, in order to receive an insight into her family farm, which consists of a herd of blonde daquitaine and aubrac cattle, that is run by her father patrick and his uncle christian, in the north department of tarn, in france patrick glories, farms alongside his uncle christian and daughter sarah in the north department of tarn near the city. Lucie samuel 29 june 1912 14 march 2007, born lucie bernard, and better known as lucie aubrac french pronunciation. In 1893, the herd book for the aubrac breed was created. At the beginning of the 20th century, the aubrac breed was widespread in the southern and eastern areas of the central massif and even in the mediterranean regions. Throughout the twentieth century, advances in technology have made selection methods very efficient and have clearly improved the quality of the breed. Cows spent the winter in the farm and gave birth to calves. Camillou in aumont aubrac has been around since the 1900s, serving gourmet french food using traditional local recipes buron du che. The aubrac also known as laguiole originates from the auvergne in southern france, specifically a small town called aubrac. The upra aubrac has delegated to the union aubrac the application of the selection plan and the management of the herd book. See more ideas about beef cattle, dairy cattle and cattle. In 1840 the agricultural society of auvergne was founded, later replaced when the herd book for the aubrac breed was created, in 1893. The aubrac is a very old french beef cattle breed with 150 years of breeding history.