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Wearealreadyac�ngformorethan20yearsasapioneertoiden�fyandmakingreliablesuperiorgene�cs accessibletoasmanybreedersaspossible.First, GIEBlond hasbeensuccessfullypromo�ngmanyBlonde referencebulls:TILBURY,BUFFALO,EVIAN,...distributedinpartnershipwithotherbreedingcompaniesand insemina�oncoopera�vecenterssuchasAURIVA,GENESDIFFUSION,etc...

Today,ourbullsrangekeepsexpandingwithsiresselectedby GENPROG.Prioritycriterionsforsires selec�onarefocusedonnewbloodlinestostrengthencalvesvigoratbirth,growthpowerwithoutavoidingmeat conforma�on,calvingeaseandexcellentfunc�onaltraits(calvingability,milk,soundness,legs).Onegoal:toget a high-performanceandeasy-to-manageeverydayherd!


Whyusing Blondegene�cs:
EASYCALVING Blondedamsarefer�le,easycalversand producehighdailygrowthratecalves.


Blondecalvescharacteris�csatbirthcontributetoeasier passagethroughthebirthcanalforbothpureand crossbreeding.Thecalf’sbirthweightisspreadoveramuch longerbody,afinebonestructure,lightmusclingatbirth, smoothshoulders,andasmalltriangularhead.



Bullscalvesperformancebornin2018-France.Source:Résultatsducontrôle deperformancesdesbovinsallaitants-France-Campagne2018

FASTGROWING,QUIETTEMPERAMENTandHEATTOLERANT HybridvigourandBlondegene�cscombina�on isgivingexcep�onalgrowthundermanycondi�ons.Blondesareusuallydocileandeasytohandle.
Blondesmaywellbethemostadaptablebreedinexistence.Theyflourishinanyclimate,con�nentalortropical ones:Europe,Australia,USA,Canada,Tropics(excellent�ckresistanceandhighmoistureairadaptability).
THEBESTFEEDCONVERSIONRATIO Blondesareunsurpassedinfeedefficiency.Infeedlotteststheyconsistently convertfeedattherateof4.9-5.8kilosoffeedperkiloofgainwhereastypicalfeedlotperformanceforotherbreeds isrankingover6to7kilosfeed/kilogain.
Source: “Gene�cparametersandbreeddifferencesforfeedefficiency, growth,andbodycomposi�ontraitsofyoungbeefbulls” –F.S.SCHENKEL, S.P.MILLERandJ.W.WILTON,Can.J.Anim.Sci.,177-184,2004”.
MOREWEIGHTATWEANING Blondegene�csistransmi�ngmoregrowth
Source:Fa�enedbulls zootechnicalperformancesfromthreedifferentbreeds –“Driedextrudedsugarbeetpulpforfa�eningbulls:animalsperformancesandimpact oncarcassandmeatquality–V.DECRUYENAERE,D.COULMIER,D.STILMANT,P.
HIGHCARCASSYIELD Efficientproduc�onofleanredmeatisBlondeprimaryadvantage.Feedlotandcarcasstests consistentlyshowsuperiorfeedefficiency,heaviercarcassweightandalowfattoleanra�oforBlondesandBlonde crosses.Blondemeatmarbles,istenderandtastybutdoesnotcarryexcessexternalfat.Thebreed’sremarkable lengthassociatedwithhighlydevelopedhindquarterandloinproduceahigherpercentageofmorevaluablesteak androastcuts.
Source:Comparisonofgrowthtraitsofeightbeefca�lebreedsintheCzechRepublic,VaclavJakubecetal.,Arch. Tierz,Dummerstof46(2003)2,143-153
Carcassyieldsfromdifferentbreedstrialwithsimilarfa�eningcondi�ons.
Source: MastleistungvonOchsensechsverschiedenerFleischrassen,Pierre-Alain DUFFEY,AlainCHAMBAZ,IsabelleMORELundAndréCHASSOT,Agrarforschung9(6):I-VIII,2002.

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Thankstoaninteres�ngbirthease,FILOUcanbewidelyused forbothheifersandcows.Hisprogenyismixedtypefor heifers,withextrabodyandpelvislengthtowarranty calvingeaselateron.








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Areyoulookingforeasymaintenanceca�le, increasedmusclesmorphology,strongandprolific offspring?HELIOTismadeforyou!Suitedforany livestocktype(dairy,beef,doblepurpose),HELIOT isabullwithwelldrawnmusculaturecomingfrom













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Normorecompromisesforfirstcalving,use IDALGO!Easycalving,excellentgrowthratefor firstcalvingheifersoffspring,nicebeefshape, remarkablepelvisstuctureforbreedinglateron, quiettemperamentprogenyandsoundness... Everythingisthere!IDALGO,aneasy-to-matebull forheifers. .

Anoutoftheordinaryprofilewithoutsantding performances.IDALGOisfixingwheatcolour,with expressiveheadsandlargemuzles.Quiet temperamentprogeny,easytohandleinany situa�on.






GOLDENBOYPp,thePOLLEDearly-maturingtype pedigreewithbothgrowthandmeat conforma�on. .
















EarlymaturingtypewitharemarkableOlympian quietness,GOLDENBOYPpcomesfromaheifer ma�ng.SonofGAELIC(IFNais:105-ISEVR:107IVMAT:114(BaseBL.PF.19.2),GOLDENBOYPpis combiningcalvingease,growth,powerandmeat conforma�ontouseforbothpurebreedingor crossbreeding.Heterozygouscarrierofthepolled gene,50%ofhisprogenywillbehornlessatbirth.






GOLDENBOYPpperformanceisoutstanding: 289kgat5monthsand497kgat9.5months.
GOLDENBOYPpiscomingfromahighlyfer�le maternalbloodlinewithexcellentmaternaltraits (Milk).Hisprogenyismeat-oriented,earlymaturingtypeandquiettemperament.


GOLDENBOYPpistheidealeasycalvingbulltoget highdailyweightgaincalvesheavilymuscled.



