Aubrac: the breed for the future

Aubrac Cattle are known for their performance o grass and their excellent feed conversion. e Aubrac breed has rapidly grown in popularity with Irish Farmers and particularly among dairy farmers. Aubrac cattle are renowned for their ease of calving and short gestation period. ey produce a much sought after calf from dairy cows, growing to be very healthy animals who thrive very well. ey make ideal replacements for the beef herd while the bull calves nish and grade very well in the factory as bull beef or as steers. ey are the ideal choice for the dairy herd. ere is a wide selection of AI straws available through the AI companies and through the Irish Aubrac Society. ere is also a ready supply of top quality stock bull’s available. e Aubrac breed also has a huge role to play in our beef herds as they have all the desirable traits one could want in their stock. ey are easily calved, have a short gestation period and are extremely docile. ey also thrive very well on low inputs. ey are ideally suited for the new suckler schemes as they have very good star ratings. Four and ve star ratings are very much the norm for this fantastic breed.

For more information call Angela in the o ce on (051) 641 106. Alternatively, email info@aubrac.ie