Aubrac cattle

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Aubrac
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 143 
Other namesLaguiole[2]: 219 
Country of originFrance
DistributionAuvergne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    950 kg[3]
  • Female:
    650 kg[3]
Height
  • Male:
    140 cm[3]
  • Female:
    129 cm[3]
Skin colourblack
Coatwheaten
Horn statushorned in both sexes
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus
    • The bull is darker in colour than the cows

    The Aubrac or Laguiole is a French

    Plateau de l'Aubrac in the Massif Central
    in central southern France, from which it also takes its name. It has a wheat-coloured coat and dark hooves, switch, muzzle and eyes.

    History

    See also: History of French cattle breeding

    The Aubrac is a traditional breed of the

    herd-book was started in 1893.[4]
    : 114 

    Some limited

    cross-breeding took place in the twentieth century: with the Mézenc, now extinct, between 1935 and 1945; with the Maraîchine between 1945 and 1955; and with the Parthenaise between 1955 and 1975.[3]

    The conservation status of the Aubrac is 'not at risk'.[1]: 143  In 2014 the population in France was reported at about 170000 head; for 2021 it was over 506000.[5] The cattle have been exported to a number of countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas; substantial numbers are reported by Ireland and Lithuania.[6]

    Characteristics

    The Aubrac is robust, frugal, fertile and long-lived, and is well adapted to the mountain environment of the Massif Central.

    tsetse flies.[5]

    It has a uniformly wheaten coat, ranging from a pale greyish white to a light brown tinged with orange-yellow.[4]: 114  The skin, hooves, muzzle, tongue, switch and natural openings are all black; there is a pale ring round the muzzle.[4]: 114 [3] Bulls may carry darker markings to the coat.[3] The horns are lyre-shaped and tipped with black. Bulls stand about 140 cm at the withers and weigh some 900–1300 kg; cows stand some 125–130 cm and weigh about 600–800 kg.[4]: 114 [3][5]

    Use

    The Aubrac was formerly reared as a

    weaned.[3]

    Some of the cows are of dairy type, and are milked; they will only give milk if their calf is with them.

    Laguiole cheese; it is hoped that this proportion may reach 10%.[8]

    References

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    1. ^
      ISBN 9789251057629
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    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Étude de la race bovine: Aubrac (in French). Bureau des Ressources Génétiques. Archived 6 July 2015.
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    5. ^ a b c Breed data sheet: Aubrac / France (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2024.
    6. ^ Transboundary breed: Aubrac. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2024.
    7. ^ L'AOP Fin Gras du Mézenc (in French). Chaudeyrolles: Association Fin Gras. Archived 2 October 2023.
    8. ^ Les vaches de l'Aubrac: La race aubrac (in French). Le syndicat de défense et de promotion du fromage de laguiole A.O.C. - A.O.P. Accessed November 2016.


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