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Number of suckler cows and number of recorded cows
year |
Suckler cows |
herds |
cows per herd |
Born calves |
total |
recorded |
% |
total |
Natality (%) |
2000 |
67 294 |
18 907 |
28,1 |
411 |
46 |
16 535 |
93,5 |
2001 |
82 000 |
20 184 |
24,6 |
447 |
45 |
17 963 |
91,9 |
2002 |
100 333 |
24 542 |
24,5 |
353 |
70 |
20 679 |
92,5 |
2003 |
124 149 |
26 087 |
21,0 |
358 |
73 |
22 233 |
87,8 |
2004 |
136 081 |
25 378 |
18,6 |
368 |
69 |
21 912 |
85,2 |
2005 |
141 146 |
23 980 |
17,0 |
360 |
66 |
20 753 |
94,2 |
difference |
+5 065 |
-1 398 |
-1,6 |
-8 |
-3 |
-1 159 |
+9 |
Numbers of suckler cows at performance recording
breed |
Abbr. |
2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
cows |
% |
charolais |
CH |
2 704 |
2 730 |
4 383 |
4 463 |
5991 |
25,0 |
aberdeen angus |
AA |
2 521 |
3 425 |
3 735 |
4 144 |
4 425 |
18,5 |
beef simmental |
MS |
2 141 |
2 294 |
2 494 |
2 745 |
4 243 |
17,7 |
hereford |
HE |
2 940 |
3 066 |
3 317 |
2 719 |
4 348 |
18,1 |
limousin |
LI |
1 055 |
1 449 |
1 624 |
1 701 |
2 120 |
8,8 |
piemontese |
PI |
380 |
581 |
597 |
661 |
720 |
3,0 |
blonde d´aquit. |
BA |
513 |
812 |
958 |
567 |
652 |
2,7 |
galloway |
GA |
304 |
412 |
420 |
372 |
359 |
1,5 |
gasconne |
GS |
125 |
209 |
315 |
332 |
269 |
1,1 |
highland |
HI |
136 |
227 |
232 |
268 |
252 |
1,1 |
salers |
SA |
47 |
56 |
63 |
63 |
86 |
0,4 |
belgian blue |
BM |
3 |
22 |
10 |
19 |
174 |
0,7 |
other |
- |
0 |
0 |
35 |
309 |
341 |
1,4 |
total |
x |
12 860 |
16 263 |
18 183 |
18 363 |
23 980 |
100,0 |
Reproduction
breed |
Age at the first calving (mon.) |
Servis period (days) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
charolais |
36,0 |
37,2 |
37,2 |
36,0 |
422 |
428 |
461 |
467 |
aberdeen angus |
28,8 |
30,0 |
30,0 |
28,8 |
396 |
398 |
425 |
417 |
beef simmental |
34,8 |
34,8 |
31,2 |
32,4 |
399 |
462 |
470 |
475 |
hereford |
34,8 |
36,0 |
36,0 |
36,0 |
416 |
415 |
444 |
453 |
limousin |
36,0 |
34,8 |
36,0 |
34,8 |
404 |
412 |
419 |
408 |
piemontese |
37,2 |
38,4 |
36,0 |
34,8 |
476 |
509 |
493 |
498 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
38,4 |
37,2 |
37,2 |
37,2 |
437 |
472 |
487 |
482 |
galloway |
32,4 |
39,6 |
37,2 |
36,0 |
387 |
387 |
409 |
478 |
gasconne |
32,4 |
32,4 |
39,6 |
32,4 |
401 |
443 |
521 |
419 |
highland |
37,2 |
32,4 |
36,0 |
37,2 |
392 |
413 |
415 |
432 |
salers |
26,4 |
31,2 |
31,2 |
32,4 |
428 |
438 |
401 |
407 |
belgian blue |
x |
27,6 |
34,8 |
31,2 |
x |
x |
x |
506 |
average |
33,6 |
34,3 |
35,2 |
34,1 |
414 |
434 |
449 |
453,5 |
Weights of calves of the most important beef breeds at age of 120 days (kg)
breed |
males |
females |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
charolais |
180 |
172 |
181 |
179 |
164 |
161 |
166 |
167 |
aberdeen angus |
171 |
165 |
168 |
170 |
156 |
153 |
153 |
157 |
beef simmental |
188 |
183 |
189 |
188 |
172 |
165 |
172 |
172 |
hereford |
150 |
147 |
147 |
146 |
142 |
135 |
140 |
141 |
limousin |
184 |
181 |
189 |
187 |
168 |
164 |
171 |
167 |
piemontese |
157 |
159 |
166 |
168 |
141 |
146 |
150 |
149 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
177 |
172 |
174 |
184 |
163 |
168 |
164 |
167 |
gasconne |
179 |
190 |
198 |
181 |
163 |
160 |
163 |
168 |
salers |
183 |
192 |
193 |
183 |
170 |
169 |
162 |
165 |
average |
174 |
173 |
178 |
176 |
160 |
158 |
160 |
161 |
galloway |
138 |
135 |
150 |
157 |
128 |
128 |
139 |
136 |
highland |
124 |
125 |
130 |
124 |
106 |
114 |
122 |
118 |
Weights of calves of the most important beef breeds at age of 210 days (kg)
breed |
males |
females |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
charolais |
283 |
271 |
284 |
290 |
257 |
252 |
254 |
267 |
aberdeen angus |
267 |
257 |
267 |
271 |
242 |
237 |
238 |
248 |
beef simmental |
295 |
288 |
306 |
304 |
259 |
250 |
270 |
269 |
hereford |
225 |
216 |
221 |
233 |
205 |
197 |
211 |
212 |
limousin |
280 |
276 |
291 |
297 |
250 |
243 |
256 |
260 |
piemontese |
235 |
250 |
273 |
265 |
218 |
220 |
220 |
228 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
275 |
287 |
265 |
293 |
240 |
234 |
249 |
248 |
gasconne |
254 |
289 |
286 |
285 |
222 |
256 |
241 |
273 |
salers |
288 |
291 |
308 |
299 |
253 |
271 |
269 |
263 |
average |
268 |
270 |
278 |
282 |
238 |
239 |
245 |
252 |
galloway |
207 |
213 |
221 |
238 |
187 |
191 |
216 |
215 |
highland |
192 |
178 |
195 |
194 |
157 |
153 |
182 |
170 |
Weights of calves of the most important beef breeds at age of 365 days (kg)
breed |
males |
females |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
charolais |
537 |
501 |
526 |
534 |
358 |
348 |
360 |
389 |
aberdeen angus |
495 |
488 |
502 |
506 |
324 |
338 |
338 |
338 |
beef simmental |
534 |
526 |
564 |
536 |
374 |
348 |
383 |
383 |
hereford |
392 |
370 |
388 |
380 |
279 |
269 |
292 |
297 |
limousin |
492 |
492 |
500 |
506 |
362 |
350 |
373 |
370 |
piemontese |
399 |
430 |
478 |
461 |
315 |
293 |
300 |
345 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
508 |
503 |
513 |
507 |
364 |
326 |
349 |
371 |
gasconne |
477 |
503 |
460 |
438 |
315 |
329 |
332 |
317 |
salers |
494 |
519 |
483 |
503 |
339 |
346 |
376 |
386 |
average |
481 |
481 |
490 |
486 |
337 |
327 |
345 |
355 |
galloway |
298 |
304 |
290 |
308 |
236 |
228 |
254 |
267 |
highland |
263 |
266 |
247 |
257 |
239 |
232 |
228 |
246 |
Growth ability of breeding bulls of the main beef breeds
Breed |
Weight at age of 365 days (kg) |
Height at croup at age of 365 days (cm) |
Average daily weight gain (g/day) |
Test period |
Since birth |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
CH |
539 |
559 |
563 |
134 |
132 |
134 |
1760 |
1786 |
1820 |
1409 |
1450 |
1462 |
AA |
529 |
543 |
544 |
133 |
133 |
132 |
1763 |
1671 |
1780 |
1399 |
1416 |
1433 |
BS |
560 |
578 |
576 |
137 |
136 |
136 |
1795 |
1763 |
1784 |
1457 |
1500 |
1492 |
HE |
506 |
540 |
523 |
130 |
131 |
131 |
1 755 |
1744 |
1695 |
1325 |
1404 |
1355 |
LI |
512 |
510 |
528 |
134 |
132 |
134 |
1595 |
1556 |
1556 |
1326 |
1299 |
1355 |
PI |
464 |
484 |
483 |
130 |
130 |
130 |
1414 |
1438 |
1469 |
1175 |
1230 |
1226 |
BA |
543 |
518 |
548 |
136 |
134 |
136 |
1757 |
1622 |
1643 |
1401 |
1340 |
1411 |
Breeding bulls selected for breeding and rate of insemination in herds
breed |
Number of selected bulls |
Rate of insemination (%) |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
charolais |
221 |
195 |
285 |
272 |
24 |
23 |
24 |
17 |
aberdeen angus |
143 |
108 |
71 |
99 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
beef simmental |
126 |
113 |
150 |
145 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
hereford |
35 |
38 |
21 |
18 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
limousin |
80 |
63 |
83 |
81 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
10 |
piemontese |
18 |
40 |
47 |
35 |
31 |
27 |
29 |
19 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
23 |
39 |
34 |
41 |
29 |
25 |
26 |
21 |
galloway |
14 |
12 |
12 |
23 |
1,5 |
0,3 |
0,2 |
1 |
gasconne |
10 |
11 |
14 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
highland |
8 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
0,4 |
5 |
4,6 |
0 |
salers |
4 |
9 |
6 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
24 |
22 |
belgian blue |
6 |
20 |
2 |
14 |
29 |
65 |
74 |
75 |
total |
688 |
662 |
732 |
762 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
Number of selected bulls for breeding
breed |
Origin of bulls |
native |
import |
semen import |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
charolais |
244 |
253 |
18 |
20 |
10 |
12 |
aberdeen angus |
79 |
65 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
beef simmental |
122 |
129 |
13 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
hereford |
15 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
limousin |
67 |
76 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
piemontese |
27 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
blonde d´aquitaine |
24 |
22 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
8 |
galloway |
23 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
gasconne |
4 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
highland |
10 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
salers |
14 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
belgian blue |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
total |
632 |
640 |
62 |
48 |
68 |
44 |
Breeding bulls of beef breeds from native production and from import (including semen imports)
origin |
2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
native |
395 |
87,0 |
648 |
94,2 |
587 |
88,7 |
640 |
87,4 |
632 |
82.9 |
imports |
59 |
13,0 |
40 |
5,8 |
75 |
11,3 |
92 |
12,6 |
130 |
17,1 |
total |
454 |
100,0 |
688 |
100,0 |
662 |
100,0 |
732 |
100,0 |
762 |
100,0 |
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