The History of the Breed

The Blonde d'Aquitaine breed has been established in the UK for over 30 years and continues to gain much respect from commercial farmers be they suckler producers or dairy men.

The breeds principal attributes are ease of calving and excellent growth rates, terminating in a carcase with a very high killing out percentage and an exceptionally high ratio of lean meat to bone. These claims have been substantiated in an ADAS review of all the recorded data worldwide over the past 10 years.

The breed is widely distributed throughout the UK and Northern Ireland and thrives well in both the harsher climes of the north and the sunnier south.

There are approximately 8000 registered breeding cows in the U.K. and these are owned by the 600 membership, registrations of new births should total 2,500 this year and the Society is maintaining this steady growth in numbers of around 1-2% increase per year.

The breed Society is very conscious of the need to monitor performance and were the first beef breed in the UK to introduce a classification scheme. BLUP summaries for the breed are now available in the Genetics section of this site of this website.

The Society maintains close links with its parent society in France and has made wide use of the sophisticated breed
performance schemes available there by the introduction of semen from Midatest bulls and the purchase of performance tested bulls,
this is of profound importance to the breed. For more information please look at the semen list in the Genetics section of this website.

There are nine Blonde breeders clubs which cover most of the UK and do an excellent job in promoting the breed and fund raising for charity.
Now firmly established are:
a) A National Herd Competition with sections for both small and large herds.
b) A National Stock Judging competition.

Read any market report and Blonde and Blonde x's will be featured amongst the leading prices. The principal venues for pedigree
Blonde d'Aquitaine are Carlisle, Perth, Bristol and Dungannon in N Ireland.