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Moving from a traditional Limousin x Blue cow to a maternal type animal is working for farm manager Conor Donaldson at ...

THE latest CMMS statistics have shown the Limousin breed to be the number one suckler cow in Ireland with 260,000 Limousin Cross cows, says the Limousin Society.

Between them, these 1,400 farmers own 100,000 registered pedigree cows, or one tenth of France’s total Limousin herd. Julien Mante, technical manager of FLS, manages the on-farm selection programme.

Their Limousin cows have longevity, often raising calves until they are 10 to 12 years old. The cows still sell at the top of the market at that age because they retain their muscle, David said.