Native of Jura plateau from eastern part of France, the Montbeliarde breed belongs to the European branch of Pie-Rouge breeds. Subjected to strong ranges of temperatures, Jura climate is continental, the Montbeliarde breed got adapted to its environment. For several decades, the Montbeliarde has been expanded in other mountain areas in France but also in other regions, including foreign countries with tough climates. In 2010, the Montbeliarde breed stands for 16.2% of the controlled cows in France which leads her to the place of second dairy breed. The Montbeliarde French Genetics The main provider of French genetics in the United States. Our company is based is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota but we ship from Spring Green, Wisconsin. We were founded in 1997. Our purpose is to bring the top French genetics to American breeders. We do sell semen and embryos but may be able to connect you to some of our clients if you are looking for livestock. You can contact us at 3304 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408, tel: 612-823-7212, email: info@frenchgenetics.com www.frenchgenetics.com Breed Catalog
VALFIN JB FR 3920260325 ISU 165 NATIF JB x IMPOSTEUR Rel: 91 94 daughters 86 herds INEL 51 Protein lbs 86 Fat lbs 112 Protein %.14 Fat %.24 Milk lbs 1668 Rel: 89 83 daughters 76 herds Type Composite 116 Frame 106 Stature 116 Chest Width 94 Chest Depth 102 Body Depth 116 Rump 101 Rump length 114 Hips width 94 Thurl width 84 Rump angle 84 Feet and Legs 108 Rear leg set 95 Foot angle 99 Udder 119 Fore udder attachment 114 Rear udder height 121 Rear udder width 95 Udder depth 111 Udder balance 116 Udder cleft 101 Teats 114 Front teat placement 120 Teat orientation 114 Teat length 106 Teat shape 81 Beef value 87 Belle aaa: 156324 Kappa caseine: BB Udder Health Composite 1.0 Somatic Cells Count 1.3 Clinical Mastitis 0.5 Fertility Composite 0.0 Fertility Cows 0.8 Fertility Heifers 0.1 Interval Calving 1st AI -1.8 Longevity 0.3 Calving Ease (aver.89) 91 Calving Ability (aver.89) 91 Milking Speed 102 Disposition 107 Boheme
SOS JB FR 3922750586 ISU 126 INDUVI x FAUCON Rel: 94 274 daughters 239 herds INEL 37 Protein lbs 57 Fat lbs 128 Protein % -.12 Fat %.23 Milk lbs 2257 Rel: 91 116 daughters 100 herds Type Composite 95 Frame 112 Stature 105 Chest Width 111 Chest Depth 104 Body Depth 111 Rump 102 Rump length 102 Hips width 103 Thurl width 97 Rump angle 99 Feet and Legs 95 Rear leg set 104 Foot angle 106 Udder 84 Fore udder attachment 78 Rear udder height 103 Rear udder width 93 Udder depth 85 Udder balance 86 Udder cleft 96 Teats 98 Front teat placement 76 Teat orientation 91 Teat length 93 Teat shape 102 Beef value 100 Uranie aaa: Kappa caseine: BB Udder Health Composite 0.6 Somatic Cells Count 1.2 Clinical Mastitis -0.4 Fertility Composite -0.4 Fertility Cows -0.3 Fertility Heifers 0.1 Interval Calving 1st AI -0.6 Longevity -0.5 Calving Ease (aver.89) 87 Calving Ability (aver.89) 88 Milking Speed 97 Disposition 117 Unique
TARKO JB FR 3910570245 ISU 125 MERCI x FAUCON Rel: 89 86 daughters 79 herds INEL 17 Protein lbs 26 Fat lbs 42 Protein %.06 Fat %.19 Milk lbs 561 Rel: 90 79 daughters 73 herds Type Composite 103 Frame 107 Stature 105 Chest Width 97 Chest Depth 116 Body Depth 106 Rump 103 Rump length 119 Hips width 109 Thurl width 96 Rump angle 116 Feet and Legs 97 Rear leg set 101 Foot angle 94 Udder 100 Fore udder attachment 100 Rear udder height 103 Rear udder width 90 Udder depth 100 Udder balance 83 Udder cleft 117 Teats 99 Front teat placement 108 Teat orientation 106 Teat length 97 Teat shape 112 Beef value 97 Verriere aaa: Kappa caseine: AB Udder Health Composite 0.1 Somatic Cells Count 0.3 Clinical Mastitis -0.2 Fertility Composite 0.6 Fertility Cows 0.6 Fertility Heifers 0.3 Interval Calving 1st AI 0.3 Longevity -0.1 Calving Ease (aver.89) 91 Calving Ability (aver.89) 90 Milking Speed 113 Disposition 101 Violette
VIBRATO JB FR 3919314605 ISU 124 ORAN JB x JUVISY Rel: 88 74 daughters 66 herds INEL 22 Protein lbs 42 Fat lbs 42 Protein %.01 Fat % -.03 Milk lbs 1250 Rel: 88 64 daughters 59 herds Type Composite 107 Frame 96 Stature 98 Chest Width 104 Chest Depth 100 Body Depth 87 Rump 98 Rump length 98 Hips width 99 Thurl width 94 Rump angle 81 Feet and Legs 111 Rear leg set 87 Foot angle 102 Udder 110 Fore udder attachment 104 Rear udder height 122 Rear udder width 112 Udder depth 110 Udder balance 108 Udder cleft 107 Teats 110 Front teat placement 90 Teat orientation 98 Teat length 110 Teat shape 108 Beef value 104 Udder Health Composite -0.8 Somatic Cells Count -0.4 Clinical Mastitis -1.2 Fertility Composite 0.3 Fertility Cows 0.3 Fertility Heifers 0.4 Interval Calving 1st AI -0.1 Longevity 0.5 Calving Ease (aver.89) 87 Calving Ability (aver.89) 89 Milking Speed 107 Disposition 115 Charmante Comtesse aaa: 351426 Kappa caseine: AA
ADN JB FR 3936891094 ISU 122 NIKOS x GONCOURT Rel: 89 86 daughters 83 herds INEL 15 Protein lbs 37 Fat lbs -22 Protein %.12 Fat % -.27 Milk lbs 557 Rel: 89 80 daughters 77 herds Type Composite 114 Frame 107 Stature 107 Chest Width 116 Chest Depth 96 Body Depth 99 Rump 100 Rump length 94 Hips width 89 Thurl width 88 Rump angle 88 Feet and Legs 113 Rear leg set 97 Foot angle 92 Udder 111 Fore udder attachment 116 Rear udder height 99 Rear udder width 95 Udder depth 103 Udder balance 106 Udder cleft 90 Teats 117 Front teat placement 111 Teat orientation 123 Teat length 119 Teat shape 90 Beef value 110 Udder Health Composite 0.0 Somatic Cells Count 0.1 Clinical Mastitis -0.1 Fertility Composite -0.8 Fertility Cows -0.6 Fertility Heifers 0.4 Interval Calving 1st AI -1.5 Longevity 0.1 Calving Ease (aver.89) 93 Calving Ability (aver.89) 89 Milking Speed 107 Disposition 108 Cigale Capucine aaa: 135246 Kappa caseine: AB
ONZE JB FR 3998006455 ISU 119 FAUCON x BOIS LEVIN Rel: 94 215 daughters 177 herds INEL 22 Protein lbs 37 Fat lbs 66 Protein % -.05 Fat %.06 Milk lbs 1316 Rel: 93 149 daughters 126 herds Type Composite 98 Frame 96 Stature 95 Chest Width 97 Chest Depth 99 Body Depth 96 Rump 88 Rump length 91 Hips width 90 Thurl width 80 Rump angle 87 Feet and Legs 110 Rear leg set 67 Foot angle 85 Udder 100 Fore udder attachment 95 Rear udder height 131 Rear udder width 86 Udder depth 85 Udder balance 108 Udder cleft 109 Teats 100 Front teat placement 98 Teat orientation 85 Teat length 102 Teat shape 105 Beef value 97 Onze aaa: Kappa caseine: AA Udder Health Composite 0.2 Somatic Cells Count 0.4 Clinical Mastitis -0.2 Fertility Composite -0.1 Fertility Cows 0.1 Fertility Heifers 0.8 Interval Calving 1st AI -1.4 Longevity 0.3 Calving Ease (aver.89) 93 Calving Ability (aver.89) 91 Milking Speed 104 Disposition 98 Roulette
Crossbreeding figures 857 d. 1122 d. Holstein 1st service conception rate 1st lactation 25% 27% 5th lactation 17% 43% Pregnancy rate 1st lactation 16% 19% 5th lactation 12% 26% Montbeliarde x Holstein Somatic cells count 1st lactation 83,000 68,000 5th lactation 203,000 133,000 Calving difficulty at 1st calving 17.7 % 7.2 % Stillbirth at 1st calving 14.0 % 6.2 % 3 819 $ 5194 $ Source: Overview of California study Lifetime profit within 4 years of first calving (ignoring health costs) % of cows starting a 2nd lactation within fixed intervals Fertility Jura Bétail undertakes it! Semen especially from the best sires is only as good as its fertilizing ability. Jura Betail is taking steps to ensure the semen quality of our best sires so each cow has the opportunity to calve regularly. PLEDGE #1: Jura-Bétail will not market semen from sires that fail fertility tests during their first use period; Breeders can trust the quality of the new sires. PLEDGE #2: Jura-Bétail guarantees 8 million live sperm count per straw after thawing. This minimum threshold of concentration at the time of AI guarantees its good fertility. PLEDGE #3: Jura-Bétail will publish the fertility results of the main sires used every year Breeders get the specifics on the fertility of our sires. Better conception in the Jura district! The fertility of French herds have been analyzed in 2008 by the French Livestock Institute. This study clearly shows that Jura is the #1 district for fertility And the positive effect of our main breed doesn t explain everything. Indeed, within the Montbeliarde breed, out of 100 AI, Jura Montbeliarde breeders get 4 to 7 more calves than those in other districts. These results vindicate Jura-Bétail s Fertility pledges.