Milk recording results - Sheep France 2013 Source of pictures: OS Lacaune, OS brebis Corse, OS ROLP, GIS iD64 NB: the copy of the information contained in this document is allowed if and only if the source « Institut de l’Elevage » is mentioned.

People who contributed to the development of this document: Jean-Michel Astruc Michel Douguet Gilles Thomas

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Translator: Michèle Boussely ([email protected])

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Introduction The research and development process in genetic improvement of dairy sheep successively dealt with productivity of ewes and herds (during the 70s and 80s), chemical milk composition and its suitability for cheese production (during the 80s and 90s), finally functional abilities such as resistance to subclinical mastitis and udder morphology (2000 decade). These functional characteristics enable the animals’ functional longevity to be improved. This improvement matches with their ability to postpone their culling for other reasons than those linked with their milk yield level. In other words, functional longevity contributes to have flocks with a better cost-effectiveness, not by increasing takings, but by decreasing production costs through reduced early culling. Genomics has been fully involved during these last years in dairy sheep breeding schemes with, on one hand, the selection for resistance to scrapie thanks to the genetic typing of the PrP gene widely implemented right at the beginning of the 2000s, on the other hand genomic breeding prospects which are subject to Roquefort’in (Lacaune breed) and Genomia (Pyrenean dairy sheep breeds – Manech and Basco-Béarnaise) programmes. From year 2015 onwards (choice of young rams at the end of 2014), Lacaune breed will shift towards a genomic selection with a new scheme design. The genetic improvement of dairy sheep within the three French traditional breeding areas (“Rayon”de Roquefort, PyrénéesAtlantiques, Corse) is based on the breeding of local breeds within their own production area and systems. This principle is strengthened by the French AOC label (which guarantees the origin of a product) of each area. This label requires the local breed as the genetic material to be used for the cheese production of Roquefort (Lacaune breed), of Issau-Iraty (BascoBéarnaise and Manech breeds) and Brucciu (Corse breed). The implementation of dairy sheep breeding programmes is based on milk recording and progeny testing of animal insemination rams. It has systematically been well-reasoned in order to increase its efficiency-cost ratio. Pyramidal structure of the population Breeds’ population is organized on the basis of a pyramidal structure made up of breeders, creators of the genetic gain and farmers using genetic gain, in order to select the local breeds in population-wide terms. Selection tools are gathered in flocks of breeders who are registered at the official milk recording organizations. These tools include qualitative recording and breeding animals’ qualification with possibly udder scoring. Breeding flocks serve as a testing medium and provide the breeding centers with young rams. Testing has been developed in order to maximize breeding schemes. The effort required for its implementation is considerable as (depending on the breeds) 50 to 60 % of the inseminated ewes within a flock under breeding are inseminated with tested rams. Breeders receive as compensation inseminations with the elite rams, i.e. the sires of the breed’s rams. If they wish it, the breeders who use the genetic gain may receive a simplified milk recording. Its objective is firstly to get a within-flock ranking of the ewes, but also the technical monitoring of the dairy flock. Rationalization and optimization over the time Breeding objectives have been planned gradually. Official milk recording implemented in the 60s was at the beginning only a quantitative control (milk yield) due to the industry needs of milk on one hand, and because of the low initial productivity of the French local breeds on the other hand. The first objective was clearly to increase ewes’ productivity. The breeding criteria taken in consideration was the milk yield during the milking period which steps up fat and protein contents quantities, and thereby cheese quantities. Such an objective may be accepted during the start-up period of the breeding scheme. However, when this objective is fully operational and becomes completely effective (in the 80s for the Lacaune breed, in the 90s – 2000s for the Pyrenean breeds), the milk quality (fat and protein contents) deteriorates on a genetic level speaking. Thus, it is becoming essential to be interested in the chemical quality of the milk also in order to know about cheese yield and the fat/dry ratio of cheese in the framework of AOC cheese produced with raw milk and whole milk. That’s why a qualitative recording was to be performed, although it is difficult and expensive to implement in dairy sheep because of the flocks’ size and the rapid mechanical milking routines. Finally, when the context of the industry was such as productivity was no longer directly looked for, breeders became then interested in functional characteristics which are going to enable to decrease production costs and to improve work conditions, especially milking conditions which represent the first work station of dairy ewes’ breeding. Today, farmers and stakeholders of selection schemes raise the question of hardiness and plasticity and evoke the wish to work on resistance to gastro intestinal parasitism, dairy persistency, ability to one-milking per day, feed efficiency, but also the ability to transhumance and at the valorization of rangelands. Milk recording simplification The official AC design (monthly recording of one of the two daily milkings, whatever the milking) has been widespread. The qualitative recording has been even more simplified. Only a part of the ewes is recorded: the primiparous (Pyrenean breeds) or the first two lactations (Lacaune breed). Only the middle of the lactation is controlled, because it is the most representative period from a genetic point of view. Thus, the objective is to carry out three samples at the first four test-days of the ewe during the morning milking. The morning milking enables a better milk sampling, especially of the fat content and somatic cells. The partial recording as described here above enables to save about 85% of the samplings and analyses in order to get an efficiency a bet lower (the loss of precision may easily be compensated for rams by increasing the testing daughters’ number by about 10%), compared to the exhaustive A4 recording method (on a monthly rhythm for the two daily milkings and for all the ewes on milking). This process is also systematically used for functional characteristics. INSTITUT DE L’ELEVAGE

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Table 1: Evolution of the main criteria related to breeding schemes for the 3 French breeding areas Simplified milk recording

Official milk recording

1985

2005

2012

Rayon

Number of recorded ewes in official milk recording protocol (% of the overall population) 113,519 (17%)

Pyrénées

38,026 (12%)

30%

52

92 (127)

13,000

Corse

7,300 (7%)

-

-

88 (151)

-

Rayon

176,936 (21%)

81%

477

277 (163)

585,000

108,836

55%

200

158 (146)

32,000

Pyrénées

(23%)

AI rate in the nucleus

Number of rams progenytested

Milk yield in liters (lactation duration)

Number of recorded ewes in simplified milk recording protocol

70%

430

186 (162)

311,000

Corse

20,408 (20%)

39%

40

124 (181)

-

Rayon

171,909 (22%)

84%

403

289 (167)

490,865

Pyrénées

117,164 (25%)

50%

226

198 (155)

33,578

Corse

15,944 (19%)

37%

13

137 (185)

12,017

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Data processing Annual results of the sheep official milk recording are calculated from an extract of the French national dairy sheep database used for indexing and research, which is part of the SIEOL Information System. This extract was performed at the end of the dairy sheep year in December 2013. Thus, these results concern the year 2013. Regarding the seasonality of the dairy sheep production in France, all lactations are considered as finished and qualified if they are calculated. The results are presented by breeding area, French local administrative area (=French “département”), Milk Recording Organization (MRO), Performance Testing organization and by breed. Here are the definitions of these terms: Breeding areas: 1 = ‘Rayon de Roquefort’ ; 2 = ‘Corse’ ; 3 = ‘Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ French local administrative areas (= French “départements”): Aude, Aveyron, Corse du Sud, Haute Corse, Gard, Hérault, Lozère, Pyrénées Atlantiques, Hautes Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn et Garonne. Milk Recording Organizations (= MRO): ‘CDEO’, ‘Confédération Générale de Roquefort’ , ‘EDE 48’ , ‘EDE 81’ , ‘EDE 82’ , ‘SCP 30-34’ , ‘SUAE Corse du Sud’ , ‘SUAE Haute-Corse’ , ‘UNOTEC 12’ Recognized Performance RecordingOrganizations (= RPRO): ‘CDEO’, ‘OS Lacaune’ , ‘EDE 82’, ‘SUAE Corse du Sud’ , ‘SUAE Haute-Corse’ Breeds: ‘Lacaune’, ‘Manech Tête Rousse’ , ‘Manech Tête Noire’ , ‘Basco-Béarnaise’ , ‘Corse’. Other breeds representing less than 50 ewes nationwide are not taken into account in these results. NB: In paragraphs 2.2 to 2.6, maps only show French local administrative areas (=French “départements”) where at least 10 lactations haven been calculated for the corresponding breed. Warning: Results between breeds or populations (Basco-Béarnaise, Corse, Lacaune, Manech Tête Rousse, Manech Tête Noire) should not be compared, mainly for two reasons:  each breed is represented only in one breeding area. Therefore, genetic type and dominant farming system(s) of each French administrative region are closely linked.  the calculation of milk yield at milking period varies from one region to another (and for breeds accordingly), in relation with the average suckling length, depending on the farming system: - 25 days in the area of Roquefort, - 35 days in the Pyreneans and in Corse. Some definitions:

Total number of ewes: ewes present in the flock at the beginning of the lambing period. Number of ewes in lactation: ewes for which calculating a lactation has been possible (so this total takes into account ewes that had at least one test-date with non-null milk production record). Number of ewes that lambed: ewes with a date of lambing, non-pregnant ewes, aborted ewes without milk and not mated ewe in 1st lactation are therefore excluded from this total. Lambing rate: number of ewes which lambed divided by the total number of ewes (expressed in %). Lactation rate: number of ewes with calculation of lactation divided by the number of ewes which lambed (expressed in %). Milk yield: it represents the milk yield at the milking-only period. This milk yield is calculated only on the period of exclusive milking of the animal after the weaning of the lamb(s), and doesn’t take into account the milk yield during the initial period of suckling or suckling x milking. So the milking length matches only to this milking-only period. The milk yield is expressed in liters and the length in days. The official milk recording is an AC milk recording protocol, i.e. a monthly control of one of the two daily milkings, without any obligation of rotation. However, the recording occurs mainly in the morning because the sampling for the qualitative control is more precise during the morning milking (more milk in the morning). Results for fat and protein contents are not provided. The sheep qualitative control is indeed a very simplified control (partial qualitative recording). It is based on a sampling performed only at the milking of the morning, on 3 recordings during the middle of the lactation and it concerns only a part of the flock (the primiparous or the first 2 lactations, depending on the breed). The way of recording and calculating the fat and protein contents are relevant for genetics, but are not representative of current economic reality. INSTITUT DE L’ELEVAGE

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Trends for 2013

The total number of ewes present in the flock at the lambing period reached 304,925 in 2013, i.e. an increase of 0.9% compared to the previous year. The total of ewes in official milk recording had remained fairly stable (about 300,000 ewes) over the last ten years. The total of ewes with lactation calculation reached 259,666 in 2013 and remained stable too. The number of flocks which provided lactations results decreased by 0,5%. Except the year 2012 where the number of flocks has stabilized, the decrease is constant since 2004 : there were 835 flocks in official milk recording in 2004, there are 759 today. Only the increasing size of the flocks allows maintaining the number of ewes in milk recording. The average milk yield, which was over 250 liters in 2012, decreased in 2013 to reach 247.5 liters in 164 milking days. A simplified milk recording not identified and presented here exists in addition to the official milk recording design. It concerns all farmers (while the official milk recording is reserved only to breeders). 1,342 flocks and 536,460 ewes present at the lambing period were registered in 2013 (last complete figures).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I - OVERALL RESULTS

7

1.1 – Reminder of the previous years

7

1.2 – Results of the year 1.2.1 – Distribution by parity Number of ewes that lambed Number of ewes in lactation 1.2.2 – Number of flocks and average number of ewes per flock Number of ewes in lactation 1.2.3 – Results per local area (=French “département”) 1.2.4 – Results per breeding area and parity

II - RESULTS PER BREED

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10

18

2.1 – Results for all breeds

18

2.2 – Lacaune breed

19

2.3 – Basco-Béarnaise breed

20

2.4 –Manech Tête Noire breed

21

2.5 –Manech Tête Rousse breed

22

2.6 – Corse breed

23

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I - OVERALL RESULTS

1.1 – Reminder of the previous years

Year

303,052 303,241 302,189 301,253 302,057 303,201 300,488 302,102

Number of ewes that lambed 281,109 281,544 279,962 278,569 278,940 280,796 279,941 277,961

304,925

280,581

Total number of ewes

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Lambing rate

Number of ewes in lactation

92.8 92.8 92.6 92.5 92.3 92.6 93.2 92.0

263,046 261,878 259,812 257,457 257,798 260,629 260,029 257,826

Lactation rate 93.6 93.0 92.8 92.4 92.4 92.8 92.9 92.8

92.0

259,666

92.5

226.7 233.1 237.6 225.0 228.1 241.2 246.8 250.8

Lactation duration d 159 158 159 161 161 161 162 163

247.5

164

2012

2013

Milk yield l

310,000

300,000

290,000

280,000

270,000

260,000 Total number of ewes

250,000

Number of ewes that lambed 240,000

230,000 2005

Number of ewes in lactation

2006

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2008

2009

2010

2011

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1.2 – Results of the year 1.2.1 – Distribution by parity Total number of ewes

Parity 1st lactation Lactation 2 and over Overall total

82,910 222,015 304,925

Number of ewes that lambed 69,460 211,121 280,581

Lambing rate 83.8 95.1 92.0

Number of ewes in lactation 63,683 195,983 259,666

Lactation rate 91.7 92.8 92.5

Milk yield l 211.0 259.4 247.5

Lactation duration d 146 170 164

1.2.2 – Number of flocks and average number of ewes per flock Number of ewes in lactation 259,666

Number of flocks

Average number of ewes per flock

759

342.1

1.2.3 – Results per local area (=French “département”) Local area (= French « département ») Aude Aveyron Corse du Sud Haute Corse Gard Hérault Lozère Pyrénées Atlantiques Hautes Pyrénées Tarn Tarn & Garonne Overall total

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Number of flocks

Number of ewes in lactation

Milk yield l

1 282 29 25 1 7 16 339 1 57 1 759

415 119,837 4,240 9,155 286 2,830 5,990 94,960 135 21,243 575 259,666

314.0 288.5 137.8 136.6 210.8 302.8 275.6 198.0 141.2 291.9 251.1 247.5

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Lactation duration d 176 168 175 190 174 171 162 155 152 165 150 164

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Distribution of ewes per French local administrative area (=French “département”)

Number of lactations

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1.2.4 – Results per breeding area and parity Lactation

Number of ewes in lactation

Milk yield

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over Unknown

39,484 33,625 26,444 20,164 14,825 8,633 7,517 484 151 176

238.4 302.4 322.4 318.2 307.1 289.1 257.8 227.3 288.5

duration d 149 173 177 176 174 169 161 142 167

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over Unknown

2,723 2,371 1,827 1,590 1,347 1,154 1,646 737 13,395

96.0 139.0 156.2 161.8 156.6 149.7 133.6 133.0 137.0

141 188 203 204 203 198 190 191 185

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over Unknown

Total breeding area 3

21,476 19,201 16,220 13,534 9,903 6,706 5,924 2,131 95,095

175.3 207.7 218.4 215.3 205.1 187.5 167.7 154.2 197.9

140 156 164 166 164 159 150 147 155

Overall total

259,666

247.5

164

Breeding area (see Introduction part for details)

1

Parity

Total breeding area 1

2

Total breeding area 2

3

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1.2.5 – Results per breeding area, parity and month of lambing Breeding area

Month of lambing

Parity

1st lactation

1

Lactation 2 and over

Total breeding area 1

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January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December

Lactation

Number of ewes in lactation

Milk yield

10,456 6,644 1,980 594 68 0 21 54 973 2,817 9,345 6,532 19,096 6,333 2,411 899 122 4 1,099 2,585 2,241 28,411 34,625 13,866 151,176

237.8 213.5 165.5 124.7 104.7

duration d 144 131 100 75 65

333.9 295.2 272.7 269.7 260.8 247.2 307.4 249.8 185.5 150.0 144.0 153.7 323.3 319.9 291.4 315.2 319.5 310.2 288.5

203 175 168 181 169 154 164 128 93 82 80 88 196 183 175 188 182 173 167

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Results per breeding area, parity and month of lambing (cont.)

Breeding area

Month of lambing

Parity

1st lactation

2

Lactation 2 and over

Total breeding area 2

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January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December

Lactation

Number of ewes in lactation

Milk yield

869 455 154 23 0

91.8 68.8 49.5 23.5

duration d 124 93 73 36

2 127 259 594 240 334 293 105 16 4

147.3 144.8 129.1 110.4 101.7 109.6 84.7 58.2 25.6 7.8

214 224 200 176 152 127 96 68 39 26

30 2,771 5,396 1,522 201 13,395

135.8 152.8 155.5 141.0 122.6 137.0

222 217 205 180 159 185

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Results per breeding area, parity and month of lambing (cont.) Lactation

Number of ewes in lactation

Milk yield

3,583 2,621 3,117 905 72 0

172.2 137.8 104.2 66.4 33.9

duration d 136 101 75 48 27

0 4 1,054 6,327 3,793 3,726 3,514 3,943 1,162 111 1

179.1 225.4 224.1 195.6 196.2 166.2 124.9 83.6 50.1 21.1

206 193 182 162 136 103 75 50 30 16

Total breeding area 3

0 56 9,092 37,795 14,219 95,095

192.0 218.7 216.1 209.4 197.9

193 184 174 161 155

Overall total

259,666

247.5

164

Breeding area

Parity

Month of lambing

1st lactation

3

Lactation 2 and over

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1.2.6 – Results per breeding area and flock size

11 22 35 53 68 42 38 41 23 32

Number of ewes in lactation 1,946 4,927 9,602 17,127 25,246 17,666 17,888 21,390 13,261 22,123

365

151,176

288.5

167

< 200 >= 200 and < 250 >= 250 and < 300 >= 300 and < 350 >= 400 and < 450 >= 600

29 8 6 4 2 1 4

3,750 1,745 1,577 1,313 770 416 3,824

133.0 124.2 148.8 142.4 137.1 99.9 144.1

178 178 185 187 189 175 195

< 200 >= 200 and < 250 >= 250 and < 300 >= 300 and < 350 >= 350 and < 400 >= 400 and < 450 >= 450 and < 500 >= 500 and < 550 >= 550 and < 600 >= 600

70 85 72 50 27 11 8 9 2 6

11,674 19,213 19,644 16,225 10,058 4,648 3,812 4,686 1,118 4,017

167.9 190.7 196.4 208.0 204.1 216.2 206.1 194.8 271.7 224.4

146 154 155 160 156 159 160 158 159 161

340

95,095

197.9

155

759

259,666

247.5

164

Flock size

Breeding area

1

< 200 >= 200 and < 250 >= 250 and < 300 >= 300 and < 350 >= 350 and < 400 >= 400 and < 450 >= 450 and < 500 >= 500 and < 550 >= 550 and < 600 >= 600

Total breeding area 1

2

Total breeding area 2

3

Total breeding area 3

Overall total

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Number of flocks

Milk yield l 292.5 306.4 287.8 291.3 282.6 293.4 287.7 290.7 291.8 281.8

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Lactation duration d 170 170 171 168 167 168 167 170 166 162

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1.2.7 – Results per milk recording organization (MRO) MRO CDEO Confédération Générale de Roquefort EDE 48 EDE 81 EDE 82 SCP 30-34 SUAE CORSE DU SUD SUAE HAUTE-CORSE UNOTEC 12 Overall total

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Number of flocks

Number of ewes in lactation

340 186 9 25 1 4 29 25 140 759

95,095 77,555 3,999 9,116 575 1,238 4,240 9,155 58,693 259,666

Milk yield l 197.9 281.3 269.9 310.6 251.1 291.6 137.8 136.6 296.2 247.5

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Lactation duration d 155 166 156 171 150 160 175 190 169 164

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1.2.8– Results per milk recording organization (MRO) and per French local administrative area (=French “département”) Number of ewes in lactation

339 1 340

94,960 135 95,095

l 198.0 141.2 197.9

1 142 1 3 7 32 186

415 61,144 286 1,592 1,991 12,127 77,555

314.0 281.2 210.8 311.6 286.9 277.8 281.3

176 166 174 180 175 162 166

Lozère

9 9

3,999 3,999

269.9 269.9

156 156

Tarn

25 25

9,116 9,116

310.6 310.6

171 171

Tarn & Garonne

1 1

575 575

251.1 251.1

150 150

Hérault

4 4

1,238 1,238

291.6 291.6

160 160

SUAE CORSE DU SUD Total MRO

Corse du Sud

29 29

4,240 4,240

137.8 137.8

175 175

SUAE HAUTE-CORSE Total MRO

Haute Corse

25 25

9,155 9,155

136.6 136.6

190 190

UNOTEC 12

Aveyron Total MRO

140 140

58,693 58,693

296.2 296.2

169 169

Overall total

759

259,666

247.5

164

CDEO

Local area (=French « département ») Pyrénées Atlantiques Hautes Pyrénées

Lactation duration d

Number of flocks

MRO

Total MRO

Confédération Générale de Roquefort

Aude Aveyron Gard Hérault Lozère Tarn

Total MRO EDE 48 Total MRO EDE 81 Total MRO EDE 82 Total MRO SCP 30-34 Total MRO

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1.2.9 – Results per recognized performance recording organization (RPRO) RPRO

Number of flocks

Number of ewes in lactation

340 1 364 29 25 759

95,095 575 150,601 4,240 9,155 259,666

CDEO EDE 82 OS Lacaune SUAE CORSE DU SUD SUAE HAUTE-CORSE

Overall total

Lactation duration d

Milk yield l 197.9 251.1 288.7 137.8 136.6 247.5

155 150 167 175 190 164

1.2.10 – Results per recognized performance recording organization (RPRO) and per French local administrative area (=French “département”) Number of ewes in lactation

339 1 340

94,960 135 95,095

l 198.0 141.2 197.9

1 1

575 575

251.1 251.1

150 150

Aude Aveyron Gard Hérault Lozère Tarn

1 282 1 7 16 57 364

415 119,837 286 2,830 5,990 21,243 150,601

314.0 288.5 210.8 302.8 275.6 291.9 288.7

176 168 174 171 162 165 167

SUAE CORSE DU SUD Total RPRO

Corse du Sud

29 29

4,240 4,240

137.8 137.8

175 175

SUAE HAUTE-CORSE Total RPRO

Haute Corse

25 25

9,155 9,155

136.6 136.6

190 190

759

259,666

247.5

164

CDEO

Local area (=French « département ») Pyrénées Atlantiques Hautes Pyrénées

Lactation duration d

Number of flocks

RPRO

Total RPRO EDE 82 Total RPRO

OS Lacaune

Tarn & Garonne

Total RPRO

Overall total

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II - RESULTS PER BREED 2.1 – Results for all breeds Milk yield Number of flocks

Breed

Lacaune Basco-Béarnaise Manech Tête Noire Manech Tête Rousse Corse Other dairy breeds

Number of results

367 87 60 239 54 16

151,176 20,858 9,173 65,045 13,394 20

Milk yield standard deviation

l

l

288.5 183.6 151.4 209.0 137.0 165.4

91.5 70.8 63.7 82.2 58.8 73.1

Lactation duration

d

Lactation duration standard deviation d

167 148 143 160 185 145

40 50 47 49 55 61

8,0%

58,2%

3,5% 5,2%

25,0%

0,0%

Lacaune

Basco-Béarnaise

Manech Tête Noire

Manech Tête Rousse

Corse

Autres races traites

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2.2 – Lacaune breed (French breed code: 010)

Breed geographical distribution based on the number of results

119,835 10,001 – 30,000 5,001 – 10,000 1,001 – 5,000 286 – 1,000

Results per parity

Performed with Cartes & Données

Milk yield

Milk yield standard deviation

Unknown

39,484 33,623 26,444 20,165 14,825 8,633 7,517 485

l 238.4 302.4 322.4 318.2 307.1 289.1 257.8 227.1

l 74.0 88.1 88.3 89.7 88.9 90.4 89.0 95.6

149 173 177 176 174 169 161 142

Lactation duration standard deviation d 37 40 37 38 38 41 44 49

Overall total

151,176

288.5

91.5

167

40

Number of results

Parity

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over

Lactation duration d

Evolution of the lactations number

Number of lactations 180,000 170,000 160,000 150,000 140,000 130,000 120,000 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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2.3 – Basco-Béarnaise breed (French breed code: 030)

Breed geographical distribution based on the number of results

20,723 135

Performed with Cartes & Données

Results per parity

Milk yield

Milk yield standard deviation

l

l

Unknown

4,543 4,171 3,437 2,867 2,182 1,494 1,506 658

144.4 185.9 203.3 209.1 203.5 190.6 176.0 161.5

62.1 67.7 69.8 67.8 68.2 67.5 65.8 69.3

113 145 162 166 166 163 156 149

Lactation duration standard deviation d 47 49 45 43 43 46 45 46

Overall total

20,858

183.6

70.8

148

50

Number of results

Parity

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over

Lactation duration d

Evolution of the lactations number Number of lactations 28,000 25,000 22,000 19,000 16,000 13,000 10,000 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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2.4 –Manech Tête Noire breed (French breed code: 052)

Breed geographical distribution based on the number of results

9,173

Performed with Cartes & Données

Results per parity

Unknown

1,856 1,758 1,583 1,250 875 656 523 672

l 136.9 159.1 167.1 166.1 158.5 149.8 130.5 115.2

l 64.6 64.9 61.6 62.7 59.5 57.8 58.7 52.1

134 144 150 150 149 146 136 137

Lactation duration standard deviation d 54 48 44 43 41 42 44 46

Overall total

9,173

151.4

63.7

143

47

Parity

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over

Number of lactations

Milk yield standard deviation

Milk yield

Number of results

Lactation duration d

Evolution of the lactations number

23,000 20,000 17,000 14,000 11,000 8,000 5,000 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Year

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2.5 –Manech Tête Rousse breed (French breed code : 053)

Breed geographical distribution based on the number of results

65,045

Performed with Cartes & Données

Results per parity

Unknown

15,075 13,268 11,200 9,414 6,845 4,555 3,894 794

l 189.3 221.0 230.2 223.7 211.6 191.9 169.5 181.3

l 78.7 81.6 81.2 80.8 80.9 78.1 74.4 82.7

149 160 166 168 165 159 150 154

Lactation duration standard deviation d 50 50 47 46 47 48 50 49

Overall total

65,045

209.0

82.2

160

49

Milk yield

Number of results

Parity

1st lactation Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over

Milk yield standard deviation

Lactation duration d

Evolution of the lactations number Number of lactations 80,000 75,000 70,000 65,000 60,000 55,000 50,000 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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2.6 – Corse breed (French breed code: 046)

Breed geographical distribution based on the number of results

9,154 4,240

Performed with Cartes & Données

Results per parity

Lactation 2 Lactation 3 Lactation 4 Lactation 5 Lactation 6 Lactation 7 and over Unknown

2,723 2,371 1,827 1,590 1,347 1,154 1,646 736

l 96.0 139.0 156.2 161.8 156.6 149.7 133.6 132.9

l 41.4 56.4 56.4 58.3 55.0 58.2 57.4 58.9

141 188 203 204 203 198 190 191

Lactation duration standard deviation d 50 55 47 45 47 50 53 56

Overall total

13,394

137.0

58.8

185

55

1st

Milk yield

Number of results

Parity

lactation

Milk yield standard deviation

Lactation duration d

Evolution of the lactations number Number of lactations 28,000 25,000 22,000 19,000 16,000 13,000 10,000 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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