Limousin breeding society:

• Name: France Limousin Sélection
• Year of creation: 1985

Breeder members of the Limousin breeding programme:

• Number of breeder members: 5750
• Number of purebred Limousin cows by breeder member:
  • Mean: 72
  • Standard deviation: 46

Definition of purebred Limousin breed standard: The Limousin breed is a beef cattle breed with a large, but fine, strong boned frame. The Limousin breed is a golden-red coat colour, with lighter circles around the eyes and muzzle, and shading to a lighter colour under the stomach, inside the thighs and around the anus and end of the tail. Absence of any spots or pigmentation, with pink mucous membranes.

Purebred Limousin cattle registered in the Limousin herd-book:

• Number of alive purebred Limousin cows registered in the herd-book: 154 911
• Percentage of alive purebred Limousin cows within total alive Limousin cows population: 14.4%
• Percentage (approximately) of alive purebred Limousin cows that are double muscle allele carriers (nt821, Q204X… except F94L/F94L): < 2%
• Percentage (approximately) of alive purebred Limousin cows that are polled allele carriers: 5%

Reproduction (last year):

• Within all calves born from purebred Limousin sire and purebred Limousin dam, the percentage of calves from natural mating: 85%
• Percentage of first calving at around two years old, for purebred Limousin cows: 4%

Number of performances recorded:

• Birth weights: 271440
• Calving conditions: 271440
• Weaning weights: 104744