Limousin bulls play an essential role in improving herds for meat production, thanks to their developed musculature and growth efficiency. They transmit characteristics such as good carcass yield and rapid calf growth, making the breed ideal for breeding geared to efficiency and profitability.

In terms of functionality, Limousin bulls are appreciated for their hardiness and ability to adapt to a variety of environments. They are also known for their ease of calving, reducing the risk of complications at birth and improving herd productivity.

Originally, Limousin cattle, recognizable by their wheat color and illuminated mucous membranes, were mixed-meat animals (i.e., medium-sized with good muscle development), with very fine bones and recognized maternal qualities: small, vigorous calves at birth, good fertility, females that calve alone and are able to raise their calves until weaning thanks to their good milk production. The selection choices made have led to much greater morphological diversity, since today the Limousin cattle population ranges from the very early type (small meat) to the late type (size, growth). This makes it a breed of choice for all types of production, whether purebred (milk-fed and Aveyron calves, grazers, bullocks, heavy heifers, fat cows and steers) or crossbred with dairy breeds.

On the other hand, global warming as we know it today in France confirms the selection choices favored by the Créalim Selection Company, which has continued the work of France Limousin Testage initiated in 1984. In fact, these two unions of animal insemination cooperatives had made and still make the choice of creating and offering in their catalogs Limousin bulls that are more mixed-meat and fine-boned, which have the advantage of being able to maintain themselves in difficult conditions, while retaining their original production qualities (ease of birth, fertility, calving aptitude and milk production), essential for ensuring economic profitability for the breeders who place their trust in them. These are also survival and economic criteria of interest to breeders in other countries of the world, who may be confronted with more extreme climatic conditions, ranging from extensive breeding in arid zones under +40°C to breeding in icy zones where winters reach -30°C and more advanced stages in our friends to the south (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Mexico, Argentina etc.), not forgetting the Nordic countries which also experience rather worrying winter droughts. ”