Presentation Normande


Normande Breed

Normande is the second French breed in number of heads. This breed enables cattle rearer to maximise their income because Normande can produce richer milk. Moreover, this breed has also musculature ability whose result a better culling benefit.

More profit with Normande

With more than 270000 milk controlled cows, Normande has a strong role in the French milk production. Thus, the average production for Normande in 2005 was 7192 litres of Milk, with high Fat and Protein percentage (43.1 and 36.4). She is the highest Protein breed among the breed with high number of cattle heads.

For many years, Normande milk is linked with traditional French cheese such as Camembert, Livarot, and Pont l’Eveque … Indeed, the Normande is the best breed in the world to produce cheese because of:
  • High Protein percentage
  • High frequency of good casein variant
These qualities come from historical breeding and make the Normande milk the most efficient to produce cheese (higher transformation rate). In France, some dairy factorises, such as Graindorge) established some contracts with farmers in order to maximise the milk produced from Normande breed.

Normande can adapt itself to all the feeding strategies and thus can bring solutions to each kind of farmers; Thus, the production level behind can demonstrate all the milk potential of this breed:

Name Sire Range MILK (kg) TB (%) TA (%)
NOTOIRE ENTOI 5 12 602 56,7 36,3
PETALE IMMORTEL 3 12 476 46,0 39,1
PUCELLE DRIVER 4 12 459 40,4 31,3
NOBLESSE BUNUELO 5 12 201 43,5 35,1
PASTILLE ENTOI 4 12 183 38,7 35,7
ROSETTE IDRIS 3 11 809 41,8 35,9
NEDESSE GRIVOIS 5 11 647 37,1 34,9
NILUSION LANCON 6 11 633 39,7 35,1
LICORNE DIAMETRE 8 11 525 38,6 33,9
POUPETTE HIGHLANDER 3 11 500 37,7 33,9

No problem with Normande

Productive life is one of the main breed characteristics. It mainly results from a very good fertility, with more of 53% of cows pregnant with the 1st AI. Some independent studies (Hansen, USA, 2001-2002) also showed an improvement of 7% of the gestation rate by crossing Holstein cow with Normande bull.
Moreover, less calving and mortinatality problems with Normande, compared to Holstein. In the same way, In France calving aids is 5% inferior in Normande.

Beef income with Normande

Normande is also a good opportunity for farmers that are looking for a benefit coming from beef. Indeed, Normande is considered as dual purpose breed with a high beef yield and a real tasty meat. For example, the average weight for a Normande culled cow is 345 kg of meat with 53% of beef yield (Delaunay, 2001)

Genetic improvement with Normande

Normande is bred in a unique breeding program that provides the breed a high and regular genetic improvement. Breeding goals are:

  • Milk production
  • Type
  • Functional traits

Thus, genetic level is increasing of 75 litres of milk and the protein% is still increasing every year. The breed’s goals are summed up in the French ISU (Index de Synthèse UPRA): ISU = 51% INEL (Index Economique Laitier) = 0.98 (Prot.Kg + 0.2 Fat.Kg + Prot % + 0.5 Fat %)
18% TYPE = 45% Udder + 25% Body Capacity + 15% Feet and Legs + 15% Musculature 31% FUNCTIONAL TRAITS
= 13% Somatic cells count + 10% Fertility + 8% Longevity


I am interested in Normande

Today, Normande is available according 3 ways:

  • 1/ Cows or Heifers
  • 2/ Embryos
    Embryos are a quick way to use Normande breed. We have a list of embryos and donors that are coming from the best genetic in France. We can provide embryos coming from bull’s dam or show cows.
  • 3/ Normande bulls’ semen
    This semen can full fill all the sanitary recommendations in France and abroad. Moreover, their use on Holstein cows is a way to improve the conception rate. You will find all the bulls available on this web-site.


A lot of breeders already trust us in France and Abroad to get the best Normande genetic products. Please, do not hesitate to contact us, we will be happy to help you.

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