The French ‘Cow of the Year’ for 2015, following 18 days of internet voting, is the well-known Amarante.
Amarante (Shottle x Morty) is decidedly the profitable cow of GAEC Cabon (29). She recently elected Cow of the Year 2015 at the end of 18 days of competition. Amarante is sired by Shottle and out of a Morty, and previously won this same title in 2013. Owner Patrick Cabon stated, ‘Amarante is a very complete, allround cow that still looks youthful even though she has produced over 100,000 kg. Her descendants are also reliable performers.’
She won this title, for the second time, awarded through the Internet and deserved support for the all qualities she can express milk, efficiency and morphology.
These qualities, she does not keep them for her, she transmits to her descendants, as confirmed by its owner, Patrick Cabon, ” Complete on all fronts, she still feels young, so she has to overcome 100,000 kilograms. Her descendants also prove the reliability of its performance. ”
Cow of the Year 2013 and now in 2015
Amarante is an example of a cow aging well. Her numbers are regular, and improve with time.
Here her performance exhibited in 2013, during the competition, and those of 2015:
| Année | Age | Lait | MP | TB | TP | NG | Moy. Cell. | IntVel/ 2ans | MP/ JDV | Lait/ JDV |
| 2015 | 9a11m | 91448 | 2719 | 37.4 | 29.7 | 92 | 100 | 670 | 0.81 | 27.4 |
| 2013 | 7a10m | 68214 | 2038 | 37.8 | 29.9 | 90 | 88,4 | 675 | 0.76 | 25.4 |
The complete results 2015: The complete results of the competition are available HERE
