Blonde d'Aquitaine

Blonde d'Aquitaine
Bull at Agriflanders in 2007
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk:143
Country of originFrance
Distributionworldwide
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1400 kg
  • Female:
    1050 kg
Height
  • Male:
    165 cm
  • Female:
    155 cm
Skin colourwhite
Coatwheaten
Horn statushorned in both sexes
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Blonde d'Aquitaine is a modern French breed of large domestic beef cattle. It was created in 1962 by merging three blonde draught breeds of south-western France, the Blonde des Pyrénées, the Blonde de Quercy and the Garonnaise.:129 Since about 1970, it has been selectively bred specifically for beef production. It is the third-most numerous beef breed of France, after the Charolais and the Limousin. It has been exported to many countries round the world.