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CIRBEEF - Center for innovation and research on the production of red meat from dairy herds (visit n°3)
Farm toursCattleEquipmentGenetics
2025-09-17 | 09:30 AM - 01:00 PM | International Club
Information
Visit of the innovation and research center for the production of red meat from the dairy herd (visit n°3)
Cutting-edge experimental devices
- 16 weighing troughs for the simultaneous feed monitoring of 48 cattles
- 1 device for monitoring attendance at watering points in very extensive conditions (Brocéliande moors)
- 1 Phéno 3D gantry to monitor the morphological evolution of growing and fattening animals
- 4 to 6 Green Feed to measure enteric methane emissions
- 1 forage platform with 10 trials: yields, palatability, flora development, drought resistance, albedo
62 HA of UAA in a drying zone of silty-clay type on shale
Good yield potential of meadows and crops:
- Corn silage
- Grazed grass
- Alfalfa and red clover
- Wheat
A livestock building park suitable for experimentation, from 50kg calves to 900kg young cattle
- 1 nursery with 120 places
- 240 fattening places
And nearly 40 hectares of moors and permanent meadows
Departure from SPACE: 9:00 a.m.
Return to SPACE: 12:45 p.m.
CIRBEEF - Mauron
Registration and information
This tour is free and is reserved for international visitors. A special shuttle will be chartered and a guide will be in charge of translating into English.
Pre-registration by email recommended at international@space.fr - During the Show, go to the farm visit counter located at the International Club to register.
