Animal presentations at SPACE

A world-class genetics hub
SPACE is the unique event for genetics enthusiasts, with a world-class centre of excellence and internationally acclaimed competitions!

  • 3 halls dedicated to the bovine, sheep, goat, equine and genetics sectors.
  • 3 days of competitions and breed presentations in the ring.
  • 500 cattle from 13 breeds and 120 sheep from 10 breeds providing a continuous spectacle in the main ring.
  • A multi-breed 'Genomic Elite' auction like no other in the world.
  • Excellence in health and safety: a strategic issue for farms at the forefront of the exhibition.
PROGRAMME OF 2025 BREED SHOW
Présentations animales au SPACE
Race Salers à l'honneur au SPACE 2025

A day dedicated to beef breeds events

The Salers breed was in the spotlight this year, with a National Challenge.

Originating from Massif Central, with over 210 000 cattle heads, Salers is france's fourth suckler breed.
This hardy breed thrives in difficult terrain and climates with wide temperature variations. Its ability to adapt, its autonomy in calving and its diet based on forage and grass make it an easy, autonomous and profitable breed to manage. Finally, its high milk production also makes it the best of mothers, enabling it to nurse its calves with little or no supplementation.
Its products - meat and cheese - express the full know-how of grassland systems, and satisfy the quality demands of consumers.

It will take the spotlight in the ring from 1:30pm. Nearly 70 animals from the Grand Ouest and the cradle of the breed will be competing.

To round off this wonderful day, a multi-breed auction of beef-quality suckling females will be held. Every suckling breed exhibited at SPACE will be represented at this sale.
7 races laitières en compétition

Interregional competitions and a high quality multi-breed auction

The Montbéliarde will also be in the spotlight on Wednesday, with its “Miss Montbéliarde” competition. The competition will be open exclusively to females in 1st lactation.

Montbéliarde, France's 2nd-largest dairy breed with 600,000 females, continues to delight breeders at home and abroad, as it continues to expand its influence in France and abroad. Its genetic heritage is highly adaptable. The Montbéliarde is a mixed breed, predominantly dairy, capable of producing not only large quantities of milk, but also milk of the highest quality.

The competition animals enter the ring at 1:15pm, with 68 cows in first lactation.
The day will also feature inter-regional competitions for the Normande and Simmental breeds.

The Génomic Élite sale is scheduled for Wednesday September 17 at 5pm. A benchmark event in France and Europe, every year this sale highlights the quality and diversity of French breeding on a global scale.

The 7 dairy and mixed breeds will once again be represented: Jersiaise, Prim'Holstein, Normande, Pie Rouge, Brune, Montbéliarde and Simmental.

This year, the ambition is to offer around twenty heifers, with physical auctions in the SPACE ring, and several lots of sexed embryos sold online until the end of the Show.
Challenge Prim'Holstein France au SPACE 2025

Prim'Holstein France Challenge and the Multi-Breed Dairy Supreme Championship

Building on its success last year, the Challenge National Prim'Holstein is back again this year.
SPACE is joining forces with Prim'Holstein Atlantique to launch an annual initiative aimed at opening up the Prim'Holstein competition to regions outside the Prim'Holstein Atlantique zone, namely: Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Occitanie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Some twenty places will be reserved for these regions, enabling a broader national representation.

Inter-regional competitions for the Brune, Jersiaise and Pie Rouge breeds will also take place on the same day.

Thursday will close with the Inter-Dairy Breed Championship, where the 7 great dairy champions will return to the ring to compete for the title of SPACE 2025 Supreme Champion. Which breed will succeed Prim'Holstein in 2023 and Pie Rouge in 2024? Join us on Thursday 18th, at the close of SPACE, to experience this thrilling moment of suspense!
11 races ovines et caprines au SPACE

A continuous exhibition in the sheep/goat tent

The SPACE animal show is also a showcase for all animals, throughout the 3 days of the show. In addition to Hall 1 for cattle, 11 breeds of sheep and goats will be exhibited under the ovine-caprine tent, which is very popular with international visitors. 3 sheep breed will be on show: Rouge de l'Ouest, Suffolk and Roussin de la Hague.

All the animals of all breeds taking part in SPACE will have been selected by commissions throughout the summer. Having an animal selected for SPACE is a great source of pride for breeders.

Their experience

It was a great source of pride to judge one of Europe’s most prestigious competitions, to discover some of the finest French cows and, above all, to share my passion for Holsteins with my son Henry. Thank you for your trust.
Yan JACOBS Canadian breeder and judge for the Prim’Holstein France Challenge in 2024
Presenting animals in the SPACE ring is not only an honour but also a testament to the dedication behind our work. Winning the Supreme Champion title at the 2024 edition was a complete surprise - a moment of immense pride and deep emotion. This recognition reflects the efforts of multiple generations and makes the achievement all the more meaningful.
Aurélien LE CLÉZIO Pie Rouge cattle farmer
The animal presentations at SPACE set a global benchmark due to the diversity and quality of the animals on show. With over 600 animals featured each year, it serves as a true showcase of top-notch genetics while ensuring the health and quality standards of the livestock !
Jean-Yves RISSEL Head of Animal Presentations at SPACE