France, host land of the 10th World Brown Swiss Congress from April 6th to 10th, 2016 in Mende.
Brown Swiss , the 2nd largest dairy breed after Holstein in terms of genomic selection with nearly 14,000 genotyped bulls, is present on all continents. From April 6th to 10th, 2016 in Mende Lozère, the delegations from over 20 countries are expected at the World Congress, with 250 to 300 participants. The European Show will bring together the top 150 European Brown Swiss cows from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, France, United Kingdom, Spain, etc.
Promote the Brown Swiss breed in France and worldwide
This will be an excellent promotional platform of the Brown Swiss genetics towards the international audience and also to all dairy farmers in France to discover or rediscover all the advantages of the Brown Swiss to improve the efficiency in the dairy industry. All the French Brown Swiss breeders, supported by the BGS team, will prepare in the next 18 months this great event for the Big Brown Cow to her place under the spotlights !
