Home Members Area Home How GAPAC works GAPAC production News / Announcements Connections FAQ and suggestions Contact Welcome to the GAPAC website President: Xavier MADET - 03240 DEUX-CHAISES - 06 28 09 14 52 The head office : GAPAC - Les Talbots - 03000 NEUVY Tel: 04 70 44 59 07 - mail: gapac@wanadoo.fr Allotment center: Les Talbots - 03000 NEUVY Telephone hotline in the mornings from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 04 70 44 59 07 - gapac@orange.fr Activities: Marketing of sheep production from members Marketing of registered breeders Technical, economic and sanitary advice Qualification and monitoring of farms under Official Quality Sign Preparation of subsidy files Recognition area: Allier: the entire department (Auvergne Rhône Alpes region) Nièvre: the districts of Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Nevers (Bourgogne Franche-Comté region) History: In 1979, under the aegis of Doctor Henri MADET, specialist in ovine veterinary medicine, around sixty breeders got together to market their production as effectively as possible. Their herd was mainly made up of Ile de France, a seasonable butcher breed, driven in the open air. The majority of breeders were specialized in sheep breeding. Today: Currently, GAPAC has 120 members, ie around 30,000 ewes under contract. The group's herd has changed in size but also in terms of behavior. Crossbreeding with Texel rams has developed as well as Texel purebred breeding. This development responds to the growing demand of the sector. Ile de France and Texel ewes represent 80% of the "GAPAC herd" NEWS Mentions légales - GAPAC - Groupement de producteurs d'Agneaux de Plein Air du Centre - Conception www.c-toucom.com