The colour is red pied, with white head and legs.
Mature cows weigh 700 kg at 140 cm tall.
Mature bulls weigh 1,100 kg at 150 cm tall.
(4% fat and 3.3% of proteins) The milk is used for AOC cheeses, such as comté and laguiole.
This breed is also used crossing with beef cattle such as charolais and limousin.