diff --git a/src/State/Bovin/BovineProcessor.php b/src/State/Bovin/BovineProcessor.php
index 2f058a3..69b00b2 100644
--- a/src/State/Bovin/BovineProcessor.php
+++ b/src/State/Bovin/BovineProcessor.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace App\State\Bovin;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Operation;
 use ApiPlatform\State\ProcessorInterface;
 use App\Entity\Bovine;
+use App\Entity\BovineType;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Malio\EdnotifBundle\Bovin\Api\BovinApiInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\Autowire;
 use Throwable;
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ final class BovineProcessor implements ProcessorInterface
 {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly BovinApiInterface $bovinApi,
+        private readonly EntityManagerInterface $em,
         #[Autowire(service: 'api_platform.doctrine.orm.state.persist_processor')]
         private readonly ProcessorInterface $persistProcessor,
     ) {}
@@ -41,28 +44,35 @@ final class BovineProcessor implements ProcessorInterface
                 return;
             }
 
+            $bovine->setSex($identification->sex);
             $bovine->setWorkNumber($identification->workNumber);
             $bovine->setBirthDate($identification->birthDate?->date);
-            $bovine->setBreedCode($this->normalizeBreedCode($identification->breedType));
+            $bovine->setBovineType($this->resolveBovineType($identification->breedType));
         } catch (Throwable) {
             // External service unavailable — persist bovine without enrichment.
         }
     }
 
-    private function normalizeBreedCode(mixed $breedType): ?string
+    /**
+     * Trouve un BovineType par code, sinon en crée un placeholder
+     * (l'admin pourra le renommer ensuite dans /admin/bovin/bovin-list).
+     */
+    private function resolveBovineType(?string $code): ?BovineType
     {
-        if (null === $breedType) {
+        if (null === $code || '' === $code) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (is_numeric($breedType)) {
-            return (string) $breedType;
+        $existing = $this->em->getRepository(BovineType::class)->findOneBy(['code' => $code]);
+        if (null !== $existing) {
+            return $existing;
         }
 
-        if (is_string($breedType) && preg_match('/\d+/', $breedType, $matches)) {
-            return $matches[0];
-        }
+        $bovineType = new BovineType();
+        $bovineType->setCode($code);
+        $bovineType->setLabel(sprintf('À renommer (%s)', $code));
+        $this->em->persist($bovineType);
 
-        return null;
+        return $bovineType;
     }
 }