Maine-Anjou

Maine-Anjou
Cow and calf
Conservation statusFAO (2007): no concern[1]: 144 
Other names
  • Rouge des Prés
  • Durham-Mancelle
Country of originFrance
Distribution
Useformerly dual-purpose, now mainly for beef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1000–1500 kg[2]: 236 
  • Female:
    850–1000 kg[2]: 236 
Height
  • Male:
    average 170 cm[2]: 236 
  • Female:
    average 140 cm[2]: 236 
Coatred pied
Horn statushorned in both sexes[3]
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Maine-Anjou is a French breed of domestic cattle, raised mainly in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. It was created in the nineteenth century in the historic province of Maine by cross-breeding the local Mancelle dairy cattle with Durham stock from Britain, and was at first called the Durham-Mancelle. In France it has been known since 2004 as the Rouge des Prés, but the Maine-Anjou name continues to be used elsewhere. It was formerly a dual-purpose animal, raised both for meat and for milk, but is now principally a beef breed.

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