Maine-Anjou
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| Conservation status | FAO (2007): no concern: 144 |
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| Country of origin | France |
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| Use | formerly dual-purpose, now mainly for beef |
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| Coat | red pied |
| Horn status | horned in both sexes |
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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.