Kandina Maines, home of our Maine Anjou Cattle
A little about the Breed
The Maine-Anjou breed was created in the nineteenth century by owners of large
estates in the traditional province of Maine, who cross-bred the local Mancelle
dairy cattle with British Durham cattle - the breed that would later become the
Shorthorn. The resulting dual-purpose breed was thus originally known as the
Durham-Mancelle. A herd-book was started in 1908, and the name of the breed
was changed to Maine-Anjou. It was changed again in 2004, to Rouge des Prés, but
outside France the older name continues to be used. From about 1970, breeding
favoured beef production over dairy use. Calm Cattle, easy calving, plenty of milk
make's for excellent growth rate in calves.
Weight Height
Male: average 1000–1500 kg Male: average 170 cm
Female: average 850-1000 kg Female: average 140 cm
Coat: red and white pied, white and red pied, or black. Horn status: horned or polled in both sexes
The Maine-Anjou breed was created in the nineteenth century by owners of large
estates in the traditional province of Maine, who cross-bred the local Mancelle
dairy cattle with British Durham cattle - the breed that would later become the
Shorthorn. The resulting dual-purpose breed was thus originally known as the
Durham-Mancelle. A herd-book was started in 1908, and the name of the breed
was changed to Maine-Anjou. It was changed again in 2004, to Rouge des Prés, but
outside France the older name continues to be used. From about 1970, breeding
favoured beef production over dairy use. Calm Cattle, easy calving, plenty of milk
make's for excellent growth rate in calves.
Weight Height
Male: average 1000–1500 kg Male: average 170 cm
Female: average 850-1000 kg Female: average 140 cm
Coat: red and white pied, white and red pied, or black. Horn status: horned or polled in both sexes
