{"id":11970,"date":"2015-01-21T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T12:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/?page_id=11970"},"modified":"2015-01-22T11:18:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T10:18:01","slug":"maine-anjou-breed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/en\/maine-anjou\/maine-anjou-breed.html","title":{"rendered":"Maine-Anjou breed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e3e26228e8e67c840cd4be2e0612f096\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e3e26228e8e67c840cd4be2e0612f096{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e3e26228e8e67c840cd4be2e0612f096 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e3e26228e8e67c840cd4be2e0612f096 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e3e26228e8e67c840cd4be2e0612f096 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_tab_container  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Maine-Anjou breed (Rouge des Pr\u00e9s)<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='tabcontainer av-av_tab_container-0bacd910096d11a3cec6dfb538798966 top_tab  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last ' role='tablist'>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-av_tab-80ee3d2ac73e301842e3b155ccd34231'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='tab active_tab' role='tab' tabindex='0' data-fake-id='#tab-id-1' aria-controls='tab-id-1-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Origins<\/div><div id='tab-id-1-content' class='tab_content active_tab_content' aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-4a29feea170585a32cf84e2ba28f430b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-4a29feea170585a32cf84e2ba28f430b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-4a29feea170585a32cf84e2ba28f430b .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-4a29feea170585a32cf84e2ba28f430b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-4a29feea170585a32cf84e2ba28f430b av-styling- av-img-linked avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 top-to-bottom avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2015\/01\/pays-de-la-loire1.jpg\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='R\u00e9gion pays de la loire'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>R\u00e9gion pays de la loire<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2015\/01\/pays-de-la-loire1-495x400.jpg' alt='' title='R\u00e9gion pays de la loire'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-52c89597409f646e66e7cc675a5d9b4a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  '     ><p>The <strong>Maine-Anjou cattle<\/strong> hails from the historical province of &#8220;Anjou&#8221; (Pais de la Loire) in France, situated along the lower Loire, South-West of Paris. Its capital Angers is located between the world-renowned Le Mans (known for motorsports) and the city Nantes, situated by the mouth of the river Loire into the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>In this climatically favored region lie the breeding origins of the Maine-Anjou breed, also called &#8220;Rouge des Pr\u00e9s&#8221; (red pastures).<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<p>In Germany, <strong>Maine-Anjou farms<\/strong> can mainly be found in the spa town of Bad W\u00fcnneberg in North Rhine-Westphalia and at the heart of the Viking territory in Schleswig-Holstein in Busdorf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-av_tab-7cde86ed08159ca6d86470e30df12400'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='tab' role='tab' tabindex='0' data-fake-id='#tab-id-2' aria-controls='tab-id-2-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Breeding Traits<\/div><div id='tab-id-2-content' class='tab_content' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-734541cb42fd9645bd14467d007ac9dc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-734541cb42fd9645bd14467d007ac9dc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-734541cb42fd9645bd14467d007ac9dc .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-734541cb42fd9645bd14467d007ac9dc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-734541cb42fd9645bd14467d007ac9dc av-styling- av-img-linked avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 top-to-bottom avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-kopf.jpg\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Maine-Anjou Farbe'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Red head with a heart-shaped blaze<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-kopf-495x400.jpg' alt='' title='Maine-Anjou Farbe'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-52c89597409f646e66e7cc675a5d9b4a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><h4>Color<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Maine-Anjou cattle<\/strong> are red with white markings on head, stomach, hind legs and tail. The ends of the extremities are white. A red head with a heart-shaped blaze is preferred. The color \u201croan\u201d (with white interspersals) is possible.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><h4>Body Structure<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Maine-Anjou cattle<\/strong> should be medium to large-framed with strong-muscled front and hind legs. It has full shoulders and a correct pelvis, as well as a firm, long and wide back with a firm topline.<\/p>\n<p>Correct gaits with a medium-strong foundation, medium-sized, pale horns that are bent forward (if not dehorned), as well as well-functioning udders for suckler cow husbandry are the breeding characteristics of the Maine-Anjou cattle.<\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-52c89597409f646e66e7cc675a5d9b4a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-426baddfc71c69b917b09c60fbcbfc96\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-426baddfc71c69b917b09c60fbcbfc96 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-426baddfc71c69b917b09c60fbcbfc96 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-426baddfc71c69b917b09c60fbcbfc96 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-426baddfc71c69b917b09c60fbcbfc96 av-styling- av-img-linked avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 right-to-left avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-koerperbau.jpg\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Maine-Anjou K\u00f6rperbau'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Body Structure Maine-Anjou<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-koerperbau-495x400.jpg' alt='' title='Maine-Anjou K\u00f6rperbau'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<p>A calm and docile disposition, calving ease with high birth weights, good maternal attributes with high milk capacity, as well as excellent growth (fast attainment of breeding objective).<\/p>\n<p>The following key data of the <strong>Maine-Anjou cattle<\/strong> are impressive and reveal very positive breeding characteristics.<\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sacrum height cows:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>approx. 146 cm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight cows:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>approx. 800 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sacrum height bulls:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>approx. 156 cm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight bulls:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>approx. 1.250 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Birth weight:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>48 &#8211; 54 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Daily weight gain:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.000 to 1.200 g<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fecundity age:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28 &#8211; 32 month<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Time between calving:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>376 &#8211; 384 days<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-52c89597409f646e66e7cc675a5d9b4a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-6152928336c5c2c42a41a2c93d2ae4e6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6152928336c5c2c42a41a2c93d2ae4e6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6152928336c5c2c42a41a2c93d2ae4e6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-6152928336c5c2c42a41a2c93d2ae4e6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-bulle.jpg' alt='' title='Maine Anjou Bulle'  height=\"318\" width=\"378\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-av_tab-b86b0a67ed58e35e1f2eac0e785149c0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='tab' role='tab' tabindex='0' data-fake-id='#tab-id-3' aria-controls='tab-id-3-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Breeding<\/div><div id='tab-id-3-content' class='tab_content' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Goals of Maine-Anjou Breeding<\/h4>\n<p>The markings described in the breeding traits are to be adhered to. A distinct pigmentation of the visible mucous membranes, black or gray spots are to be graded with 4 during the exterior evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>The desirable body structure as described in the breeding traits is to be considered during the exterior evaluation. The evaluation of the body structure is the same for horned, dehorned, and genetically hornless animals.<\/p>\n<p>Maine-Anjou cows should demonstrate a good rearing performance with the following attributes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>calves born alive regularly<\/li>\n<li>good milk yield<\/li>\n<li>good maternal qualities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-9a7afd4d34ffdaf7c412f7c697988a76\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-9a7afd4d34ffdaf7c412f7c697988a76 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-9a7afd4d34ffdaf7c412f7c697988a76 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-9a7afd4d34ffdaf7c412f7c697988a76 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-9a7afd4d34ffdaf7c412f7c697988a76 av-styling- av-img-linked avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 left-to-right avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-kalb-stehend.jpg\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Maine-Anjou Kalb'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Maine-Anjou bull calf<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.maine-anjou.de\/ma\/assets\/2012\/11\/maine-anjou-kalb-stehend-495x400.jpg' alt='' title='Maine-Anjou Kalb'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-52c89597409f646e66e7cc675a5d9b4a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-53de321f190370af4f637e5dcfa284cd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-53de321f190370af4f637e5dcfa284cd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-53de321f190370af4f637e5dcfa284cd .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-53de321f190370af4f637e5dcfa284cd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-53de321f190370af4f637e5dcfa284cd 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