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<blockquote data-quote="AAOK" data-source="post: 242542" data-attributes="member: 861"><p><strong>Maine-Anjou</strong></p><p>My Father-in Law has been in the Polled Hereford business for close to 50 years. I breed a few Maines, but just for Show Calves. Probably about 15 years ago, I had a cow that just didn't produce the "showy" calves that I needed. I sold her to my FIL and he bred her to his Hereford bull. She had a white faced, black, polled heifer calf which outperformed any of the Hereford calves. Through the years, he kept all of her heifers, and in about 1996 he purchased his first purebred, black Maine-Anjou bull from me. Now, all 40 of his cows are 1/2 Maine/Hereford. About 7-8 are red. Probably 6-8 are solid color.</p><p></p><p>All of these cows are heavier boned, bigger footed, more muscled than the Polled Herefords, but still extremely feminine cows. All have pigmented eyes. Overall disposition of his herd is more calm, and he swears they don't take any more feed. (No test to confirm). </p><p></p><p>He sells all calves at public auction, and normally tops the sale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AAOK, post: 242542, member: 861"] [b]Maine-Anjou[/b] My Father-in Law has been in the Polled Hereford business for close to 50 years. I breed a few Maines, but just for Show Calves. Probably about 15 years ago, I had a cow that just didn't produce the "showy" calves that I needed. I sold her to my FIL and he bred her to his Hereford bull. She had a white faced, black, polled heifer calf which outperformed any of the Hereford calves. Through the years, he kept all of her heifers, and in about 1996 he purchased his first purebred, black Maine-Anjou bull from me. Now, all 40 of his cows are 1/2 Maine/Hereford. About 7-8 are red. Probably 6-8 are solid color. All of these cows are heavier boned, bigger footed, more muscled than the Polled Herefords, but still extremely feminine cows. All have pigmented eyes. Overall disposition of his herd is more calm, and he swears they don't take any more feed. (No test to confirm). He sells all calves at public auction, and normally tops the sale. [/QUOTE]
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