MAINE ANJOU

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

• They were originally red an white in color
• They can now be black or black an white also
• Mature weight for male: 2,200-3,100
• Female: 1,500-1,900

PURPOSE

• The are the dual purpose breed
• At first: used in small farms to maximize
• Production an raise bull calves to be market ready
• Cows used for milk production

ORIGIN/HISTORY

• Originated in France (Begin of 19th century)
• Breed of durham cattle from england cross with mancelle
• 1850 called Durham Mancelle cattle 1909 became maine anjou
• Got name from maine and anjou river valleys
• In the chateau-gontier in the mayene district

HOW THEY GOT HERE

• Cattle came to north america an placed in canada in 1969
• Introduced to the united states by artificial insemination

CROSSBRED

• Can be bred with a chi or simmental
• To make a mainetainer in the show industry

SHROPSHIRE

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

• Male weight: 225-250 pound
• Female weight: 150-180 pounds
• Black/white legs to knee, white bodies,
• An black faces with white a top the head

PURPOSE

• Dual purpose breed
• Very high meat quality can grade at earlier age so less $
• High quailty wool. Light shrink an quality is market ready
• Easy breed for children because they are medium sized
• And have a very easy disposition

ORIGIN/HISTORY

• From england in shropshire an staffordshire
• No proof as to how they developed
• They think breeders took the best of old native breed
• Then others say its a breed of higher quality southdowns
• EIther way bred to be the highest quailty sheep in england

HOW THEY GOT HERE

• Imported to virginia in 1855
• No record of how they were imported here
• 1860 bred to a flock of ewes on samuel suttons farm
• By the 1880s most colonies had them in they had sheep

CROSSBRED

• Can be bred to a hamp or sulffolk
• To make a higher quality crossbred to show

LANDRACE

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

• All white with large droopy ears
• Male weight: 500-700 pounds
• Female weight: 450-600 pounds

PURPOSE

• Hang a admirable high quality carcass
• Sows reach best lactation at 5 weeks (uncommon)

HISTORY/ORIGIN

• They are from denmark
• There is not alot of record on details
• Of the original breed which is a danish landrace

HOW THEY GOT HERE

• United states received a shipment from denmark in 1934
• They are an ancestor breed to many new breeds here in the US
• Blood from danish, swedish, and norwegian landrace are
• Being put in american landrace to increase quality

CROSSBRED

• Landrace are crossed with most main breeds
• To increase carcass quailty and muscling