Pie Rouge des Plaines

Pie Rouge des Plaines is a French breed of dairy cattle.^[1] Its name translates as Lowland Red Pied Cattle.

History

This breed was created in 1966 by crossbreeding Armorican with Meuse-Rhine-Issel and German Red Pied (Rotbunte) cattle. Pie Rouge des Plaines cattle are bred in the north-west part of France, in Brittany and Normandy. They differ from the superficially similar Red Holstein, which is a simple selection of red Holstein cattle.

Description

The colouring of the breed is red-pied, with short low horns. The skin is pale. The cows weigh on average 700 kg, and average 138 cm tall at the withers. Bulls average 1000 kg, and 150 cm tall.

Uses

Pie Rouge des Plaines is a dairy breed.^[2] Cows average 6900 kg of milk every year 4.13% fat and 3.44% protein, and better quality meat in greater quantities than Holstein cattle. The breed is also crossed with beef cattle, giving quick-growing calves.

Population

The breed is mostly found in Brittany, with some in Normandy and central departments. In 2001 there were about 25000 breeding females, with 4000 in the herdbook. Frozen semen from about 135 bulls is stored.

References

External links

(French) Brief description with photographs

Cattle breeds of France

These are the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French.

Abondance Alpha 16 Armorican Aubrac Bazadaise Béarnaise Betizu Bleue de Bazougers Bleue du Nord Blonde d'Aquitaine Bordelais (extinct) Bordelaise Brava Bretonne Pie Noir Brune or French Brown Casta or Aure et Saint-Girons Charolais Corsican Créole Guadeloupe Créole Martinique Ferrandaise Flamande Originelle Froment du Léon Gascon Inra 95 Limousin Lourdaise Maraîchine Marine Landaise Mirandaise Montbéliarde Nantaise Normande Parthenais Pie Rouge des Plaines Raço di Biou or Camargue Rouge des Prés or Maine-Anjou Rouge des Prés Lait Rouge Flamande Salers Salers Lait Saônoise Tarentaise Villard de Lans Vosgienne

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