Maine–Anjoun.
/ˌmeɪnˈandʒuː/, /ˈmɛn ɒnʒuː/, U.S. /ˌmeɪnˈændʒu/, /ˈmɛn ɑnˌʒu/ Agriculture.
A French breed of large red and white cattle developed from crossing Durham Shorthorns with French Mancelle cattle, and kept for both beef and milk; an animal of this breed.
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Charolais1893
Maine–Anjou1928
Limousin1970
1928 Agric. Index 1925–7 761/2 (heading) Maine–Anjou cattle.
1934 Internat. Rev. Agric. 25 t500 The breeds of Maine–Anjou, Charolaise and Limousine, though not specialised for milk production, are sometimes good milkers.
1980 H. M. Briggs & D. M. Briggs Mod. Breeds Livestock (ed. 4) vii. 174 Starting in 1839, Durham (Shorthorn) was..crossed on the native cattle... These..were referred to as the Durham–Mancelle and a breed society was formed for them in 1908; in 1909 the name was changed to Maine–Anjou.
1995 Denver Post 16 Jan. aa1/2 Badger, who is a Chianina and Maine–Anjou cross, came from the nation's milk capital, Wisconsin.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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