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Beef Breeds: Even tempered Maine-Anjou

From the Beef Breeds of the World series

Ruth Nicolaus
Jul 3, 2019
Jul 3, 2019 Updated Jun 25, 2020

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Ruth Nicolaus

The Maine-Anjou breed of cattle has a long history in France.

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