Pie Rouge Des Plaines Cattle: Origin, Characteristics

Pie Rouge des Plaines cattle breed (Lowland Red Pied Cattle) is a dairy cattle breed from France. It was created by crossbreeding Armorican cattle with Meuse-Rhine-Issel and German Red pied cattle in 1966. The breed is bred in the north-west part of France, in Brittany and Normandy.

The Pie Rouge des Plaines cattle differ from the superficially similar Red Holstein. The Red Holstein is a simple selection of red Holstein cattle. However read more information about this cattle breed below.

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Pie Rouge des Plaines Cattle Characteristics

Pie Rouge des Plaines cattle are medium to large sized animals. As the name suggests, these animals are usually red-pied in coloration. They have pale skin and short low horns.

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Average height of the bulls is about 150 cm at the withers, and about 138 for the cows. The bulls on average weight about 1000 kg. And average body weight of the cows is about 700 kg. Photo and info from Wikipedia.

Uses

These animals are a dairy cattle breed. They are primarily used for milk production.

Special Notes

These cattle are good milk producers. And their milk is of very good quality, containing about 4.13 percent fat and about 3.44 percent protein.

A cow on average can produce about 6900 kg of milk per year. Sometimes these animals are crossed with beef cattle breeds for producing quick-growing calves. And their meat quality is also greater than Holstein cattle.

Currently, they are mostly found in Brittany, with some in Normandy and central departments. There were about 25,000 breeding cows, with 4000 in the herdbook in 2001. Review full breed profile of this breed in the chart below.

Breed Name	Pie Rouge des Plaines
Other Name	Lowland Red Pied Cattle
Breed Purpose	Mainly milk, and also meat
Special Notes	Good milkers, calves grow fast
Breed Size	Medium to large
Bulls	About 1000 kg
Cows	About 700 kg
Climate Tolerance	All Climates
Coat Color	Red-pied
Horned	Yes
Milk Yield	Good
Rarity	Common
Country/Place of Origin	France