beanplanter - 5/19/2020 21:13

Some of my Shorthorns are sure to have traces of Maine Anjou in them, be it honestly in the pedigrees or dishonestly via breeders who left it hidden under a different name decades ago. Any Shorthorn breeder who tells you they don't is most likely either being dishonest, is ignorant to the breed's history, or is a native breeder using a very limited pool of genetics that all trace back to the 1822 Coates herd book. Even some of the Native breeders are oblivious to, or turning a blind eye, to some of the known shenanigans that went on in the distant past. It is what it is.

I also have a couple cows who are Fullblood Maine Anjou and a tank with a small selection of original import Fullblood semen and eggs from some of the progeny of them. Why I keep these around, I have no idea, but I've always found them interesting considering the breed was one of many created using Shorthorn blood.