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By the early 1970s the Beef Shorthorn breeders were concerned that their cattle were too small, and lacked Muscle , especially when compared with the continental breeds of cattle - like the Charolais or Limousin - that were starting to be introduced to the UK. To help remedy this, in 1976 the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society sanctioned the introduction of Maine-Anjou blood into the breed. The Maine-Anjou breed was developed in France , and was descended from the same Durham cattle as the Shorthorn had been developed from. The decision to introduce Maine-Anjou blood into the Beef Shorthorn breed was very controversial at the time, however most breeders now acknowledge that it was a necessary step which saved the breed from irrelevance. The herd book was closed to Maine-Anjou blood lines in 2001 , except by introduction through the Grading Register. |
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