Pie Rouge des Plaines
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The Pie Rouge des Plaines (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a modern French breed of dairy cattle.Template:R It was created in about 1970 by cross-breeding the traditional Armorican cattle of Brittany, in north-western France, with red-pied cattle of the Dutch Meuse-Rhine-Yssel and German Deutsche Rotbunte breeds.
History
The Pie Rouge des Plaines is a modern breed. In 1970, farmers raising the traditional red-pied Armorican cattle in the three western départements of Brittany – Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère and the Morbihan – took the decision to merge their breed with red-pied cattle of Germany and the Netherlands, through a programme of extensive cross-breeding with German Rotbunt and Dutch Meuse-Rhine-Yssel stock, to create a new dairy breed with good meat-producing qualities.Template:R A breeders' association, the Eleveurs de la Race Française Pie Rouge des Plaines, was formed, and a herd-book was opened for the new breed in 1970 Template:R or 1971.Template:R From 1982 an attempt was made to increase size and udder quality by introducing Red Holstein blood; however, the resulting stock was less successful for beef production.Template:R
The Pie Rouge des Plaines is concentrated mainly in Brittany, where about 80% of the total herd is found; it is also distributed in Normandy, and – to a lesser extent – in the Massif Central.Template:R In 2015 the total population was estimated to be in the range Script error: No such module "val"., with approximately Script error: No such module "val". breeding cows, of which about Script error: No such module "val". were registered in the herd-book.Template:R Frozen semen from some 150 bulls was available for artificial insemination.Template:R
The original Armorican breed has become rare: it was listed by the FAO as "critically endangered" in 2007.Template:R The population was estimated in 2005 to be in the range Script error: No such module "val". head,Template:R and in 2014 was reported at 263.Template:R
Characteristics
The Pie Rouge des Plaines is red-pied, with short crescent-shaped horns. The skin, muzzle and mucosa are pale. Cows have good resistance to mastitis.Template:R
Use
Pie Rouge des Plaines has good dairy aptitude: milk yield is of the order of Script error: No such module "val". in a lactation of 329 days; the milk has 4.3% fat and 3.3% protein. Meat production also contributes to profitability.Template:R
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