Morham Maine’s - Maine- Anjou Beef Stud

“We Won’t Sell Anything We Wouldn’t Buy”

Morham Maine’s is a Maine Anjou Stud investing into the growth and future of the Main-Anjou breed in Australia.

Brian Morham’s passion for Maine Anjou began when he was driving and saw a Maine Anjou Bull in a paddock, this led him to enquire about where he could purchase a Bull.

This then led to the purchase of ‘Bully’ a beautiful, 16-month-old, purebred Maine Anjou.

He looked magnificent. “Bully” as they affectionately called him became the Foundation Bull. Bully was used over the Baldy cows, producing impressive offspring.

Their love for the bull: his temperament; his structure; his gentle nature; gave them the desire to buy some purebred cows to create their own Maine Anjou herd.

In 2009 they registered the Stud Name “Morham Maine’s” and become a registered Maine Anjou Stud.

Maine Anjou cattle are generally identified by their orange, red or burgundy colouring with white patterns uniquely covering their body.

Further clues in identifying the Maine Anjou are their traditional characteristics like their white socks, underbelly, blaze, white tail ending and unique shaped ears.

Maine’s can appear fully red without markings or even white with red markings.

Popularity of black cattle in Australia means that the Maine Anjou would not be complete without a black variety of the breed, which was introduced into Australia in the 1990’s.

The black Maine Anjou has very little to no white markings on its body.

The Maine Anjou breed can be Horned, Polled (no horns) or Scurred (small stubs).

Maine’s have beautiful temperaments which is an advantage in the stock yards.

The cows are easy calving, with calves doing well because of the cow’s great milking capacity which is a contributing factor to the calves fast growth rate, making them ideal for the yearling and vealer markets.

Maine Anjou are an adaptable breed coping well with a variety of environmental conditions, from the cold temperatures in the

Snowy Ranges to the heat or humidity of the northern states.

The Maine crosses well with other breeds. The submissive red colour gene allows cattle with dominate black genes to produce black offspring.

Additional benefits from the Maine Anjou are improved frame size, high meat yields and improved muscling.

The Morham family are very much involved in building up the herd to their own brand.

They still attend shows and expos to promote the breed and their stud.

The Morham’s continue to strive to develop new bloodlines and preserve only the best of the bloodlines.

Brian and Karen have now branched into the export market and have semen available to purchase in New Zealand, Canada, Europe, and America.

If you have any questions or enquiries, please feel free to contact Brian Morham 0418 584 149 or Karen Morham 0408 584 149 or email mor hammaines@bigpond. com