Bleu du Maine


The Bleu du Maine is a breed of domestic sheep that originated in western France, in the region common to the departments of Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and Sarthe. A large, prolific sheep, the most distinctive characteristic of the breed is its bald, gray-blue head which is polled in both sexes. More common in France and the Netherlands, it has also been exported to the U.K., where it is sometimes used for the creation of cross-bred mules. Though this breed does grow wool, it is raised primarily for meat.

Millennium Bleu

The Millennium Bleu is a new breed which began to be developed in the year 2000. It is a cross of a Bleu du Maine ewe with a Texel or Beltex ram. It is still rare in the U.K., and is used primarily as a terminal sire.