Nantaise
(most common name)
(transboundary/brand name)

(local/other name):
• La race Nantaise
local/other name (English):
• Nantais

The Nantaise is essentially a Parthenais of a different color whose major use now is for the production of veal calves.

The Nantaise is described as:
• medium size
• light fawn coat (usually)
• light grey or pearl grey coat (occasionally)
• black muzzle

The Nantaise was amalgamated into the Parthenais breed in 1893 and had its own section in the Parthenais herdbook. Although absorption was formalized in 1955, conservation as a distinct breed was decided upon in the 1980s.

In 1989, a Nantaise association was formed. Afterwards, 19 bulls were deemed suitable for use in AI and numbers increased mostly in Pays de la Loire and eastern Brittany.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-19

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