"Black Angus" redirects here. For the steakhouse, see Black Angus Steakhouse.
Aberdeen Angus
A bull near Melton Constable, in Norfolk
Conservation status
FAO (2007), worldwide: not at risk[1]: 143
DAD-IS (2021): not at risk[2]
RBST (2021), overall: UK native breeds[3]
RBST (2021), Native type: at risk[3]
Other names
Angus
Aberdeen-Angus
Angus Doddie
Buchan Humlie
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Distribution
all five inhabited continents
Use
beef
Traits
Weight
Male:
1000 kg[2]
Female:
650 kg[2]
Height
Male:
145 cm[2]
Female:
135 cm[2]
Coat
black or red
Horn status
polled
Cattle
Bos primigenius
The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scottish breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine and Angus in north-eastern Scotland.[4]: 96 In 2018 the breed accounted for over 17% of the beef production in the United Kingdom.[5]
The Angus is naturally polled and solid black or red;[6] the udder may be white.[citation needed] The cattle have been exported to many countries of the world; there are large populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South America and the United States,[6] where it has developed into two separate and distinct breeds, the American Angus and Red Angus.[4]: 105 In some countries it has been bred to be taller than the native Scottish stock.[6]
Its conservation status worldwide is "not at risk";[1]: 143 in the United Kingdom the original Native Aberdeen Angus – cattle not influenced by cross-breeding with imported stock – is listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as "at risk".[3]
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