Aberdeen Angus

"Black Angus" redirects here. For the steakhouse, see Black Angus Steakhouse.

Aberdeen Angus
head-on view of a bull
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 originUnited Kingdom
Distributionall five inhabited continents
Usebeef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1000 kg[2]
  • Female:
    650 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    145 cm[2]
  • Female:
    135 cm[2]
Coatblack or red
Horn statuspolled

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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  5. ^ "Aberdeen Angus set to be UK's most popular beef breed". Farming UK. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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