Aberdeen Angus

Also known as Angus, Aberdeen-Angus, Angus Doddie, Buchan Humlie

Scottish breed of cattle

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Conservation status: FAO (2007), worldwide: not at risk DAD-IS (2021): not at risk RBST (2021) Overall: UK native breeds Native type: at risk
Other names: Angus Aberdeen-Angus Angus Doddie Buchan Humlie
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Distribution: all five inhabited continents
Use: beef
Weight: Male: 1,000 kg Female: 650 kg
Height: Male: 145 cm Female: 135 cm
Coat: black or red
Horn status: polled

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Mass: 750.0
Image: Angus cattle 10.jpg
Height: 135.0

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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. In 2018, it accounted for over 17% of the beef production in the United Kingdom.

The Angus is naturally polled and solid black or red; the udder may be white. 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, where it has developed into two separate and distinct breeds, the American Angus and the Red Angus. In some countries it has been bred to be taller than the native Scottish stock.