Aberdeen Angus

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 breed developed in north-eastern Scotland, where hornless cattle were once known as "Angus Doddies" and "Buchan Humlies". It was officially recognised in 1835 and was first exported in the 1820s, to Tasmania. Exports to North America and Argentina followed in the 1870s. In the United States, the breed split into two: the American Angus and the Red Angus. The split came after the American registry stopped accepting red animals in 1917. The Angus is naturally polled and solid black or red 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. Its conservation status worldwide is "not at risk"; 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".

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