Breed characteristics

The breed in general

Angus cattle originally come from the northeast of Scotland.

Color:

Angus cattle are plain black or red.

Polled status:

The animals are genetically polled.

Body:

Among the beef breeds Angus cattle belong to the medium-sized type. They have a long body with deep rib. Shoulder and back are wide and show good muscularity. The rump is long, wide and slightly sloped offering best requirements for easy calving. Shaping of haunch muscularity is deep and wide with good shape of the inner haunch. Angus cattle are characterized by a light and short head, fine bone structure, very correct feet & legs and short, strong hooves. Udders firmly attached having short, well-placed teats enable good longevity of the cows.

Production traits:

Due to their calm character, handling the animals is easier. Having a deep rib and deep carcase they have excellent pasture suitability highly appreciated worldwide. The animals still bring high market performance on locations with poor pasture. As Angus cattle are early-maturing, the breed especially qualifies for first service at the age of 15 months; first calving will be without any problems at the age of 2 years and the animals reach their final weight after the third calf. Milk production of the cows enables a long lactation of more than 9 months with very good weight of calves at weaning. Clearly above-average roughage feed intake capacity, easy handling and good productions of the animals benefit high profitableness of the Angus breed. With good shape of valuable parts on the carcase, the animals show a clear genetic superiority for the traits delicateness and meat marbling.