Angus cattle

Aberdeen Angus, also Aberdeen beef, is a breed of cattle that was first bred in the 1870s in eastern Scotland. This fattening animals are usually solid black in color and polled. They are relatively short-legged ( kleinrahmig, withers of a bull about 130 cm ), very fast growing and early maturing. Especially in the USA, this breed is very popular today and is one of the most common beef breeds. There are also red Aberdeen Angus. The race is held in Germany since 1920, but has more widespread after 1950.

Due to the earliness of the carcasses of animals becomes fat very quickly, which is no longer desirable today. Therefore ( Black Entertainment lowland beef, Gelbvieh, Simmental ) was bred cattle breed German Angus, for example, in the Federal Republic of Germany from the breed by crossing with other breeds of cattle. From the junction with the Wagyu (Japanese beef) Wangus the beef was.