Red Angus

A Red Angus bull
Red Angus cow and heifer in Wyoming

Red Angus is a reddish-brown-coloured breed of beef cattle selected from the population of Aberdeen Angus cattle.

Although the black was more fashionable the recessive red gene still produced some red animals.[1] From the founding of the Aberdeen Angus herd book in 1862 red and black animals have been registered without distinction, and this is the case in most of the world. The American Aberdeen Angus Herdbook stopped registering red calves from 1917, leading to reds becoming very uncommon in the American population. Since 1945 some cattlemen have selected out the few red calves, believing them to have advantages of heat tolerance and the ability to cross with other red breeds without introducing the dominant black color. In 1954 the Red Angus Association of America was founded, based in Sheridan, Wyoming. Registration was conditional on meeting performance targets to create a superior breed. This breed is now popular in countries like Australia, and is famous for its beef.

Characteristics

Red Angus have all of the characteristics of Black Angus. The cows are hardy, and grow quickly. They produce marbled meat like that of the Black Angus, and their meat is also highly desired in butchers, supermarkets, restaurants, and in the home. While the Red Angus is different in color, their meat is no different from that of the Black Angus.

History

The Angus Cow originated in Europe during the Eighth-century and were small bodied and primary black. As they were continuously bread Eric L.C. Pentecost introduced the smaller bodied Angus to the larger and red English Longhorn. When this first happened, all the calves were black. After generations of breeding Pentecost began to notice about one in four calves were red. This is because red was a recessive gene in Angus cattle. When the Angus cattle were bred with the English Longhorn it introduced the red gene into the Angus' DNA. This crossbreeding created the Red Angus. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oklahoma State University breed profile
  2. ↑ "Red Angus". Cattle Exchange. Cattle Exchange. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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