Red Angus

Red Angus
Cow and calf
Conservation statusFAO 2007: not at risk: 145 
Other names
  • Angus Rojo
  • Rdeci Angus
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United States
Distribution
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Cuba
  • Ecuador
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Slovenia
  • United States
UseBeef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    900 kg: 278 
  • Female:
    635 kg: 278 
Coatred
Horn statuspolled
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Red Angus is an international breed of beef cattle characterised by a reddish-brown coat colour. It derives from the Scottish Aberdeen Angus population and is identical to it in all but coat colour. Red Angus are registered separately from black Angus cattle in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

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