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Angus, breed of black, polled beef cattle, for many years known as Aberdeen Angus, originating in northeastern Scotland. Its ancestry is obscure, though the breed appears closely related to the curly-coated Galloway, sometimes called the oldest breed in Britain.
Due to the numerous natural advantages with which the Red Angus breed is endowed, and based on the continued philosophy of the Red Angus Association of America, it appears that a great breed has come into its own and has seen tremendous growth in recent years.
Angus beef hardly needs an introduction; it is renowned for its fine marbling texture and superlative eating qualities. The Angus given a minimal amount of days on feed will manage to repeatedly turn out Prime and Choice grade meats. The Certified Angus Beef program was the first of its class.
Some stock of the Scottish Aberdeen Angus breed was exported to Montreal, Canada, in about 1859, but nothing more is known of it.
There are three distinct and well-defined breeds of polled cattle in the United Kingdom. These breeds are the Aberdeen-Angus, the Galloway, and the red polled Norfolk and Suffolk breed that is found in England.