Angus are solid black cattle, although white may appear on the udder.
They are resistant to harsh weather, undemanding, adaptable, good natured, mature extremely early and have a high carcass yield with nicely marbled meat.
Angus are renowned as a carcass breed. They are used widely in crossbreeding to improve carcass quality and milking ability.
Angus females calve easily and have good calf rearing ability.
They are also used as a genetic dehorner as the polled gene is passed on as a dominant characteristic.
The breed arose in north-east Scotland in the counties of Aberdeen and Angus.