German Angus cattle

The German Angus (German: Deutsch Angus) is a modern German breed of beef cattle. It was bred in the 1950s in Germany by crossing Aberdeen Angus with various native German cattle breeds: German Black Pied, Deutsche Rotbunte, and Fleckvieh. The German Angus (German: Deutsch Angus) is a modern German breed of beef cattle. It was bred in the 1950s in Germany by crossing Aberdeen Angus with various native German cattle breeds: German Black Pied, Deutsche Rotbunte, and Fleckvieh. The German Angus was bred in the 1950s by cross-breeding imported Aberdeen Angus stock from the United Kingdom with local German breeds; these were the German Black Pied or Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind, the Deutsche Rotbunte or Rotbuntes Niederungsrind, and the Fleckvieh or German Simmental.:183 Since 1960 there has been some intromission of North American Angus. In 1955 a breed society was established,:183 and in 1956 a herd-book was started. In 2017 the population was recorded as 9603 cows and 454 bulls. The German Angus is solid-coloured, black, brown or red, and is always naturally polled (hornless).:183 Compared to the Fleckvieh it matures earlier, calves much more easily and has a higher calving rate, while the calf mortality rate is much lower. A comparative study of recently-weaned calves of the two breeds found the German Angus to be more easily handled and more placid.:183 It is larger and leaner than the original Scots Angus.:183 The German Angus is reared principally for beef. It may also be used in vegetation management.