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9 unusual facts about Angus cattle


Bellever

The farm gained a reputation for the introduction of Galloway and Aberdeen Angus cattle onto Dartmoor.

Bessemer City, North Carolina

In 2008, Kiser's dairy was converted into a farm for raising Angus beef cattle.

Congenital contractural arachnodactyly in cattle

CA is predominately associated with Angus cattle, however it has also been detected in other Angus associated breeds such as Murray Greys.

McPhail Angus Farm

In 1936, W.H. McPhail purchased his first registered Angus cows.

Mosby Perrow Jr.

He enjoyed his time on his farm overlooking the Staunton River raising crops, hogs, and briefly, black angus.

Nadine Wilson

A fourth-generation cattle rancher, she and her husband own and manage Hereford and crossbreed Angus cattle.

Rinkaby

It is an agricultural community; in the 19th century, the area was famous for growing tobacco, but now specialises in the rearing of Angus cattle.

Robert Huebner

His children were each given the task of raising an Angus cattle bull to help pay for their college education.

Victoria, Kansas

Grant intended for Victoria to be a ranching community and was purportedly responsible for bringing the first Aberdeen Angus cattle to the United States.


Colleen Callahan

Callahan and her husband Dick Burns live on a farm near Kickapoo, Illinois, between Brimfield, Illinois and Peoria, where they raise purebred Angus cattle.

Minilya Station

A herd of Angus and Wagyu cattle all destined for the Asian market are run on the property.

Victor E. Bull

In 1957, Buffalo acquired its first live mascot when Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor gave the school a seven-month-old black angus bull named "Buster."


see also

John Moores, Jr.

He was a member of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, of which he later become president and in March 2012 was the first of its members to be awarded the societies Hugh Watson Lifetime Achievement Award.