QUALITY OF ANGUS

ANGUS IN CROSS BREEDING

Angus is used as a beef production animal, especially selecting sires for female production. Motherign abilities is where the angus breed is better than other breeds. The angus polled is dominate when cross-bred, and the angus breed pass on good mothering abilities.

In some beef producing countries like USA, angus is the biggest breed to used in pure and cross-breeding programs. The popularity of the breed comes mainly from meat quality, tenderness and marbling.

Source:
Angus-lehti, Maija-Liisa Juntti