Black Angus
History
Angus cattle were originally called Aberdeen Angus cattle, and in most parts of the world are still referred to as such, this is because they originated in the counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus Scotland. The Angus cattle have been around for some time, there has been a record of them since before the 1800’s, and Hugh Watson is considered to be the founder of the breed. There were two cattle in Hugh Watson’s herd that
stood out among the rest, a bull named Old Jock and a cow named Old Granny.
These two cattle were known for having superior genetics, Old Jock was
born in 1842 and Old Granny was born in 1824. A majority of Angus cattle alive
today can have their pedigrees traced back to these two animals. These cattle eventually made their way to America in 1883.
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