The Aberdeen-Angus breed fits Michael Shannon’s grass-based system at Thankerton Camp Farm. Farm to fork, the breed ticks all the boxes. Mr Shannon finishes between 150 and 200 cattle a year. Every ...

Some 15,000 head of cattle once populated the islands ... The original dual-purpose Aberdeen Angus, a rare breed indeed now, was developed by three 19th-century farmers, one of whom, Hugh Watson, a ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Aberdeen-Angus cross is the UK's most popular cattle variety measured by calf registrations on the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) having ...

Aberdeen Angus was recognised as a breed in the 1870s, the result of crossing the Angus ... we should be looking towards environmentally desirable farming animals, such as Aberdeen Angus cattle. The ...

But there are traits not just in cattle ... through their breed competitions and at big summer agricultural shows. Farmers Penny and David Evans, amongst their herd of Aberdeen Angus with the ...

Aberdeen Angus is recognised all over the world ... the original shared goal of the three men was to create a breed of native Scottish cattle to challenge and surpass the quality of English ...

It's important to understand where food comes from. But do you know your Angus from your Hereford? These cattle breeds both produce high-quality beef, so differentiating between the two is an ...

A farm in the Borders has sold exclusive rights to its cattle’s genetics to an Australian ... is required for each member of its Rawburn Aberdeen Angus bulls to put on weight.

Renowned Aberdeen Angus breeders Adrian and Penny ... While Adrian has judged many other breeds of cattle including rare breeds, he remains loyal to the breed he took to his heart in the 70s ...

Under his ownership, it became a well-known facility for breeding champion Aberdeen Angus beef cattle and during that era Pine Plains supplied 95% of Angus cattle in the United States. Briarcliff ...