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  Red Angus cattle derive from the occasional red calves produced from Aberdeen Angus.  With the exception of hide color there is basically no difference in these two breeds which originated in Scotland.  For detailed information on the history of Red Angus cattle visit the Red Angus Association.  
     
  Red Angus cattle produce high quality beef that the consuming public is demanding today.  When shopping at the grocery markets today "angus" beef is easily recognized as the highest quality available.  The red color is the most populous color of cattle breeds world wide.  Red Angus provides uniformity of color when used in cross breeding systems.  The recessive red gene has the advantage of always producing red offspring when bred to red breeds.  The red color reflects sunlight better than black and thus they are better equipped to handle heat in warm climates.

These cattle produce small calves at birth with a high level of vigor to enhance their growth potential and the mother cows have strong maternal instincts with well known milk producing ability.

Last but not least, they have perhaps the most gentle disposition of all the beef breeds.  They are easy to "work" whether you are an experienced cattle producer or new to the industry.

 
     
  It stands for Expected Progeny Difference.  These numbers are the expected differences (in trait units, usually expressed in lbs. or %) in performance of a bull or cow's progeny when those progenies are compared to the progeny of a sire or dam with an EPD of zero for the trait in question.  EPD values are relative.  They do not indicate absolute levels of performance.  Rather, they can be used to compare expected progeny performance of different bulls or dams.  
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