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{{short description|German breed of cattle}}
{{Infobox cattle breed
| name          = German Angus
| image         = Angusbulle.jpg
| image_size    =
| image_alt     = a large-framed black bull
| image_caption = Bull
| status        = [[FAO]] (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|page=48}}
| altname       = {{langx|de|Deutsch Angus|italic=no}}
| country       = Germany
| distribution  = Germany
| standard      = 
| use           = {{ubl|beef|vegetation management{{r|tiho}}}}
| weight        =
| maleweight    = 1000–1200 kg{{r|cabi|page=183}}
| femaleweight  = 550–700 kg{{r|cabi|page=183}}
| height        =
| maleheight    = 140–145 cm{{r|cabi|page=183}}
| femaleheight  = 135–140 cm{{r|cabi|page=183}}
| skincolour    =
| coat          = solid colour: black or red
| horn          = [[Polled livestock|polled]] (hornless)
| subspecies    = taurus
| note          = 
}}

[[File:Deutsch-angus mutterkuh mit kälbern.jpg|thumb|Cow with calves]]
The '''German Angus''' ('''{{langx|de|Deutsch Angus|italic=no}}''') is a modern German [[list of cattle breeds|breed]] of [[beef cattle]]. It was bred in the 1950s in [[West Germany]] by crossing [[Aberdeen Angus]] with various native German cattle breeds: the [[German Black Pied]], the [[Deutsche Rotbunte]] and the [[Fleckvieh]].

== History ==

The German Angus was bred in [[West Germany]] in the 1950s by [[cross-breeding]] imported [[Aberdeen Angus]] stock from the United Kingdom with local German breeds; these were the [[German Black Pied]] or Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind, the [[Deutsche Rotbunte]] or Rotbuntes Niederungsrind, and the [[Fleckvieh]] or German [[Simmental (cattle)|Simmental]].{{r|cabi|page=183}} Since 1960 there has been some intromission of the [[American Angus]].{{r|tiho}}

In 1955 a [[breed society]] was established,{{r|cabi|page=183}} and in 1956 a [[herd-book]] was started.{{r|tiho}}

In 2017 the population was recorded as 9603 cows and 454 bulls.{{r|tgr}}

== Characteristics ==

The German Angus is solid-coloured, black, brown or red, and is always naturally [[Polled livestock|polled]] (hornless).{{r|cabi|page=183}} Compared to the Fleckvieh it matures earlier, calves much more easily and has a higher calving rate, while the calf mortality rate is much lower. A comparative study of recently{{hyphen}}weaned calves of the two breeds found the German Angus to be more easily handled and more placid.{{r|cabi|page=183}} It is larger and leaner than the original Scots Angus.{{r|cabi|page=183}}

== Use ==

The German Angus is reared principally for [[beef]].{{r|tgr}} It may also be used in [[vegetation management]].{{r|tiho}}

== References ==
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<ref name=barb>{{cite book |chapter=Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources |editor-last1=Rischkowsky |editor-first1=Barbara |editor-last2=Pilling |editor-first2=Dafydd |title=The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |date=2007 |publisher=FAO |location=Rome |isbn=978-92-5-105762-9 |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/435afdb0-3d4d-42b5-9a04-758ff80b89a1 |chapter-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf }}</ref>

<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&hl=en ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''], sixth edition. Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>

<ref name=tgr>[https://tgrdeu.genres.de/default/hausundnutztiere/detailansicht/detail/63E5D466-B9E1-FD58-E040-A8C0286E751D Rassebeschreibung Rind: Deutsch Angus] (in German). ''Zentrale Dokumentation Tiergenetischer Ressourcen in Deutschland''. Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. Accessed February 2019.</ref>

<ref name=tiho>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511114622/http://www.tiho-hannover.de:80/einricht/zucht/eaap/descript/80.htm Breed description: German Angus]. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Archived 11 May 2008.</ref>

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{{Cattle breeds of Germany}}
[[Category:Cattle breeds originating in Germany]]


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