The development of of a new Heifer Pregnancy EPD expands Red Angus’ commitment in this vital area. Red Ass Cattle Company is located in the small town of Amherst, TX in the Panhandle region. The Red Angus beef was also to be of high palatability. The innovative FCCP has the honor of being the first program of its kind to be USDA Process Verified, certifying a calf’s link to the "Angus" gene pool.
Pentecost, explains a possible reason for the introduction of the red colouration into the Aberdeen Angus breed. It shall cover the grazing lands of the earth and forever enrich the husbandry of mankind.". In 1995, they created a Feeder Calf Certification Program, which via an impartial third party, in this case the USDA, certifies feeder calves as actually being of Red Angus origins. It is a labor of love that we take very seriously. In the eighth-century, according to some authorities, hardy Norsemen raiding the coasts of England and Scotland brought with them a small, dun-colored hornless cattle which interbred with black native Celtic cattle of inland Scotland, which had upright horns.
Contact Us. We are so lucky to have not one, not two, but three farms to pasture our cattle. Coupled with the long-term commercial focus of the membership, the Red Angus gene pool also offers many advantages. The resultant offspring were all black polled animals, since black is a dominant color, and red a recessive one. However, all carried the red gene. Matching inputs with performance and growth is the key to developing a profitable herd. Total Herd Reporting (THR) requires the production of every registered Red Angus female to be accounted for every year, as well as the performance of every Red Angus calf raised through weaning. Chieflineing is our genetic breeding philosophy where tradition and innovation meet to create fault-free Red Angus cattle. The ultimate goal was to initiate a system to objectively evaluate and select cattle based on traits of economic importance. The first American herd books, published in 1886 and 1888 respectively, made no record as to the color of individual animals. Registrations, transfers, inventory and weight updates and many more important functions can now be completed by members online and in real time. A Leader in Total Herd Reporting In the tradition of being the true "performance breed", the Association again broke ranks with the other breed associations when they implemented an inventory based fee structure and reporting system in 1995. Leadership Has Made A Difference Red Angus are Angus; yet the Red Angus breeders’ history of leadership and innovation have made a profound difference in the red strain.
A Leader in the Promotion of Crossbreeding As early as 1961, the RAAA developed a pamphlet promoting crossbreeding.
Chiefline Red Angus has been breeding Red Angus for more than 4 decades and counting.
The Red Angus Association of America released an updated suite of bio-economic selection indexes, including the Profitability and Sustainability index.
Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science.
The selection of the cattle was based upon their polledness, ease in handling, high fertility and passive nature.