Angus do have muscle.

[ccc]

There has been talk on here that Angus don't have butts, especially American Angus. What do you think about this Texas bred bull?

 

[SEC]

Looks good, but that's not the poster boy I would be using for promoting Angus cattle with muscle.

Who is the bull?

 

[ccc]

He's a 3 year old son of Famous. Here's a pic of one of his first progeny at 10 months old

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[1848]

Nice looking bull, but still not a exteme amount of muscle expression. He looks like he has more finish then natural muscle. Put him on about 30 head for 60 days in the pasture, then send in a picture of him.

His calf is also fitted. Got any pics of just pasture calves?

 

[ccc]

I appreciate the comments. I don't think he is extremely muscled at all but he is above average. You can't see it in the pic without a rear view but he has a lot of lower quarter.

 

[SEC]

I agree with 1848!

Muscle isn't in the lower quarter, that's where the finish is!

 

[ccc]

Finish is in the lower hind quarter?

 

[SEC]

As a bull gets fleshier where do you think the fat goes?

The widest part of a bulls body should be mid quarter........aka his stifle.

 

[ccc]

I thought we were talking about the lower hind quarter not the mid quarter and most bulls are widest through there hips and get narrow in there lower quarter.

 

[lakading]

Here's a resource for muscle scoring in beef cattle. FWIW.

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/catt ... /a2335.htm

 

[ccc]

It said a more muscular animal will be wider in the lower quarter and a fatter animal will be wider in the hip

You ultrasound for rump fat on the hip.

 

[SEC]

You do ultrasound on the hip but check where the clipper marks are and where the stifle is.

 

[ccc]

The stifle is the lower quarter not the mid quarter or the hip.

 

[SEC]

Check out the link that Lakading posted.

Jump muscle is above the stifle on the topline.

 

[ccc]

I do agree the bull is covered how else could you get one so smooth but he is also muscular.

 

[SEC]

Read the whole link Lakading posted.

Muscle is not flat or square. It's round, not smooth. Muscle can be somewhat covered by fat but only on average muscle cattle.

 

[ccc]

Look at his forearms.

 

[ccc]

oops.

 

[OK Jeanne]

Here's a few bulls that would(I think) have an acceptable
level of muscle(meat):

 

[ccc]

I agree with 1848!

Muscle isn't in the lower quarter, that's where the finish is!

:shock: :roll:

OK Jeanne nice looking greys plenty of muscle for the breed but they are not the same breed as the black bull.