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<blockquote data-quote="andybob" data-source="post: 886267" data-attributes="member: 2703"><p>Aberdeen Angus were developed from cattle which had evolved in the northern temperate highlands of Scotland, it makes no sense to expect them to perform efficiently in hot climates, to take advantage of CAB premiums it makes more sense to keep a base herd of adapted red cattle then use the black bull as a terminal over a percentage of the red cows. There are less than 100 Angus that can trace their ancestory 100% back to the origonal foundation cattle, these efficient medium weight cattle are the type my grandfather bred in Scotland selling trademark Scotch beef untill his death in 1965, the largest remaining herd of heritage Angus are here at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire England. For Southern climates I would use a Sanga or Bos Indicus breed or composite as a base breed to retain a high degree of heat tolerance, if a black base breed is really desired, the Drakensberger is a black Sanga breed with thousands of years natural selection in challenging African conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andybob, post: 886267, member: 2703"] Aberdeen Angus were developed from cattle which had evolved in the northern temperate highlands of Scotland, it makes no sense to expect them to perform efficiently in hot climates, to take advantage of CAB premiums it makes more sense to keep a base herd of adapted red cattle then use the black bull as a terminal over a percentage of the red cows. There are less than 100 Angus that can trace their ancestory 100% back to the origonal foundation cattle, these efficient medium weight cattle are the type my grandfather bred in Scotland selling trademark Scotch beef untill his death in 1965, the largest remaining herd of heritage Angus are here at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire England. For Southern climates I would use a Sanga or Bos Indicus breed or composite as a base breed to retain a high degree of heat tolerance, if a black base breed is really desired, the Drakensberger is a black Sanga breed with thousands of years natural selection in challenging African conditions. [/QUOTE]
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