Editing Red Angus (section)

== History ==

The Scottish [[Angus (cattle)|Angus]] is usually black, but red individuals occur; this may be the consequence of [[cross-breeding]] in the eighteenth century of the small Scottish cattle with larger [[English Longhorn]] stock, aimed at increasing their [[draught animal|draught]] power.{{r|rasa}}

In the United States, these red individuals could until 1917 be registered in the [[herdbook]] of the American Angus Association. From about 1945, some herds consisting only of red-coated stock were formed.{{r|frank|page=238}} In 1954 a [[breeders' association]], the Red Angus Association of America, was established at a meeting in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].{{r|bob|page=14}} The registered population in 2008 numbered about {{nobreak|47 000}} head, making it the fifth beef breed by number in the United States; [[American Angus]], [[Charolais (cattle)|Charolais]], [[Hereford (cattle)|Hereford]] and [[Simmental (cattle)|Simmental]] were more numerous.{{r|cabi|page=278}}

In Australia, breeders of the red variant proposed a scheme for registration of their stock with the Angus Society of Australia; it was not accepted, and in 1970 they formed the Red Angus Society of Australia.{{r|cabi|page=278}} 

The Red Angus is reported to [[DAD-IS]] by Australia, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Slovenia and the United States; its global [[conservation status]] is "not at risk".{{r|dad}}