Are all steaks from black angus stock?

Can black angus cows have white faces?

No. Black Angus cows are all black. You can only get black cows with white faces if they have a sire as a Hereford or traditional Simmental. These cows are called "black baldies" and should never considered as purebred Angus because they are not purebred at all: they are crossbreds.

What color is the Red Angus?

No, not in the United States. Angus cattle are black and only black in colour. It is allowable to have a little white behind the navel on the belly, but other than that, they're all black.Red Angus cattle are red in colouration. In the United States Red Angus and Angus cattle are two separate breeds and two separate colourations.

Can a black angus be a purebred with a white face?

NO! Black Angus can ONLY be ALL black in order to be deemed purebred. Also, an animal that is deemed to be Black Angus MUST have DNA tests done on the animal, the sire and the dam to prove that it is indeed purebred and not a composite. The animal you are talking about is a composite breed, which is a result from crossing Hereford with Angus, or even crossing Angus with a Hereford-Angus F1 cross.

How can you tell if buying Black Angus Beef in a supermarket is the real thing I was told that only white cows with black spots are the real Angus What should I look for?

You can't tell if you're buying real Angus beef in the superstore. When the hide comes off, all beef animals look the same. The only way you can "tell" if you're eating Angus beef is if the label on the cellophane-wrapped beef says CAB Certified, however this is also unreliable (see the related question posted below). Holsteins (those white cows with black spots) are mostly used for hamburger and sausages. The Holstein steers that are fattened up for market are also likely candidates to have their steaks on the supermarket meat shelf. However the cows, the mature female bovines, are too old and meat too tough to be used as steaks or roasts. Younger cattle are primarily best for steaks and roasts. If you want to know where your beef comes from and whether it REALLY is Angus, then buy local beef, don't buy from your supermarket anymore. With buying from local producers, you have a much lower chance of getting jipped than you would buying beef that you have no idea about. As for these white cows with black spots being the real Angus, this is NOT true. Holsteins are an entirely different breed, and Angus are an entirely different breed. But I can see what you're saying when you know you don't know if you're eating Holstein beef or Angus beef or even Simmental beef. Check out the related question that answered in a similar (but longer) way below.

How do you register black angus cattle?

To register Black Angus cattle, you have to get a membership with your country's Angus Association. In some parts of the USA, there are state Angus associations you can sign up at (Texas, Iowa, Miama Valley and A.L.O.T [Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas] are those states that have their own Angus Associations), but for most states that do not have their own state Angus association, you have to sign up through the American Angus Association. If you live in Canada, you can sign up via the Canadian Angus Association, or through the different provinces' associations (B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and P.E.I have their own Angus associations). Other countries that have their own associations (if you live there) are New Zealand, the U.K., Portugal, Denmark and Australia. Depending on where you live, you first have to pay the joining fee (it's $80 to join the American Angus Assoc.), then pay a fee per calf, cow or bull you have to register. You also have to remember that for all Angus Associations, both parents of the calf must be purebred stock and must be proven as purebred Angus cattle. DNA tests are done primarily on the bulls, and this is to prove they are purebred Angus. Both the dam and sire MUST have records that link them to other purebred Angus stock, otherwise you cannot register your calf.

What is the registration number for the black angus cow?

What Angus cow? There are many different cows from different ranches, all with different reg. #'s. Please be more specific! Check out the American Angus Association website for the Angus cow you are looking for.

Where are Black Angus cows raised?

Black Angus cows are currently raised in farms all across the United States and can be found the most in plains states rather than the very cold states.

What part of the cow does angus come from?

Angus is not any part of a cow. Angus is a BREED of "cow" or bovine, specified by the colouration and genetics that determine whether an Angus cow is purebred or not. Angus cattle are always all black, unlike other breeds that have followed the black trend like Simmental, Gelbvieh, Maine Anjou, Charolais, Limousin and Salers who, traditionally are not black. Please see the related links below for more info.

Does CAB have to come from Angus beef?

No. Certified Angus Beef can come from any cattle that are black. They don't have to be pure Angus to have the premium for black hide nor to be deemed "CAB" in the supermarket. Here are some breeds that will get the CAB black-hide premium because they have infused black into their genetics to make them "purebred" which is quite false if you study the breeds and their origins long enough:SimmentalGelbviehMaine-AnjouCharolais (surprisingly)LimousinSalersCertified Angus Beef can also give premiums to crossbred calves that are all black. For instance, if a pure Red Simmental bull was bred to Angus cows, the calves would all come out black, but be deemed Angus-Simmental crosses. The same thing if a Black Simmental was mated to Angus cows or Red Angus cows: all the calves will come out black, and thus the calves from the two examples will bring a premium to the rancher/farmer. Black calves will also come if you cross any of the above breeds with Angus or amongst themselves, provided you are breeding all-black to all-black or all-red and not to traditional-type cattle of the above breeds (with exceptions to Gelbvieh, Salers, Limousin and Maine Anjou). Breeding a pure traditional-coloured Charolais to Angus will produce grey calves which will be docked. You won't get much of a premium with black-white-face calves either, but since they are black you still got a pretty good chance anyway. Simmental-Angus and Hereford-Angus calves that are black baldies are the most common black baldies you'll see.The thing about CAB is that this marketing scheme takes advantage of the consumer. The consumer can only assume that the steaks they are buying are pure Angus beef, but in honest real-world reality, they really don't. And they really don't care either. All they care about is if it tastes good. They don't care whether the steaks they've just bought is actually from a Black Simmental or Black Gelbvieh or a black-baldy steer; they don't have the time to do the research! The mentality of it is, if they really want to know where their beef comes from and what kind of cattle it came from, they can go buy local. There they will have a better understanding of what cattle had been slaughtered, how they were fed, how they were raised, who raised them etc. This pure Angus beef campaign in America is and has been successfully brainwashing its consumers into thinking that only Angus beef is the best. Little do they know that there are other breeds out there that have as-good-as or even better beef than Angus.CAB itself has been taken advantage of by other breeders in America; they have been infusing Angus genetics into their breeds and after a few matings, can call a Black Simmental a purebred Simmental, even if it as 15/16 Angus blood in it, for example. On the other hand, CAB has not only taken advantage of the consumer, but of the cattle producers as well, and has successfully lured in those many producers who are eager to take the Certified Angus Beef premium bait to get more money off their calves by having an Angus herd or, having an Angus bull in their cowherds. As a result, you see far more black cattle in America than any other colouration or breed, except for Holsteins.The thing of it is is that they all look the same once the hide is taken off. That's where I mean that a black baldy can still be marked as CAB "mistakenly" even though it is not pure Angus. The same goes for those steers that are produced from three crosses: Angus, Hereford and Simmental, for example. They still get the CAB tag when they are slaughtered, gutted, skinned, dismembered and hung. But does the consumer know? Nah. They don't need to: they don't have the time or money to find out if they had just been suckered into CAB's "false" advertising or not. Like I implied above, "Black is Best" is only a fad, just like bell-bottoms where in the fashion industry, and will soon peter out only to be replaced by a better type of beef cow that will have producers running for their money. Maybe Herefords will make a come-back; maybe Grass-Fed Beef will become the new fad for American (and Canadian) consumers. Who knows?

Why is a bull black?

Genetics. Only specific breeds have bulls that are black, or particular cross breedings have resulted in producing bulls that are black. The most common breed that gives black bulls are Angus (also known as Black Angus), Galloway, Dexter, Kerry, and Brangus. Mixing Angus with another breed to produce black cattle is quite common in North America, and black colouration is easily passed on since black is the most dominant allele of all colours (except white, which is where the white gene dilutes black to a greyish colour) in coat-colour genetics of cattle. For example, if you bred an Angus bull to a Limousin cow, you will get calves that are black. If you bred an Angus bull to a solid-coloured Longhorn cow, you will get calves that will be black.

Does a cow have to be fully black to be an Angus cow?

No. Angus is merely a breed, not a "primary" representation of black colouration. Here's a list of other breeds that come in black: - Kerry - Dexter - Charolais (yes, surprise surprise!) - Gelbvieh - Limousin - Chiangus - Maine Anjou - Salers - Simmental - Canadienne - Holstein - Corriente - Galloway - Irish Black - Welsh Black - Brangus - American - Ranger - Beefalo - Beefmaster and any others I couldn't think of off-hand. However, if you are referring to the breed standards of qualifying as an Angus cow, yes. Angus cattle have to be all black in order to be qualified as Angus. However since there are many breeds that come in black (among those, breeds that have been bred-up to fullbloods with the influence of Angus genes), a DNA test must be done on those Angus cattle to truly determine whether they are of pure Angus blood and not of a composite breed.

Where can I use my black angus coupons?

Black angus steak can be purchased from a local butcher or meat supplier for best results. Cooking one involves low heat and making sure to sear the meat on both sides in order to lock in all the juices.