In the 1400's.
By ships.
In 1817.
Angus cattle were brought to Victoria, Kansas in the United States from Scotland by George Grant in 1873.
Shorthorns first came into the United States in the mid 1800's, or just before the start of the American Civil War.
It is not clear when Red Angus cattle where first imported to the US, but I believe they may have came around the same time the first black Angus came to America. It is recorded, though, that the first American herdbook were published in 1886 and 1888; at that time the colour of the animals was not recorded (nor considered significant), until 1917 came around when the American Angus Association decided to prohibit any red cattle from being registered into the AAA.
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By ships.
In 1817.
No. The first herds of cattle came to the U.S. in the early 1600s.
These were the first breed of cattle to ever come to the Americas, long before Herefords or any other breed arrived to the US. Longhorns were the feral descendents to the Spanish cattle that arrived with Christopher Columbus when he came to America in the late 13th century. Because these cattle had over 300 years to populate the lower part of the United States and because they were the only source of beef available at the time, they were the only cattle that were used during the "Cattle Kingdom."
Angus cattle were brought to Victoria, Kansas in the United States from Scotland by George Grant in 1873.
The first modern horses in California were brought by the Spanish.The first cattle in California were brought by settlers on wagon trains from the US.
Shorthorns first came into the United States in the mid 1800's, or just before the start of the American Civil War.
Cattle drives originated from where cattle were first domesticated, which was in and around Egypt, Middle Eastern countries, and into Spain, well before cattle were first introduced into the New World in the late 1400's.
The first beef cattle variety developed in the US was the Hereford breed. It was introduced in the early 19th century and became popular for its hardiness, adaptability, and desirable beef characteristics.
It is really not known when Japanese Shorthorn cattle were imported in to the USA, as any breed from Japan, native or not, are known as Wagyu cattle, and are classified as four commercial breeds: Japanese Black, Japanese Polled, Japanese Shorthorn, and Japanese Brown. There is a report that the first four Wagyu cattle were imported into the United States in 1976, but these were Japanese Black and Brown cattle. In 1993, two male and three female Tajima cattle were imported to the US, and 35 red and black Wagyu cattle (of indiscriminate breeding) were imported in 1994.
It is not clear when Red Angus cattle where first imported to the US, but I believe they may have came around the same time the first black Angus came to America. It is recorded, though, that the first American herdbook were published in 1886 and 1888; at that time the colour of the animals was not recorded (nor considered significant), until 1917 came around when the American Angus Association decided to prohibit any red cattle from being registered into the AAA.