Native breeds: Aberdeen Angus

THE Aberdeen Angus is one of Britain's most successful cattle more than a breed, it's a brand', as a slogan goes-widely exported and commercially valuable.

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Thanks to the eponymous restaurant chain, everyone has heard of the black cow that produces superb steaks, but the original Native Aberdeen Angus, smaller, hardier and a producer of delicious grass-reared meat ('caramelised outside and buttery, melt-in-the-mouth inside,' according to Slow Food in the UK), is a far rarer beast than the ubiquity of its name suggests.