Temperament: Docile, good-natured Weight: 1,000-1,800 pounds Lifespan: 15-20 years The Black Angus is a breed that even non-cow people most likely know. Their meat is prized and said to be the best.

The Angus has been an institution for Australian Meat Emporium managing director Graham Greenhalgh's family for close to 70 years.

But what is it that makes the meat so expensive ... If and when a cow goes to auction, it can sell for as much as $30,000. Comparatively, black Angus cattle, which are considered the cream ...

Terragen (ASX:TGH) has claimed its probiotic livestock feed additive can increase carcass weights, according to trial data involving 264 Angus steers ... marbling of the meat and overall yield ...

Feedlots might be booked up a month in advance now, but come winter, premiums for southern Angus feeder steers are tipped to be up to 90c/kg above the price for northern, 100 day feeder types.

Red Meat Conspiracy, a Philadelphia-based band, wowed the crowd at Ball of the Wild on Sundi Gras as the audience moo'd instead of boo'd ...