The black Angus cow was 6 to 8 years old, officials said, and had lived on six ranches and had had five or more calves.

Research at Louisiana has indicated that Brangus cows increased their weights during the summer months while Angus cows lost weight, indicating that they were more adapted to coastal climates.

A Black Angus cow stared back at me, and mooed.

There, beside the Pine Creek Cafe, stood 14 buffaloes and a lone Black Angus cow supping with them, seemingly unperturbed.

Growing up in Succasunna in the 1950's, Miss Fatum coveted a Black Angus cow owned by her neighbor.

Among the farm animals are Dexter cows, miniature black Angus cows, African pygmy goats, Nigerian dwarf goats and milking Devon cows.

"It's as if we were fighting a war against Angus cows," Jerry explained, speaking for them all.

Investigators say they believe the infected Black Angus cow was possibly born in nearby Saskatchewan Province, making it the first homegrown case of the illness in North America.

In a pasture behind the house, five horses hovered placidly and several black Angus cows ambled up to a salt station.

In 1936, W.H. McPhail purchased his first registered Angus cows.