Black Baldy

Black Baldy is a term used in Australia, New Zealand and North America for a type of beef cattle produced by crossing Hereford cattle with a solid black breed, usually Aberdeen Angus, often for the purpose of creating hybrid vigor. Angus bulls are also used on Hereford heifers in an attempt to produce smaller calves to reduce dystocia.

Black Baldy cows are noted for their good mothering abilities.

It has a white face like the Hereford, but the red body color of the Hereford is replaced by black from the Angus (white face and black coat color are both genetically dominant in cattle). During the last few years there has been a significant increase in Black Baldies owing to cattle breeders switching from the traditional Hereford herds to the currently popular Aberdeen Angus breed.

It is similar in pattern and color to the type often called Black Hereford in the British Isles.