title: Carcass characteristics of Angus steers fed to Japanese market standards.
abstract: Japanese Black (Wagyu) cattle are characterized by an ability to consistently produce highly palatable, well-marbled beef. The Japanese utilize a unique management program which includes feeding the cattle a high roughage diet for extended periods of time, typically at least twice that of American feedlot practices. In this study, Angus steers were fed a typical US feedlot diet to the Japanese market endpoint of 680 kg. Carcasses were analyzed for marbling score, meat color and fat color by days on feed and adjusted to a common carcass weight. Results indicate that the quality traits studied did change (P < 0·05) with an increasing number of days on feed. The marbling score had a high standard error.
authors: Department of Animal Science, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2471, USA.
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Cameron
authors: D K
authors: DK
authors: Lunt
authors: S B
authors: SB
authors: Smith