The SCD DNA Test
The SCD DNA Test is a test performed by Geneseek and offered by the American Wagyu Association in a package together with the Igenity Tenderness…
Meji End Of 1,200-Year-Old Ban On Eating Of Meat In Japan
Wagyu - Meji End Of Ban On Beef Eating In Japan
Breeding History Of Japanese Beef Cattle And Preservation Of Genetic Resources As Economic Farm Animals – Dr. Kiyoshi Namikawa
The attached report was written by Dr. Kiyoshi Namikawa, the then Executive Director of the Japanese Wagyu Breed Registry, and provides a wealth of valuable…
“Beef Plus” Article About Wagyu Beef
The attached article by Wes Ishmael was published in Beef Plus and sets forth some of the benefits of Wagyu beef compared to beef from…
Japanese Research Paper: Meat Produced By Japanese Black Cattle and Wagyu – October 2014
The attached research paper was co-authored by five Japanese scientists including T. Gotoh and H. Takahashi of Kuju Agricultural Research Center, Faculty of Agriculsture, Kyushu…
Research Paper: Relationship Of Lipid Composition To IMF In Wagyu Cross Cattle – Baithbridge – 1999
See the attached paper, published by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Uiversity of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Washington State University (“WSU”) Index Of Wagyu Research Papers
Washington State University ("WSU") has a long history of researching the Wagyu breed in the United States. Attached is an index of the various WSU…
The History And Development Of Wagyu Cattle In Japan
Wagyu is technically classified as a Bos Taurus type of cattle. But Wagyu are meaningfully different in many respects compared to other types of Bos…
Chronological History Of All Wagyu Animals Exported From Japan
During the early years of Wagyu breeding outside Japan, breeding of Wagyu was limited to breeders in the United States, Australia and Canada. The pool…
Washington State University National Wagyu Sire Summaries
Washington State University (“WSU”), under the direction of Dr. Charlie Gaskins, has performed several “National Wagyu Sire Summary” progeny tests and published the results of such tests. EPDs have been generated based upon the results of these progeny tests. These reports provide very useful information on the marbling, ribeye area and external fat characteristics of many popular Wagyu sires. See the attached reports.