WSU published the attached paper on foundation (imported) Wagyu animals, their parentage and the relationships between such foundation animals. WSU - Foundation Wagyu Animals Parentage…
WSU published the attached paper on the Japanese meat grading system. WSU - Japanese Meat Grading Paper
ABSTRACT: In the present study, a total of 91 genes involved in various pathways were investigated for their associations with six carcass traits and twenty-four fatty acid composition phenotypes in a Wagyu×Angus reference population, including 43 Wagyu bulls and their potential 791 F1 progeny. Of the 182 SNPs evaluated, 102 SNPs that were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with minor allele frequencies (MAF>0.15) were selected for parentage assignment and association studies with these quantitative traits. The parentage assignment revealed that 40 of 43 Wagyu sires produced over 96.71% of the calves in the population. Linkage disequilibrium analysis identified 75 of 102 SNPs derived from 54 genes as tagged SNPs. After Bonferroni correction, single-marker analysis revealed a total of 113 significant associations between 44 genes and 29 phenotypes (adjusted P<0.05). Multiple-marker analysis confirmed single-gene associations for 10 traits, but revealed two-gene networks for 9 traits and three-gene networks for 8 traits.
The attached presentation slide deck was produced in 2008 by Dr. Charlie Gaskins of Washington State University ("WSU"). It includes information about the major "lines"…
The "Tenderness" DNA Test developed by Igenity is a DNA test that is offered by the American Wagyu Association in conjunction with the SCD DNA…