Genetic and Environmental Effects on Carcass Traits of Japanese Brown Cattle. Studies on the genetic and environmental effects on M.longissimus thoracis area (MLTA), fat thickness (SFT), rib thickness (RT) and marbling score (MS) were conducted on 21,086 steers and 7,151 heifers of Japanese Brown breed.

Picture of Japanese shorthorn cattle raised in the natural climate of northern Iwate Prefecture. In 2002, total beef production in Japan was 540,000 tons.

Japanese Black cattle of Hyogo prefecture (Tajima strain) are famous for its ability to produce high-quality meat and have been maintained as a closed system for more than 80 years. In order to assess the usefulness of microsatellite markers in closed cattle populations, and evaluate the genetic structure of the Tajima strain, we analyzed representative dams of the Tajima strain comprised of the substrains Nakadoi and Kinosaki.

Africander Cattle Information and Pictures. Breeds of Livestock (Cattle Breeds) resource presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University.

Breeds of cattle at Cattle Today Online - Afrikaner Cattle. Cattle Today is the cattleman's guide to the cattle business. On their website you'll find cattle news, free livestock classified ads, free ranch listing, the latest USDA livestock market report, free ranch email, Baxter Black, and a free newsletter.

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