Contact Information

Dr. Tony Pescatore, Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair

900 W.P. Garrigus Building Lexington, KY 40546-0215

+1 (859) 257-2686

Beef Cattle Discovery - Breeds - Wagyu

Beef Cattle Discovery - Breeds - Wagyu

Beef Cattle Discovery - Breeds - Wagyu


Wagyu

  • Origin - Japan
  • Color - Solid Black or Solid Brown
  • Other Descriptors - Horned, extreme marbling
  • Important Traits - Superior meat quality (nicely marbled), calving ease, and also used in terminal meat programs with breeds like Angus and Holstein to increase meat quality grade of the first cross progeny.
Wagyu - Bull
Wagyu - Bull

 

Wagyu - Cow
Wagyu - Cow

 

Contact Information

Dr. Tony Pescatore, Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair

900 W.P. Garrigus Building Lexington, KY 40546-0215

+1 (859) 257-2686