Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm

Japanese Black (Wagyu) cattle produce high-quality beef. However, whether Wagyu steers can be profitably raised under conditions different than the traditional Japanese ones remains unclear. From 2018 to 2020, we raised 262 Wagyu purebred steers, 103 Wagyu-by-Angus (Wangus) crossbred steers, and 43...

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Main Authors:	Vázquez-Mosquera, Juan M., De-Mercado, Eduardo, Fernández-Novo, Aitor, Gardón, Juan C., Pesántez-Pacheco, Jose L., Pérez-Solana, Maria L., Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel, Martínez, Daniel, Villagrá, Arantxa, Sebastián, Francisco, Pérez-Garnelo, Sonia S., Astiz, Susana
Format:	article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	MDPI 2022
Subjects:	Metabolic markers Marbling Weight daily gain Wagyu Wangus Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition L02 Animal feeding L52 Animal physiology - Growth and development S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Fattening Meat quality
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8328 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1671