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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| author | 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 |
| author_browse | Astiz, Susana De-Mercado, Eduardo Fernández-Novo, Aitor Gardón, Juan C. Martínez, Daniel Pesántez-Pacheco, Jose L. Pérez-Garnelo, Sonia S. Pérez-Solana, Maria L. Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Sebastián, Francisco Villagrá, Arantxa Vázquez-Mosquera, Juan M. |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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 Angus-by-European (ACL) crossbred steers on a Spanish farm with high welfare standards and a locally sourced, high-olein diet. Factors and factors’ interactions impacting steer growth were analyzed using generalized linear models. ACL steers grew faster than the other two groups, with Wangus showing intermediate fattening and muscle development. Average daily weight gains (kg/day) were 0.916 for Wagyu, 1.046 for Wangus, and 1.293 for ACL during the weaning to growing period, and 0.628 for Wagyu, 0.64 for Wangus, and 0.802 for ACL during the growing to fattening phase. ACL showed the lowest marbling rates. Wagyu and Wangus usually showed higher cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein than ACL. ACL calves may experience greater stress at weaning, as suggested by higher glucose, lactate, and β-hydroxybutyrate than the other groups. The results suggest that Wagyu and Wangus steers showed adequate growth, health, and metabolic development in this type of production system, with Wagyu purebreds probably being more profitable than Wangus crossbreeds. |
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| spelling | ReDivia83282025-04-25T14:48:54Z Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm 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 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 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 Angus-by-European (ACL) crossbred steers on a Spanish farm with high welfare standards and a locally sourced, high-olein diet. Factors and factors’ interactions impacting steer growth were analyzed using generalized linear models. ACL steers grew faster than the other two groups, with Wangus showing intermediate fattening and muscle development. Average daily weight gains (kg/day) were 0.916 for Wagyu, 1.046 for Wangus, and 1.293 for ACL during the weaning to growing period, and 0.628 for Wagyu, 0.64 for Wangus, and 0.802 for ACL during the growing to fattening phase. ACL showed the lowest marbling rates. Wagyu and Wangus usually showed higher cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein than ACL. ACL calves may experience greater stress at weaning, as suggested by higher glucose, lactate, and β-hydroxybutyrate than the other groups. The results suggest that Wagyu and Wangus steers showed adequate growth, health, and metabolic development in this type of production system, with Wagyu purebreds probably being more profitable than Wangus crossbreeds. 2022-09-06T10:30:48Z 2022-09-06T10:30:48Z 2022 article publishedVersion Vázquez-Mosquera, J. M., de-Mercado, E., Fernández-Novo, A., Gardón, J. C., Pesántez-Pacheco, J. L., Pérez-Solana, M. L. et al. (2022). Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm. Animals, 12(13), 1671. 2076-2615 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8328 10.3390/ani12131671 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1671 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CDTI-IDI-2-18-254 This research was funded by the Spanish “Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial” from the Ministry of Science and Innovation (grant number CDTI-IDI-2–18–254). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico |
| spellingShingle | 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 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 Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title | Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title_full | Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title_short | Comparison of Pure and Crossbred Japanese Black Steers in Growth Performance and Metabolic Features from Birth to Slaughter at a Spanish Fattening Farm |
| title_sort | comparison of pure and crossbred japanese black steers in growth performance and metabolic features from birth to slaughter at a spanish fattening farm |
| topic | 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 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8328 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1671 |
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