Marbled Beef Cattle Breeds

Marbling can be influenced by selective breeding.

Marbled beef cattle breeds. Akaushi cattle have no comparison. Very high documented levels of conjugated linoleic acid and monounsaturated fats. Apparent rankings as shown in tatum s study in figure 6 at page 18 the relationship between marbling scores and taste scores for eight beef cattle breeds is shown. Extremely tender extremely marbled and good for you.

Cattle breeds such as angus herefords murray grey shorthorns and wagyu also british white cattle and dairy breeds such as the jersey holstein friesian and braunvieh have higher marbling scores on average versus other cattle such as simmentals charolais or chianina. Like i said earlier some breeds are more inclined to marbling than others. Carcass yield and longissimus palatability traits. Marbling can also be influenced by time on feed.

The breed can also affect the ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids. The black angus cattle breed came to the u s. Brahman has been exported from the usa to countries in the caribbean central and south america australia the pacific islands and the philippines. Simply won t allow for marbling comparable to asian breeds although dairy breeds such as holsteins which make up about 20 percent of the beef cattle industry do marble very well and without much backfat.

They re a larger heavier muscled wagyu breed. Feed and finishing may also impact marbling with grass finished cattle offering a leaner beefier flavor whereas grain finished beef are much milder. Johnson said the genetics of cattle breeds used in the u s. Also angus cattle require little maintenance during calving season are good mothers and are very feed efficient.

In this article i will explain when marbling is a good gauge of beef tenderness when it is not and how else to gauge beef tenderness when marbling is not a suitable gauge of beef tenderness. Wagyu beef for example can be extremely marbled due to its genetics so much so that it s prized for that marbling. In the 19th century and gained its footing in kansas. And some cattle breeds simply will not produce marbled meat no matter what they are fed how fat they get or how tender their beef is.

It is a large animal with a long body of moderate depth with long to medium length legs and. Characterization of biological types of cattle cycle vii. This herd is very consistent. The type of feed and time that an animal feeds play an important role in marbling.

I don t know of another herd that has done more ligitimate medical research than heartbrand beef. For example wagyu which is higher in omega 3s is a healthier breed of cattle.