The attached report was written by Dr. Kiyoshi Namikawa, the then Executive Director of the Japanese Wagyu Breed Registry, and provides a wealth of valuable information related to the way Wagyu cattle were developed in Japan.

Wagyu is technically classified as a Bos Taurus type of cattle. But Wagyu are meaningfully different in many respects compared to other types of Bos Taurus cattle including the British and Contenental breeds.  Historians had commonly believed that all cattle breeds originated from three types of large, black European wild ox known as aurochs—one from […]

In this 8:40 video, Joseph Decuis explores the history of Wagyu cattle, Wagyu beef quality, how Wagyu are fed in Japan, and the quality of Wagyu beef.  Produced in part as a marketing video for Joseph Decuis, the video therefore contains promotional material related to the Joshep Decuis herd and Wagyu raising methods.  However, Joseph […]