Texas a m geneticist andy herring recently completed the white paper genetic aspects of marbling in beef carcasses the literature review encompasses 52 studies spanning several decades.
Is there a beef marbling gene.
Getting cattle to hit the higher quality grades takes effort at every link in the production system.
Marbling in a steak from grass fed cattle offers a beefier flavour than grain fed cattle which tend to have a.
Inproceedings smith2012increasingmg title increasing marbling gene expression in beef cattle with dietary lipids author s.
Scd or stearoyl coa desaturase is a gene family that distinguishes the healthy fat marbling in wagyu beef from other beef.
Marbling intramuscular fat is an important trait that affects meat quality and is a casual factor determining the price of beef in the korean beef market.
Until now there was no comprehensive review of research into the genetics of marbling but texas a m geneticist andy herring recently completed the white paper genetic aspects of marbling in beef carcasses the literature review encompasses 52 studies spanning several decades.
It is a complex trait and has many biological pathways related to muscle and fat.
Herring department of animal science texas a m university introduction.
In a recent research review certified angus beef llc cab vice president larry corah and supply development director mark mccully looked at early management factors that affect one of the traits that earn higher quality grades.
Genetic aspects of marbling in beef carcasses andy d.
What was missing until now was a comprehensive review of research into the genetics of marbling and some reflection on the upshot.
The goal of this paper is to review the genetic aspects of marbling in beef carcasses and to serve as a reference source.
There is a need.
Scd testing identifies cattle with the dominant japanese genotype that produces a certain fat composition.
Furthermore there is a difference in flavour between grass fed and grain fed beef.
Marbling or the intramuscular flavor fat.