List of Japanese cattle breeds
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in Japan to be wholly or partly of Japanese origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese.
| Local name | Other names | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Black[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6 | One of the four Wagyu breeds | ||
| Japanese Brown[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6 | One of the four Wagyu breeds | ||
| Japanese Polled[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6 | One of the four Wagyu breeds | ||
| Japanese Shorthorn[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6 | One of the four Wagyu breeds | ||
| Kairyo-washu[2] | extinct | ||
| Kuchinoshima[2][3]: 6 | |||
| Mishima[1]: 5 [2][3]: 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Kiyoshi Namikawa (2016 [1992]). Breeding history of Japanese beef cattle and preservation of genetic resources as economic farm animals. Kyoto: Wagyu Registry Association. Archived 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Breeds reported by Japan: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f [Editorial Committee Office of the Japanese Country Report, Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan] ([n.d.]). Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process); annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 30 November 2020.