In 2019, approximately 457 thousand wagyu, also known as Japanese cattle, were slaughtered in Japan. A specialty of wagyu beef is that the fatty tissue is distributed finely in the muscle meat, instead of punctually. The fat percentage of wagyu beef has increased in recent years due to a decrease in grazing and an increase in using feed. Altogether, over one million cattle were slaughtered in Japan in 2019.
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US Department of Agriculture. (March 17, 2020). Number of cattle slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by type of cattle (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/
US Department of Agriculture. "Number of cattle slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by type of cattle (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/
US Department of Agriculture. (2020). Number of cattle slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by type of cattle (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/
US Department of Agriculture. "Number of Cattle Slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by Type of Cattle (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/
US Department of Agriculture, Number of cattle slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by type of cattle (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of cattle slaughtered in Japan in 2019, by type of cattle (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174088/japan-number-cattle-slaughter-by-type-of-cattle/