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Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)

7 of the 100 beef brands in this guide require Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) cattle. Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) is not among the breeds that may be labelled wagyu under the Ministry of Agriculture's guideline. Of these, 0 set a sex condition, 1 set an age or fattening period, and 3 set a grade.

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In numbers

The Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) beef brands are spread across 4 prefectures (Tochigi, Gunma, Aichi and Tottori). Of the 3 that set a meat quality grade, 1 requires grade 3 or higher and 2 require grade 2 or higher. One sets a minimum age: 22 months (all beef brands range from 18 to 33).

Counts cover only the brands in this guide.