Omi Beef
近江牛 Shiga
English name: Omi Beef — as written on the English page at oumiushi.com.
GI registered No.56
Requirements for Omi Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — raised longest in, and finished in, Shiga Prefecture. Also: fattened according to the Omi Beef feeding manual; rice straw as the main roughage from mid-fattening. Not specified: age, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [G0056] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised longest in, and finished in, Shiga Prefecture Sources: [G0056] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Fattened according to the Omi Beef feeding manual; rice straw as the main roughage from mid-fattening [G0056] |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
The GI specification sets no grading condition. Standards set separately by the brand association are not part of the GI.
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 32 beef brands set no meat quality grade, and Omi Beef is one of them. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Omi Beef is one of them.
This is the only brand from Shiga in this guide. By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Geographical Indication (GI)
- Registration no.
- No.56
- Registered
- 2017-12-15
- English name in the GI register
- OMI BEEF
- Registered producer group
- Shiga Livestock Promotion Association
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Guides
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Managed by
- Managed by
- Shiga Livestock Promotion Association
- Official site
- http://shiga.lin.gr.jp/
- Official English page
- https://oumiushi.com/en/about-2/definition-2
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [G0056] 地理的表示 登録番号第56号「近江牛」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18