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和牛 (わぎゅう, Wagyū) is Wagyu — a Japanese food (land animals).
What is Wagyu?
Wagyu ("Japanese cow") is any of the four Japanese breeds of beef cattle. In several areas of Japan, wagyu beef is shipped carrying regional names. Some examples are Matsusaka beef, Kobe beef, Yonezawa beef, Mishima beef, Ōmi beef, and Sanda beef. There are four breeds of wagyu : Japanese Black (黒毛和種, Kuroge Washu), Japanese Polled (無角和種[?], Mukaku Washu), Japanese Brown (赤毛和種[?], Akage Washu or Akaushi) and Japanese Shorthorn (日本短角和種[?], Nihon Tankaku Washu). Japanese Black makes up 90% of all fattened cattle in Japan. Strains of Japanese Black include Tottori, Tajima, Shimane, and Okayama. Japanese Brown, also known as Japanese Red, is the other main breed; strains include Kochi and Kumamoto. Japanese Shorthorn makes up less than one percent of all cattle in Japan.