| This study systematically evaluates the growth performance, slaughter performance, nutritional quality of meat, and the contents of amino acids, fatty acids, and minerals in Brown Beef cattle, providing a comprehensive analysis of their meat characteristics and genetic traits, with the aim of providing key data and theoretical basis for the breeding of new varieties. The measured values of fattening performance, slaughtering performance, outer ridge nutritional quality, amino acids, fatty acids, mineral element content and other indexes of different breeds of cattle in the published literature were collected and compared and analyzed. The average daily gains of Brown Beef cattle at different age stages was higher than that of other local Chinese breeds, and the slaughter carcass weight of 28-30 months old could reach (492.64±17.33) kg. As a small and medium-sized cattle breed, the slaughter carcass weight of 18-24 months old is comparable to that of Charolais, Limousin, and Hereford. The fat content and moisture content of longissimus muscle of Chinese landraces showed different results due to the differences of breeds. However, the protein content was higher than that of the introduced varieties, and the ratio of EAA/NEAA was above 0.68. Chinese indigenous cattle showed relatively low levels of saturated fatty acids (SFA) and higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA). The contents of oleic acid (C18:1n9c) and linoleic acid (C18:2n6t) in Brown Beef cattle were higher than those of other breeds. There were differences in the mineral content of different varieties of beef. In summary, after improvement and breeding, the Brown Beef cattle have enhanced fattening performance and meat production characteristics, with meat quality that is tender, delicious, flavorful, and high in nutritional value. Additionally, the herd size is stable, making it valuable for development and utilization. |