Can ‘Mygyu’ satisfy Malaysia’s growing appetite for premium beef?

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Under the sweltering sun in coastal Kuala Selangor, Dollah lumbers to his feet, his 800kg (1,764lb) frame towering above the herd. The Australian-Malaysian crossbreed isn’t just any bull, he’s the prized patriarch of a 30-head cattle farm producing Mygyu: Malaysia’s answer to Japan’s famously marbled Wagyu.At Colla Cattle Farm, breeders see both promise and pressure in Malaysia’s appetite for premium beef. With Mygyu, they aim to offer an affordable local alternative to imported Wagyu as rising...