As the ox, traditional beast of burden in China, is being replaced by modern agricultural machinery, it is increasingly being used as a source of meat.
育出品種最佳的肉牛由於農業經營已走向機械化，過去在中國農業社會扮演極重要角色的：牛，已逐漸被各種現代化的農耕機器所取代。