The largest producer in the country - “Kagoshima Black Cattle”

 

Exceptional Taste

Kagoshima Prefecture has one of the biggest livestock industries in Japan. It is especially well known for its production of Japanese Black Cattle, which is said to be distinguished by the superior quality of its meat. 18.3 percent of all black cattle in Japan are raised in Kagoshima, making Kagoshima the largest producer in Japan (as of Feb. 1, 2008). They are raised all over the prefecture, with heavy concentration in the Sou, Kimotsuki, Oshima, Aira and Satsuma area. Kagoshima Black Beef is highly regarded as a safe, secure, and delicious product.

Associated Facilities

The Kagoshima Prefectural Livestock laboratories are researching and developing ways to provide affordable, delicious and safe meat for consumers to answer the increasing competition from both domestic and international suppliers. They are researching ways to increase productivity, improve the quality of the livestock while maintaining environmental standards to provide consumers with cheap, delicious and most importantly, safe beef. In addition, the Kagoshima Prefectural Cattle Breeding Development Institute is conducting bio-technical research aimed at improving beef at the genetic level through various methods such as embryo transfer. Through such methods, superior sires have been produced, increasing the quality of the breeding stock.