The black-haired Wagyu cattle breed was established in 1944. In 1962 breeders began full-scale improvements using the latest standards (heifer height: 129 cm; bull height: 145 cm; heifer weight: 540 kg; bull weight: 960 kg)
The most important characteristic is the high quality of the meat – fine muscle fiber and superior marbling.
(Source/ reference: March, 2010)
History of Improvements to Kagoshima Wagyu
Kagoshima was one of the earliest in the nation to establish a breeding test site, and since then we have been selecting breeding bulls for many decades in order to improve our Kagoshima Wagyu cattle.
One secret of Kagoshima Wagyu’s great taste is the existence of these breeding bulls which yield delicious meat.
Beef Traceability
Every calf is given ear tags with a unique 10-digit identification number,which can enable carcass ,sub
primal,even meat on the dinning table to be traceable.
At the dressed carcass stage, we save a comparison sample of the meat. The meat being sold in a store can then be verified through DNA testing.
Identification Number
The production data of cattle from birth to slaughter are recorded in order to be traced back in case of something happen.
Meat Safety Inspection
A meat inspector (veterinarian) conducts an inspection for residual innards on all cows , antibiotics Examination of extraction and BSE inspection(more than 48 age of the month) .
Only safe beef which has passed these tests will be distributed.