The Reproduction Mechanism of Branded Wagyu Meat: Maesawa Beef, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture
2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 128; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5026/jgeography.128.277
ISSN1884-0884
Autores Tópico(s)Culinary Culture and Tourism
ResumoThe conditions required to maintain the techniques and standards used by farmers who fatten Japanese black cattle to produce Maesawa beef, a high-grade Wagyu meat, in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, are elucidated. To determine the reproduction mechanism of Maesawa beef, the relationship between labor productivity of fattening farmers and transformations effected in the strains of feeder cattle purchased are investigated, as well feeding methods since the 1990s. The results are summarized as follows:
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