１．Crop Livestock Collaboration
The compost produced from Sustainable Wagyu JUKU is provided to nearby rice and vegetable farms after being fully matured.
The rice straw and corn stalks grown with this compost are collected and used as ingredients for TMR (Total Mixed Ration).
Additionally, sweet potatoes grown with the compost are processed by a food manufacturing company, and the by-product (heated sweet potato residue) is also collected and used as an ingredient for TMR.
２．Produce TMR(Total Mixed Ration) by ourselves
We produce TMR using food manufacturing by-products (sweet potatoes,soy sauce meals, soy milk meals, buckwheat noodles and so on)
The by-products such as trimmings, press cake, and off-grade products that were previously disposed of in the process of food manufacturing are now being collected and used as raw materials for feed.
As they are by-products of items manufactured for human consumption, they have high nutritional value and good feed efficiency.
Two types of TMR
based on soy milk meal and buckwheat noodle
based on sweet potato and dent corn
We feed TMR to both refattning cows and breeding cows.
We analys the component of materials and bacteria of TMR regulary to feed necessary nutritions for both types of cows stably until shipment.
Materials(food manufacturing by-products)
We use sweetpotatos and dent corns growed in Shimane prefecture and buckweed noodles, soy milk meal and soy sause meal collected from food manufaturing plants in Shimane prefecture.
Sweetpotato
The unused parts of sweet potatoes, which are used as raw materials for dried sweet potatoes but not processed into products, are taken in and used as feed ingredients.
Because they are steamed during the process of making dried sweet potatoes, their nutrient absorption rate is high.
These sweet potatoes are grown Sustanable Wagyu JUKU’s compost as a source of nutrients.
Dent Corn
Since the entire plant, including the fruit, leaves, and stems, is pulverized and used as raw materials, there is no waste.
This is also grown Sustanable Wagyu JUKU’s compost as a source of nutrients.
buckweed noodle／soy milk meal／soy sauce meal
It contains high-quality proteins, dietary fiber, vitamins, etc., making it an effective ingredient for maintaining the health of cows.
It also contains a rich amount of umami components such as amino acids, which contribute to the production of delicious beef.
３．Measures to reduce methane gas emissions
Cows have four stomachs, and when they digest grass or feed in the first stomach (rumen), they produce methane gas, which is expelled as burps. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases, along with carbon dioxide (CO2), and its global warming potential is about 25 times that of CO2. The contribution of methane emissions from cows to global warming is significant.
In order to reduce methane gas emissions from cows, it was considered promising to add “cashew nut shell liquid-containing feed” to our own TMR. As a result of the demonstration test, methane gas was measured before and after feeding, and data showed that methane was reduced by up to 63%.
*It was approved to designate feed additives that reduce cow methane as effective in the 63rd Agricultural Input Review Council Materials Subcommittee, and a recommendation was made to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Methane measurement results from the demonstration experiment
The reduction of greenhouse gases in “Sustainable Wagyu JUKU” has been recorded as a numerical value based on measurements, and has been documented as evidence through verification tests (facts).
→ The equation “Juku Refeeding Program” x “Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Feed” = “Methane Reduction” has been demonstrated.
４．First cattle barn construction by shrine temple carpentars in Japan
Construction of cattle barn reusing listing of fabrics for shrine and temple.
It has an excellent safety and durability because the Japanese traditional construction techniques are applied to building.
５．Device for cattle stalls
We mix sawdust from hinoki cypress, tea leaves, coffee grounds, etc., with sawdust and rice husks and use them in cattle stalls.
The aroma effects of these materials help maintain a clean barn while also promoting relaxation for the cows.
６．Carbon offsetting
We have purchased 20 tons worth of carbon dioxide emission rights from Iinan Town, Shimane Prefecture.
This initiative is aimed at offsetting the carbon dioxide emissions from heavy machinery used in the barn and trucks used to transport cattle by taking advantage of the high absorption rate of the rich forests in Iinan Town.
