研究室紹介

Animal Production and Ecology

Studies on the mechanisms of metabolic imprinting in cattle, the utilization for grazing in abandoned agricultural lands, the analysis of grass-fed type beef and the creation of novel beef-market, and the construction of a new system to manage grazing cattle by using IT technology and feed rice.

Research Interests

1. Epigenetic control
2. Improvement of livestock productivity under grazing systems
3. Regulation of body constitution by intestinal bacteria
4. Utilization of new livestock products for black cattle
5. Development of a new feeding system using endocrine hormones
6. Improvement of meat production by amino acids

Kuju Agricultural Research Center aims to develop a next-generation beef production system based on the philosophy of producing beef on Japanese grass, taking into account current issues.

Keyword of Research Area