At a municipal ranch on the outskirts of Kushiro City, Hokkaido, work has begun to take young dairy cows before squeezing milk from dairy farmers and graze them until autumn.
From spring to summer, Kushiro City takes care of young dairy cows from dairy farmers during busy times such as cutting grass and raises them by grazing.
About 450 female dairy cows born last year at 20 dairy farms in the city are scheduled to be brought to the municipal ranch in Tsuruoka in the city, and the work of unloading cows from trucks will start on the 23rd. I did.
The unloaded cows were prepared for grazing by taking pictures one by one, weighing them, and carefully disinfecting their bodies to prevent the introduction of illness.
The grazing land covers an area of 280 hectares and can move around in the vast pasture, so by autumn, the weight of cows will increase to around 620 kg, which is 1.7 times the current weight, and after artificial insemination, it will be used by dairy farmers. It is to be attributed to.
Naoya Nagato, Deputy Director of the Kushiro City Industrial Promotion Department, said, "I would like to raise strong cows in the vast rangeland of Kushiro. The situation of dairy farmers is very difficult, so drink delicious Kushiro milk to many people. I want you to get healthy and get healthy. "