Wagyu beef cattle are commonly raised in the southern Isan region, especially in Surin province. Until you are able to generate a consistent income
Surin Yang Sawang Beef Cooperative, Ltd., Yang Sawang Sub-District, Rattanaburi District, Surin Province is one of the cooperatives that has been successful in promoting members to raise Wagyu beef. which is a cross between Japanese wagyu and native cattle
“In the past, the villagers here preferred to raise buffalo as a profession, and Rattanaburi district was the area that raised the largest number of buffaloes in Surin Province. But lately, the farming methods of the villagers have changed. Nothing more buffalo plowed.The buffalo farming began to disappear.The villagers then turned to local cattle farming.But by raising and not selling the price as it should be.Because the native cattle that have been brought to breed is belittled hard to grow slowly so they came together to form a group and find ways to train and study acquaintance with cattle in Surin province to find ways to alter the breed of cattle Bringing native cows to crossbreed with bulls such as Braman, Charole , Angus and Wagyu, by modifying crossbred cows to have good quality, heavy weight, grow fast, which is very re requested by the market. which sells at a better price than native cattle
It looks like the villagersWagyu cattle breedingmore because they get a better price than other breeds of cows If it is a typical indigenous cow, the price will be 80-90 baht per kg, but if it is Braman Charolae, it will cost 100-110 baht per kg and Wagyu 130- 140 baht. Wagyu”
Mr. Ruangsak Seetarisu, Chairman of the Board of Surin Sawang Wagyu Beef Cooperative Co., Ltd., told us the story of crossbred Wagyu cattle breeding in the area…but raising them as villagers. Raising different people different people selling Causing to be exploited by traders or Mr. Hoi Villagers compete to sell and cut prices. Farmers have been exploited.
This started with the organization of a new Wagyu agricultural system. By allowing members to breed crossbred cows, the cooperative will provide water to Wagyu farmers. come and breed with the members’ cows
and when the child is out if female The cooperative will continue to collect members. to keep him as a breeder for productionWagyu beefin the next version
But if the child comes out as a boy, the cooperative will let the members grow for another 8-12 months until they reach a weight of 180-300 kg. The cooperative will buy them for fattening at a price of 110-130 baht per kg.
“We have to buy cattle from members of the fattening group because the cost of fattening is very high. due to having to use a lot of compressed food the members cannot fight The co-op therefore takes on the burden here which has more potential. Have the co-op make money off the difference here.
Chairman of the board of Surin Wagyu Beef Cooperative tells how to fertilize It will take about 5-6 months for the cows purchased by members to be fattened to 500-600 kilograms.
But in most cases, the cows are fattened up to a weight of 390–400 kilograms according to customer requirements.
As for the feed used for fattening the cattle, it depends on the operator who buys the cattle. The customer will create the recipe and send it to the cooperative. so that the meat of the livestock meets the needs of the operators
Overall, the feed used for fattening livestock will be a concentrated diet consisting of protein, jasmine rice straw and silage, but will not feed livestock fresh grass. because it will make the meat smell like mold
Furthermore, the cooperative also earns from the sale of livestock to network cooperatives for further fattening. The price is around 30,000 baht each.
Currently, Surin Yang Sawang Beef Cooperative Limited has 600 Wagyu cattle, including 80 breeders, with the potential to produce Wagyu hybrid cattle. The fifth generation averages 10-15 birds per month, although this activity is time consuming and costly. But the profits earned can sustain the lives of farmers, villagers and members.
Coming together to form Surin Wagyu Beef Cooperative Sawang Thus helping to create a better quality of life for people in the Yang Sawang subdistrict community as well.
Thamreen Jaikla
