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Kuro Satsuma-dori
黒さつま鶏 Kagoshima
English name: Kuro Satsuma-dori — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kuro Satsuma-dori: breed — Satsuma-dori cross; where raised — within Kagoshima Prefecture, produced only by members of the prefectural jidori council (no municipality is named); rearing period — reared for an average of at least 105 days; no floor figure is published. Also: the council states that the brand meets every part of the JAS definition of jidori: at least 50% native-breed blood, at least 75 days of rearing, floor housing from 28 days of age, and no more than 10 birds per m²; The producer must belong to the council, be able to ship at least 1,000 birds a year, keep no other breed after the chicks arrive, and not breed from the jidori. Not specified: housing.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Satsuma-dori cross A first-generation cross of a Satsuma-dori male with a Barred Plymouth Rock female (created in 2006) Sources: [C008] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Within Kagoshima Prefecture, produced only by members of the prefectural jidori council (no municipality is named) Sources: [C008] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | Reared for an average of at least 105 days; no floor figure is published Sources: [C012] |
| How it is housed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
The council states that the brand meets every part of the JAS definition of jidori: at least 50% native-breed blood, at least 75 days of rearing, floor housing from 28 days of age, and no more than 10 birds per m² [C009] The producer must belong to the council, be able to ship at least 1,000 birds a year, keep no other breed after the chicks arrive, and not breed from the jidori [C008] |
Japan's JAS standard for jidori sets four conditions: the chicks, the rearing period, the housing and the stocking density. A brand's own conditions can be stricter, or set differently. The JAS standard for jidori →
Native breeds named in this brand's cross: Satsuma-dori ・ Barred Plymouth Rock （All 38 native breeds）
The rearing period is published as an average of at least 105 days; no per-bird minimum is given. Nothing more detailed than the council’s statement of full JAS compliance is published for housing or density either, so no brand-specific condition is recorded. This is the largest of the three Kagoshima brands by output (128,000 birds in FY2023).
Compared with other brands
4 chicken brands set no rearing period, and Kuro Satsuma-dori is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Kagoshima (also Kagoshima Wagyu, Kagoshima Kurobuta, Satsuma Jidori and Satsuma Wakashamo). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council
- Official site
- http://www.kagoshima-jidori.com/about/kurosatsumadori.html
Other brands from Kagoshima
- Kagoshima WagyuBeef brands
- Kagoshima KurobutaPork brands
- Satsuma JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Satsuma WakashamoJidori and branded chicken
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [C008] よくある質問「鹿児島の地鶏について」 — Kagoshima Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [C009] 鹿児島県地鶏振興協議会 地鶏について — Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [C012] かごしまの食「地鶏」 — Kagoshima Brand Promotion Headquarters ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28