Brands of Aomori: beef and jidori chicken

This guide lists 3 brands from Aomori (2 beef and 1 chicken). Only brands in this guide are counted; it is not a complete list for Aomori. None of them is registered as a Geographical Indication (GI). By breed, the beef brands require Japanese Black (1) and Japanese Shorthorn (1). Meat quality grade conditions: Aomori Towadako Wagyu grade 4 or higher and Hakkoda Beef grade 2 or higher. Rearing period conditions for chicken: Aomori Shamorock 100+ days for males and 120+ for females. With 3 brands, Aomori ranks 21st of the 46 prefectures that have any (tied with 11 others). The Tohoku region has 21 brands in this guide (Aomori 3, Iwate 3, Miyagi 2, Akita 6, Yamagata 4 and Fukushima 3).