Brands of Kochi: beef and jidori chicken

This guide lists 4 brands from Kochi (3 beef and 1 chicken). Only brands in this guide are counted; it is not a complete list for Kochi. None of them is registered as a Geographical Indication (GI). By breed, the beef brands require Japanese Brown (2) and Wagyu (breed not specified) (1). None of the beef brands sets a meat quality grade. Rearing period conditions for chicken: Tosa Jiro 120–150 days. Tosa Wagyu Brand Promotion Council issues 3 of these brands: Tosa Akaushi, Tosa Rouge Beef and Tosa Wagyu. Tosa Akaushi is part of Tosa Wagyu. Tosa Rouge Beef is part of Tosa Akaushi. With 4 brands, Kochi ranks 13th of the 46 prefectures that have any (tied with 7 others). The Shikoku region has 14 brands in this guide (Tokushima 3, Kagawa 3, Ehime 4 and Kochi 4).