wagyu beef farmer

和牛養殖戶

[Music]

[音樂]

[Alarm]

[警報]

This is Ryuju. 22 years old living in

這就是龍珠。22歲，住在

Miyazaki, Japan, and he's just waking up

日本宮崎市，他剛剛睡醒

for work.

為工作。

Oh, and that's his girlfriend Cena,

哦，那是他的女朋友塞納。

apparently the early riser of the two.

顯然是兩個人中的早起者。

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They live together in this 2LDK

他們一起生活在這個2LDK中

Apartment. The couple also work together

公寓。這對夫婦還一起工作

so their morning routine is a bit

所以他們的晨練程序有點兒

staggered

錯開的

[Music]

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After getting ready, Ryuji and his

準備好之後，龍二和他的

girlfriend enjoy a morning coffee

女友享受早晨的咖啡

together while discussing any important

在一起討論任何重要的

work they have for the day ahead

他們對未來一天的工作

and before leaving work they make sure

並在離開工作崗位前，確保

to attend to their cats. Interstingly,

來照顧他們的貓。有趣的是。

only 10 of Japans population are cat

日本人口中只有10人是貓

owners, second to dog owners at 13

的主人，僅次於狗主人的13%。

percent

百分比

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oh they're driving to work in a K-Truck,

哦，他們開著K型卡車去上班。

also known as Katoda which means a

又稱卡託達，意為一個

lightweight truck generally with a max

輕型卡車，通常有一個最大的

load of 350 kilograms or 770 pounds

350公斤或770磅的負載

super popular among farmers

深受農民歡迎

good morning i'm back with another day

早上好，我又回來了，又是新的一天

in the life this time i'm outside of

在生活中這次我在外面

tokyo so i'm super excited for this one

東京，所以我對這個項目超級興奮。

i'm just in front of a 7-eleven because

我只是在7-eleven的前面，因為

Ryuji should be coming here in the

龍二應該會來這裡，在

morning

上午

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oh and there he is good morning

哦，他來了，早上好

did you sleep well last night

你昨晚睡得好嗎？

apparently today is a super busy day for

顯然，今天是一個超級繁忙的日子，因為

cattle at an auction on top of his

在拍賣會上的牛，在他的

regular farm duties so Ryuji works as a

農場的常規工作，所以龍二作為一個

Wagyunoka. In English - Wagyu Beef Farmer

和雲港。英語--和牛農場主

as a kid raised on the farm he always

作為一個在農場長大的孩子，他總是

knew he wanted to raise wagyu beef

他知道自己想養和牛

cattle so he attended a specialized

牛，所以他參加了一個專門的

agricultural high school and afterwards

農業高中和之後

Miyazaki Agricultural Junior College

宮崎農業初級學院

earning a degree in Cattle Stock

獲得牲畜學學位

breeding ultimately making his way back

孕育最終使他的方式回來

to the family farm

到家庭農場

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this is View Corporation - Ryuji's

這是View Corporation - Ryuji的

workplace. A 13

工作場所。A 13

353 square meter farm primed for raising

353平方米的農場準備好飼養

local Myazaki Beef - a premium japanese

當地的Myazaki牛肉--一種優質的日本牛肉。

wagyu beef brand the farm consists of

農場的和牛品牌包括

three main barns housing 700 wagyu

三個主要牛棚，容納700頭和牛

cattle and a total of six hard-working

牛和總共六個勤勞的

farmers who take great care of the

的農民，他們非常照顧

cattle and facilities

牛和設施

when Ryuji arrives, the first thing he

當Ryuji到達時，他的第一件事是

does is to check on the cattle as it's

他所做的是檢查牛群的情況，因為它是

critical for him to ensure that they're

對他來說，關鍵是要確保他們是

all in a good and healthy condition if

都處於良好和健康的狀態，如果

you recognize any signs of illness such

你認識到任何疾病的跡象，如

as fever or stomach aches he's able to

如發燒或胃痛，他就能夠

quickly react and provide his cattle

迅速反應並提供他的牛

with a proper treatment

通過適當的治療

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oh that's Ryugi's dad well and his boss

哦，那是龍吉的爸爸，還有他的老闆

his father originally started off in the

他的父親最初是在

cattle transportation business and in

牛的運輸業務和在

his thirties decided to try his hand in

三十多歲的他決定試試自己的工作。

raising six cattle over time and hard

飼養六頭牛的時間和辛苦

work he's been able to go to 700 cattle

他已經能夠去700頭牛的工作了。

interestingly he never intended for his

有趣的是，他從未打算讓他的

son to take over the farm but Ryuji took

兒子來接管農場，但龍二把

so much interest in the family business

這麼大的興趣在家族企業中

that he decided to hand it over to a son

他決定把它交給一個兒子

in the future what are you gonna do now

在未來，你現在要做什麼

[Applause]

[掌聲]

today is a big day for him because he's

今天對他來說是個大日子，因為他是

selling three of his cows at the city in

在城市裡賣掉他的三頭牛。

In English, an auction.

在英語中，是指拍賣。

So, Ryuji raises Miyazaki Gyu, Gyu meaning beef

是以，龍二提出了宮崎圭，圭是指牛肉。

from japanese blackhead cattle a brand

從日本黑頭牛的一個品牌

of wagyu. Wagyu is a premium grade beef

的和牛。和牛是一種優質等級的牛肉

in japan and refers specifically to four

在日本，具體指的是四個

breeds of cattle with the strictest

嚴格的牛的品種

guidelines and requirements ultimately

準則和要求最終

producing a high-end quality japanese

生產高端品質的日本

beef known worldwide for its beautiful

以其美麗的牛肉聞名於世

marbling and deep umami flavor. Ryuji's

醃製和深味的味道。龍二的

wagyu brand called Miyazaki specifically

專門稱為宮崎的和牛品牌

produces the highest grade of wagyu

生產最高等級的和牛

possible a4 and a5 quality which is why

可能的a4和a5品質，這就是為什麼

Miyazaki Gyu is one of the leading wagyu

宮崎駿是領先的和牛之一。

miyazaki you is one of the leading wagyu

宮崎駿是領先的和牛之一。

brands in japan

日本的品牌

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and here's the auction site oh wow it

這裡是拍賣網站哦，哇哦。

sprays all arriving vehicles for

對所有抵達的車輛進行噴灑

sanitation to protect the cattle from

衛生設施，以保護牛群免受

infection

感染

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wow it seems like he knows everyone here

哇，他好像認識這裡的每個人

so there are auctions every 10 days and

是以，每10天就有一次拍賣，並且

yuji goes almost every time to either

虞姬幾乎每次都會去參加

sell or buy cattle what is that

賣牛還是買牛 那是什麼

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when selling cattle at the auction

在拍賣會上出售牛時

sellers need to first get an entry

賣家需要首先獲得一個條目

number for each cattle and then verify

每頭牛的編號，然後核實

its weight precisely on site as is a

準確地說，它的重量在現場是一個

major component on how it's priced wow

它的主要組成部分是如何定價的。

the cow seems really strong he says that

他說，這頭牛似乎很強壯

it takes quite a bit of practice to

需要相當多的實踐才能

handle such a big animal as fully grown

處理這麼大的動物，因為完全成熟

cattle away from 750 to 900 kilograms

牛的體重從750公斤到900公斤不等

about 1650 to 2 000 pounds

約1650至2 000磅

apparently the key to encouraging cattle

顯然，鼓勵養牛的關鍵是

to walk is varying the direction of the

走的是不同的方向。

pole instead of strongly pulling in one

杆，而不是大力拉動一個

direction

方向

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oh there's yuji's dad he's the director

哦，那是裕二的爸爸，他是導演。

of the kitamuro katagun livestock dealer

北室卡塔貢的牲畜經銷商

trading cooperative association

貿易合作協會

so how big was your cattle ichiban

那麼你的牛有多大呢？

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is filling out the paperwork right now

現在正在填寫文件

and just a little bit after the auction

而就在拍賣會結束後的一點時間

is going to start i'm kind of excited to

將要開始了，我有點興奮。

see how much the cow is going to go for

看看這頭牛要賣多少錢

so before the auction starts the order

是以，在拍賣開始前的訂單

is decided by lottery i guess today

是由抽籤決定的，我想今天

ryuji gets to draw the number luigi did

龍二可以抽到路易吉的號碼

Yuji, did you draw a good number?

于吉，你抽到了一個好號碼嗎？

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now yuji goes to check out the other

現在Yuji去檢查另一個

cattle to see if any peak is interested

牛，看是否有高峰感興趣

in buying he says it's important to look

在購買時，他說重要的是要看

at its horn for potential fattening

在其角上的潛在肥肉

equally as important to review its breed

審查其品種也同樣重要

and pedigree as it helps determine the

和血統，因為它有助於確定

quality of meat such as marbling, color

肉的品質，如大理石花紋、顏色

and firmness

和堅定性

during these auctions he also takes time

在這些拍賣中，他還花時間

to talk with many different farmers he

與許多不同的農民交談，他

says he's still young in the industry

他說他在這個行業裡還很年輕

and so he's eager to learn from

是以，他渴望從以下方面學習

experienced breeders and older

有經驗的育種者和老

generations so that he can use the

代，這樣他就可以用

knowledge gained and raise the best

獲得的知識，並提出最好的

cattle possible

牛的可能

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that cow looks different what's that

那頭牛看起來不一樣，那是什麼？

[Music]

[音樂]

i know

我知道

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[音樂]

Oh, I guess the auction has started.

哦，我想拍賣已經開始了。

so let me explain how it works when the

所以讓我解釋一下，當

cattle are brought to the front their

牛被帶到前面，他們的

weight and pedigree documents are

重量和血統文件是

displayed bidders are assigned a table

顯示的競標者被分配到一個表

and use this button under the table to

並使用桌子下面的這個按鈕來

bid one click ups a bid by 1 000 yen

出價一次就提高1 000日元

about 10 and basically the last one to

約10，基本上是最後一個到

press the button wins

按下按鈕即可獲勝

okay that's the first cow ryuji is sellimg

好吧，這是龍二賣的第一頭牛。

How long have you been with the company?

你在公司工作多長時間了？

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nice it's sold

很好，已經售出

every buyer is assigned to stall so he

每個買家都被分配到攤位上，所以他

takes the cow to the stall number

將奶牛帶到牛棚編號處

printed on the ticket that he received

他收到的票據上印有

right after it was sold

剛賣出就被發現

then he greets the buyer to say thank

然後他問候買家，說謝謝

you and briefly shares with them

你，並與他們簡單地分享

additional information about his cattle

關於他的牛的其他資訊

these little gestures are critical to

這些小動作對

help build a good relationship with

幫助建立一個良好的關係，與

other farmers so how's the price

其他農民的價格如何？

How long have you been with the company?

你在公司工作多長時間了？

Why did you decide to work in the farm?

你為什麼決定在農場工作？

he's actually ruji's best friend ryugi

他實際上是Ruji的最好的朋友Ryugi

met him at this auction five years ago

五年前在這個拍賣會上見過他

coincidentally they were in the same

巧合的是，他們是在同一個

grade having common friends and so

級別有共同的朋友，所以

naturally they quickly became best

自然而然地，他們很快就成為最好的

friends they started to work together

他們開始一起工作的朋友

after yugi graduated from college and

杉杉大學畢業後

now they're both hustling together to

現在他們都在一起努力工作，以便

become the best cattle farmers possible

成為最好的養牛人

oh that's his last cow and it sold

哦，那是他的最後一頭牛，而且賣了。

what do you think about the bid price

你對投標價格有什麼看法？

and there you go he sold all of his

在那裡，他賣掉了他所有的

cattle today

今天的牛

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now he has a visit from the veterinarian

現在他有一個來自獸醫的訪問

today yugi is receiving the cattle's

今天杉杉接受了牛的邀請。

blood test results and discussing with

血液檢測結果，並與

the veterinarians if they need to

如果他們需要，可以向獸醫諮詢

provide any of the cattle with medical

為任何一頭牛提供醫療

treatment in general the cattle have

一般情況下，牛的治療方法有

blood tests twice a year to analyze

每年兩次驗血，以分析

their dietary intake of vitamins

他們在飲食中攝入的維生素

minerals and proteins which ultimately

礦物質和蛋白質，最終

helps ruji manage and adjust the amount

幫助Ruji管理和調整數量

of food and additives he feeds to the

他所餵養的食物和添加劑的

cattle so it looks like fuji is going to

牛，所以看起來像富士公司要

be in this meeting for just a little bit

在這個會議上，只有一點點的時間

while he's doing that let's go explore

在他做這些事情的時候，我們去探索吧

this place

這個地方

they have so much cattle here but i'm

他們這裡有很多牛，但我是

wondering if they have any other animals

想知道他們是否有任何其他動物

let's go try to find out wow they have

讓我們去試試，看看他們有什麼東西。

10 wild cats 5 dogs 3 goats and even a

10只野貓 5只狗 3只山羊 甚至還有一隻

pig so one of the things that kind of

豬，所以其中一件事是

surprised me about this place is that i

這個地方讓我吃驚的是，我

was expecting it to smell really bad but

原本以為它的氣味非常糟糕，但

in fact it doesn't smell that bad at all

事實上，它聞起來一點都不難聞。

it just smells kind of like dirt in here

這裡的氣味有點像灰塵

oh there's senna let's see what she's

哦，那是塞納，讓我們看看她是什麼人。

doing

做

what's that

那是什麼

so senna is responsible for taking care

所以塞納負責照顧

of the calves at the farm not only

農場裡的小牛不僅是

feeding but also keeping track of their

飼養，但也要跟蹤他們的

health condition like this one who's

像這個人的健康狀況，他的

only two months old and recently had

只有兩個月大，最近有

surgery so it's her job to keep an eye

手術，所以她的工作是盯住

on these recovering calves

在這些恢復中的小牛身上

so just in front of me right here it

所以就在我面前的這個地方，它

looks like it's the president's room

看起來是總統的房間

let's go see what's inside

讓我們去看看裡面有什麼

oh there's someone in there excuse me

哦，有人在那裡，對不起

you have a meeting with the president

你有一個與總統的會議

you have a meeting with the president

你有一個與總統的會議

He also says Miyazaki can be bought

他還說宮崎駿可以被收買

What kind of website?

什麼樣的網站？

What kind of website?

什麼樣的網站？

He also says Miyazaki Beef

他還說，宮崎駿的牛肉

from the farm can be bought directly

可以直接從農場購買

from their new website delivery starting

從他們的新網站交付開始

in japan while also currently preparing

在日本，目前還在準備

to expand delivery to other countries

將交付範圍擴大到其他國家

allowing customers to taste the best of

讓客戶能夠品嚐到最好的

the best japanese wagyu beef brands from

最好的日本和牛品牌來自於

their own home i'll leave a link in the

他們自己的家，我將留下一個鏈接在

description so you can check it out oh

描述，這樣你就可以查看了哦

that's a picture of yuji's grandfather

那是Yuji的祖父的照片

from 1935 he used to drive a horse

從1935年起，他就開始騎馬了

carriage that carried wood from the

運送木材的馬車，從

mountain

山區

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since a few of the cattle were

因為有幾頭牛是

exhibiting signs of heat stress they're

表現出熱應力的跡象，他們是

using a thermal imaging camera to check

使用熱成像儀來檢查

the temperature of the barn as well as

穀倉的溫度，以及

the surface of the cows

牛的表面

it seems like they've decided to install

似乎他們已經決定安裝

additional fans throughout to help

額外的風扇貫穿始終，以幫助

circulate the air better

更好地循環空氣

now they're doing any follow-up checks