Historical Overview of Poultry in Japan
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- DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.2023015
Historical Overview of Poultry in Japan
Abstract
To meet the strong quantitative demands for poultry products with high sanitary standards soon after World War II, the Japanese poultry industry experienced a rapid expansion period. However, it should be remembered that the post-war flourishment of the Japanese poultry industry was built on a solid academic and educational platform that took several pre-war decades to construct. In addition, poultry play a special cultural role in Japanese society. In this review, poultry in Japan is illustrated from the following three historical viewpoints: 1) development of the Japanese poultry industry; 2) academic and educational contributions to the poultry industry in Japan; and 3) ritualistic, mythic, and artistic attributes of poultry that are deeply embedded in Japanese society.
Keywords: Cultural Aspects; Industrial Aspects; Japan; Poultry.
2023 Japan Poultry Science Association.
Conflict of interest statement
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.
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