Start by trimming cow hooves

It has been more than half a month since I placed the order.

Wagyu calves shipped from Tennessee finally make their way to Lanai.

A total of 168 Kuroge Wagyu cattle were shipped this time, priced at US$3,500 each. Taking into account freight and other expenses, the total cost was approximately US$650,000.

Because a cargo ship was specially hired and it was an urgent order.

In addition to hiring several trucks to transport the calves from Tennessee to the port, the additional expenses were slightly high.

On average, the shipping cost for each cow is almost three hundred US dollars, which is equivalent to the purchase cost of half a Simmental cow calf.

Calculating this expenditure, it is no wonder that tens of millions of dollars need to be reserved to expand the scale of Wagyu cattle breeding. The subsequent breeding costs are also relatively expensive.

Suri learned the news in advance and drove to the freight terminal.

When he was chatting with old cowboy Andy and others, asking about the situation of raising cattle and sheep, he saw a cargo ship slowly approaching. Judging from the style, it should have only been launched a few years ago, and the appearance was still very new.

The ship has just stopped.

There was a young man with blond hair who ran out of the boat in a hurry. Just as he was waving hello with a smile on his face, his face suddenly changed and he vomited while holding the bollard.

Hear sounds.

Suri gagged on conditional reflex and patted her chest to recover.

A sailor followed him off the boat and wrapped a thick rope around the bollard. It was not a big deal to watch the excitement and said jokingly:

"It doesn't matter. Clint vomited when he got on the boat, but he didn't expect to vomit when he got off the boat. Some people are used to the boat rocking left and right at sea, but when they land on land, they will not adapt and start to feel sick."

Old Andy obviously knew the young man named Clint. He walked over and patted him on the back and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work! Don't be too busy vomiting yet. How are the cows on the ship?"

The young man waved his hand helplessly and replied:

"All the cows were fine. One of them got flatulent on the way, and I quickly solved the problem. If I had known that I would get seasick, I wouldn't have come over even if I was killed. In fact, I wanted to get off the ship in Mexico, but I felt a little bit at a disadvantage. I couldn't lie down in vain. For several days.”

Old Andy had previously helped this friend's son to obtain a job opportunity from Suri. After hearing this, he immediately pointed out with his eyes that Klin was talking nonsense and reminded:

"Your future new boss is here, shut up now."

Clint turned to look at Suri, and was helped by old Andy to stand up. He walked over and introduced himself: "Clint Moda, it's nice to meet you. I like your songs."

Under Suri, there happens to be a shortage of cowboys who are good at raising cattle and sheep.

The local employees hired from Lanai are all laymen and can only follow the arrangements of old Andy. They don't know what to do without this old man.

Said hello to Clint.

The sailors on the ship laid the planks, and Little Rock and the others were busy driving the calf off the ship.

There are some differences from the last calves. This batch of calves are all black-haired and roughly the same size. They look like a copy-and-paste product.

Suri didn't understand and asked curiously: "Are they all born at the same time? How many breeding cows should there be to gather so many calves with similar months."

Old Andy helped explain:

"This is because artificial insemination is used to implant embryos into cows in just a few days, causing them to be born at about the same time. Since Japan's origin restricts the export of breeding cattle, whether it is Wagyu from the United States or Australia or New Zealand, , breeding is troublesome. In order to avoid inbreeding, they cannot be used as breeding cattle and will be castrated when they are three months old."

This batch of cows is more than four months old and had just been weaned before being delivered.

Just as a herd of cattle passed by, Suri knelt down to check them out.

Good guy.

There were more than 160 cows, but not even an egg could be found.

Whip is mainly composed of collagen, which is pretty much the same for beauty and skin care. The real supplement is the egg, which is a natural gas station for men.

Don’t think Americans don’t eat this stuff.

Every year in July and August, some areas with developed agriculture and animal husbandry in the western United States hold gatherings. One of the most popular foods is fried eggs. Since the official name is difficult to pronounce, it even has an nickname for it, called "fallen eggs". Key Mountain Oysters.”

I feel a little pity in my heart.

But Su Rui didn't say anything, so as not to be misunderstood despite being very good at it, he only said:

"No wonder you can't buy enough calves even if you spend money in Australia, so you have to reserve them in advance. Next time, remember to keep a good purchasing channel, so as not to waste time by guarding the ranch without supply."

Clint calmed down a little and knew some knowledge in this area, so he reminded:

"Don't worry, export is prohibited on the surface. As long as you offer a sufficient price, you can still buy supplies from Japan. The number of Wagyu cattle is increasing every year, especially in Australia. If you only rely on the breeding cattle exported in the past, now Wagyu cattle in the United States and Australia have long since become extinct.”

Old Andy nodded:

"Yes, breeding Wagyu cattle is extremely profitable. I heard that many Japanese herdsmen take advantage of the darkness to fear being discovered by others, and help cattle by themselves, and can easily earn tens of thousands of dollars in one night. The so-called embargo is basically If we can’t stop them, the output of Wagyu calves should be increasing in the future, because we haven’t found a stable supplier in the first year of raising them, so we’re having some trouble.”

Hear the words.

Suri looked strange.

I finally understand why you can buy pure-blood Wagyu beef in the United States.

Affected by Old Andy's words, an eye-catching picture appeared in his mind, and he quickly thought of something else to divert his attention.

Since everyone knows that breeding Wagyu makes money, smugglers will inevitably appear under heavy rewards. As overseas Wagyu bloodlines gradually become richer, the number of Wagyu around the world will of course continue to increase.

With increasingly advanced artificial insemination technology, a high-quality male breeding cow is likely to give birth to thousands of offspring. This is also the reason why young bulls need to be castrated to avoid inbreeding.

After knowing their origin, Su Rui completely gave up the idea of ​​cultivating them on his own. On the one hand, he did not have the technology, and on the other hand, he had no access.

Suppose you go to Japan to buy bull tadpoles at a high price in the name of Lanai Ranch.

In case the matter is exposed and made public by others.

But I'm afraid that until the nails are hammered into the coffin, someone will dig out the old score and laugh at him about this matter. Su Rui might as well spend more money to buy ready-made calves from other breeding farms.

After driving the Wagyu calves off the boat, Old Andy had people check them one by one and count the numbers.

The captain of the cargo ship came to say hello to Suri. In addition to hoping to settle the freight balance as soon as possible, he also wanted to borrow some water to clean the cabin. Next, he would go to Oregon to transport some wood and send it to the Bahamas.

It took some time to get these calves settled.

They had been isolated on the ship for more than ten days and were driven directly to the pasture to rest.

Suri didn't care anymore.

After returning to the hotel suite, I got on the phone with Daddario and talked about the idea of ​​​​the "Walking Dead" TV series.

He also asked her to seize the time to go to the gym to build some muscles and learn how to use bows, crossbows, axes and other tools. She also joked that sexy beauties can easily impress people by killing zombies in the apocalypse.

Daddario, who was originally a little resistant to the zombie theme, immediately became obedient after hearing this.

He told Suri on the phone that he went shopping with his roommate Blake Lively today and bought some pairs of suspenders.