Kohzy Hiramatsu is a Professor at the Division of Animal Science, Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University. He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University in 1984, and received a Doctor of Agriculture from the Division of Agriculture, Graduate School, Nagoya University. He is a member of the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, the Japanese Society of Animal Science, and the Japan Poultry Science Association.