AkaushiBuilding Blocks
Bill Fisher
Parys, South Africa
August 10th, 2018
SOR Hastings 1066
Mitsutake
HarutamaShigekawaShigetakaraShigenami
Shigetama
Asasakae
Akiko Maternal Grand Sires
• Higo and Korean Cattle crossbreeding • 1881-government advised to add Devonshire to the breeding
program• 1900- Government modified the plan- to crossbreed with
Simmental and Brown Swiss• 1914- The government forbid the breeding of Red Hair and Black
haired cattle together• 1922- segregated the Brown cattle- Simmental mix 25%• 1944- Government decided that the population was stable and
did not generate variations when bred• 1960- 1st feed trials on Kumamoto Island
1. The cows sired by Mitsushige ET, Mitsutake, Mitsumaru, Dai 5 Harutama, Dai 10 Mitsumaru and Namimaru had good quality in carcass traits, especially MLTA and MS.
“SIRE EFFECT ON CARCASS TRAITS OF JAPANESE BROWN COW” 1993Japanese Sire & Cow Evaluation
88 Bulls evaluated , 38 Finalist, 11 Related to 1993 ImportsCows Involved in the study
9468 cows of which 4394 were sired by bulls related to the importsStudy evaluated
Musculus Longissimus Thoracis Area (MLTA), Subcutaneous Fat Thickness (SFT), Intramuscular Fat Thickness (IMFT), Rib Thickness(RT), Marbling Score ( MS)
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Dai 10 Mitsumaru
Mitsushige ET
Mitsutake
Dai 3 Mitsumaru
Dai 2 Mitsumaru
HikariBig Al
• 1974 Kumamoto prefecture planned the central control for Japanese Brown cattle
• 1975 The start of meat sales promotion by the Federation of Agriculture COOP
• 1976 Rueshaw & Judo exported to the USA
• 1981 The government produced the Natural Grass Feed Method
• 1984 Breed refinement and promoted as Natural, Juicy and Healthy
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Shigenami
Tamanami
Dai Go Tamanami
Dai 10 Eihou
Dai 28 Shigekawa
Dai 5 Shigekawa
Shigekawa
Dai 2 Shigekawa
Dai 10 Shigekawa
Dai 2 Shigenami
Namimaru
Dai 13 Shigekawa
Shigemaru
Tamamaru
JUDO
Rueshaw
Haruhime
Harutama
Asasakae
Shigetakara
Dai 5 Harutama
Mitsutake
Dai 2 Mitsumaru
Dai 10 Mitsumaru
Big Al
Hikari
Kaedemaru
Hitomi
Himaware
JVP Kunisakae
T504E
Naomi
MomGiMaru
Dai 3 Mitsumaru
Dai 8 Marunami
Tamamaru
Fuyuko Haruko
Mitsuko B
Akiko
Noriko
Ume
T504E
Sakae
Namiko
Dai 2 Shigenami
Namimaru
Akiko
Namiko
#1 Ringo
JVP 27 Homare
MomiGiMaru
Shigemaru
Dai Go Tamanami
Dai 9 Kobai73
Tamamaru
23 animals sired in Japan1976 2 bulls Judo & Rueshaw imported into the USAIn 1993 21 additional animals were exported from Japan17 cows, 2 are related on the maternal side
“Akaushi Building Blocks”Shigenami
High Marbling Foundation
Sires
Import with an extreme carcass
quality producing foundation
Ume
Haruhime
Dai 5 Harutama
Hime
Noriko
Mitsutake
Ichi
High Marbling
Foundation Sires
High Quality Beef sire
Dai 10 Mitsumaru
Dai #2 Mitsumaru
Mitsutake
Dai 3 Mitsu
Godai
Dai 5 Shigekawa
Hatura
T504E“The Elephant Cow”
“Mass, Marbling and Growth”
Big Al by
Z cow
Big Al
Dai 10 Mitsumar
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Dai 2 Mitsumar
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Mitsutake
Godai
Akiko
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Dai Ni 2 Maruhana
Mitsuko B
MitsutakeMitsu
Z cow
RueshawAkiko
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Dai ni 2 Maruhana
Mitsuko B
MitsutakeMitsu
Kotsukariby Z cow
Kotsukari
Hikari
Dai 10 Mitsumar
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Dai 2 Mitsumar
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Mitsutake
Godai
Kazutomo
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Dai Ni 2 Maruhana
Kikumi
Akiko
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Dai Ni 2 Maruhana
Mitsuko B
MitsutakeMitsu
Z Cow
RueshawAkiko
Namimaru
Dai 2 Shigenami
Dai Ni 2 Maruhana
Mitsuko B
MitsutakeMitsu
Development Program: High Marbling Akaushi “Building Blocks”
Stage 1 born 11/6/2017Stage 2 due 10/31/2018
Stage 3 calves due1-1-2020
Genetics available6-1-2022
* Generation 4 & 5 due 4/19/19
Premier ne puis, second ne daigne,
Mouton suis!
The Proof -USDA Prime-
Take Away:• Continually Learn, Stay Curious
• Understand the breed’s development
• Collect and analyze important data
• Stick to proven breeding programs
• Use Best Business Practices• Decide what business you are in...• Pass on customers that are only looking for distressed pricing• Form alliances with similarly minded goal oriented breeders
• Use expert advice• Leverage Teamwork
• Avoid Myths & Legends• Use only reputable Seed Stock suppliers
• Determine the size of their inventory, genetic diversity, and breed expertise.• Understand their business model.
• Focus on client satisfaction• Produce High Quality Products
3 Time Grand Champion
SOR 1090 Mr. Hiromitsu
Credits• Ronald & Jordan Beeman, JoJo Corrales and the entire HeartBrand Beef Team
• Wagyu Sekai Ken Kurosawatsu & Kevin Hayden
• The American Akaushi Association
• Jurusan Produksi Ternak, Fakultas Peternakan, Universitas Hasanudin