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AWA takes on Canada and USA in September 2023

AWA International Tour 2023

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

11 world-renowned Wagyu Operations in 14 Days   

The Australian Wagyu Association will take a group of stakeholders on a 14-day tour across Canada and the USA, visiting 11 Wagyu operations and the 2023 American Wagyu Conference in San Antonio, TX. On Monday the 11th of September 2023, the Australian Wagyu Association tour group will depart from the Sydney International Airport to take part in this unforgettable tour. The group will visit a range of cutting-edge Wagyu operations including Wagyu Sekai, Vermont Wagyu, Bar R Cattle Co, Lone Mountain Cattle, Triangle B Ranch, M6 Cattle Co, Ranger Cattle and Landgraf Ranch.

Get in quick! Registrations will close on the 30th of June 2023 and a deposit of $5,500 AUD (per person) will be due upon registration. The full payment will be due by the 31st of July 2023. Visit the website for more information on pricing and full details of the tour. MORE INFROMATION HERE

The first full day will be spent visiting Wagyu Sekai, Canada – established by Ken Kurosawatsu in 1992 in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada. Then, the tour will have the amazing opportunity to take part in the Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist Tour before departing to Vermont, USA to meet Dr. Sheila Patinkin, owner of Vermont Wagyu on the following day to learn about their modern agricultural management practices.

https://www.niagarafallsstatepark.com/attractions-and-tours/maid-of-the-mist

Niagara Falls – Maid of the Mist

A free day of sightseeing in New York will occur on the 14th and Friday the 15th will be spent at Synergy Wagyu with Loren and Michael Ruth to hear about their advancements in the Wagyu industry. The next day, Jerry and Heidi Reeves will welcome the group to their farm, Bar R in Washington to see how they’ve achieved proven carcass genetics. On Sunday the 17th, the tour will visit the leading Fullblood Black Wagyu Cattle Ranch in the USA, Lone Mountain.

 

 

 

 

The second week begins with a lunch at Grasslands Wagyu, hosted by Brian Stamps as we learn about their focus on elite genetics.  While in Oklahoma, we will continue on to Triangle B Ranch to witness their vertically integrated operation. Then the tour will travel to East Austin, Texas to visit Josh Eilers at Ranger Cattle and then Kevin and Jessica Moore at M6 Ranch. On Thursday the 21st, the tour will make its way to Landgraf Ranch and Santos Patronos before the American Wagyu Conference being held on Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd of September. The group will then start their long journey home to Australia and will return to Sydney airport on the 26th of September.

To join he AWA on this unforgettable trip to Canada and the USA, follow to link above and secure your spot on the tour. For more information, head to the website or contact the AWA communications team with any further questions you may have. REGISTER HERE

FULL TOUR ITINERARY

itinerary subject to change. Current as at 17/05/2023

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Terms & Conditions

It is a condition of use of this database that you accept these terms and conditions. 

It is important that you appreciate when accessing the Australian Wagyu Association Limited (AWA) database (which may be hosted on an external website) that the information contained on the AWA database, including but not limited to pedigree, DNA information, Wagyu Breeding Values (WBVs) and Index values (together called Database Information), is based on data supplied by AWA members and/or third parties.  

Whilst sincere effort is made to ensure the Database Information is accurate and complete, to the extent permitted by law, AWA, its officers and employees, shall not be responsible for its use or interpretation, and you use the Database Information at your own risk. Please be aware of the following limitations of the Database Information.  

Regarding WBVs and Index values, it is important to appreciate, and you need to be aware that:  

  • WBVs are derived using genetic evaluation technology developed for the AWA, using the information contained within the AWA database.  
  • WBVs are estimates of genetic potential of individual animals and may not reflect the raw animal phenotype.  
  • WBVs can only be directly compared to other WBVs calculated in the same AWA genetic analysis.  

Regarding pedigree and DNA testing results submitted to the AWA, it is important to appreciate, and you need to be aware that:  

  • Animals whose registration identifiers start with PED are Pedigree Recorded Animals. What this means is that the details which AWA used to register the animal were obtained from a Recognised Wagyu Registry Organisation – in other words a Wagyu breed association based outside of Australia. AWA has not independently verified the information with respect to the animal or the details recorded about the animal. You should read AWA’s by-laws which set out details regarding the definition of a Pedigree Recorded Animal.  
  • Pedigree and DNA data submitted and supplied to AWA may have errors in it which cannot be detected without further DNA testing.  
  • Technology may have advanced since a particular test was undertaken so that genetic issues or inaccuracies which were previously not detectable are now able to be detected by current testing technology (i.e. if the animal was tested again with current technology).  
  • AWA estimates that less than 1% of the pedigree entries, ownership or breeding details in the AWA Herdbook may have errors or which may be misleading. For this reason, users ought to consider if they need to obtain independent testing of the relevant animal (if possible) to ensure that the data is accurate.  

Regarding prefectural content, it is important to appreciate, and you need to be aware that:  

  • Prefectural content is based on the estimation of prefectural origin from Japanese breeding records of 201 foundation sires and 168 foundation dams. As genotype-based parent verification is not used in Japan, and full Japanese registration certificates are not available for all foundation animals, exact prefectural composition for these sires and dams cannot be validated.  
  • The calculation of prefectural content for Australian Herdbook animals relies on the accuracy of pedigree records and DNA samples provided by AWA members.   

Regarding DNA testing and genetic condition results submitted to the AWA, it is important to appreciate, and you need to be aware that:  

  • As genetic testing results are provided by independent DNA testing laboratories at the request of AWA members, AWA relies solely on the accuracy of the reporting of genetic testing as completed by the laboratories.  
  • AWA uses GeneProb software to calculate the likelihood of pedigree animals being a carrier of genetic conditions.  This likelihood is an estimate based on the available genetic testing results.  

If you consider that you do not understand or appreciate the nature and/or implications of the data provided on this website or the WBVs of a particular animal, then AWA strongly recommends that you seek expert advice.  Note there is substantial technical information and articles on the Wagyu website to assist our members. 

AWA’s liability for any loss or damage, consequential or otherwise, suffered or incurred by you or your related business, arising directly or indirectly from your use of Database Information, to the extent permitted by law, is limited to AWA providing you with a refund for the fees paid for the service (if any), or AWA re-performing the service, where possible, at the election of AWA.  

AWA administers this database in good faith to support AWA members and the industry. AWA does not represent or warrant that the animals recorded in this database, or animals breed from them, will achieve any particular genetic or phenotype performance.

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