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Beyond the Marbling Podcast

New Episodes Released Fortnightly.

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Join Australian agricultural identity Lyndsey Douglas in exploration of the Wagyu sector in Australia and around the world. There will be characters, there will be wisdom and there will be Wagyu, delicious Wagyu.

Beyond the Marbling is produced by the Australian Wagyu Association and aims to build awareness of the Wagyu industry, its supply chains, its history and its future.

In each episode, Lyndsey will engage with the sector’s most prominent experts, breeders, economists and scientists to go beyond the marbling and explain what makes Wagyu the world’s luxury beef.

Listen to each episode, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Ep 6. Does red meat cause cancer?
with Dr Anneline Padayachee

Live Thursday 10 October 2024

Dr Anneline Padayachee is a master of mastication, a specialist in sustenance, and an oracle of oral consumption. From baby formula to bread and beef, she’s an advocate for accurate information. And she’s in red hot demand across the red meat industry because she’s an accessible authority dealing with the myths, the misconceptions and the missed opportunities that could affect our industries. In this episode, we dive into the complexities of nutrition when it comes to red meat and why its not all it might seem.

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Ep 5. It’s a family thing: Trent Bridge Wagyu
with Charlie Perry, Trent Bridge Wagyu

Live Thursday 26 September 2024

Charlie Perry of Trent Bridge Wagyu said being a big fat people pleaser and not being able to make everyone happy resulted in their family holding the largest public offering of Wagyu bulls anywhere in the world. With record averages and 100% clearances, Lyndsey took the chance to catch up with Charlie and find out what makes Trent Bridge so successful. Charlie pin points their success largely to his family and the relationships they have built over many years. As an industry Charlie believes our biggest headwind will come by being able to manage massive fluctuations in supply, to stabilise the industry for all.

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Ep 4. The Wagyu Wizard of Manhattan
with Dave Dreiling, Booth Creek Wagyu

Live Thursday 12 September 2024

Lifelong entrepreneur Dave Dreiling of Booth Creek Wagyu, Manhattan (KA) entered the Wagyu beef industry four years ago. Initially starting out in apparel, gyms, and restaurants, self-taught Dreiling’s business acumen – and the sale of a family herd – led to the creation of his vertically integrated Wagyu operation. He has now expanded to eight hundred Fullblood Wagyu cows and Booth Creek Wagyu spans breeding, feeding, and processing, emphasising high-end genetics and specialised feeding techniques. The operation includes the Wagyu Feeders feedlot and state inspected slaughterhouse Meatworks of Kansas, ensuring control over every production stage from genetics to retail, including a meat grading grid of their own design.

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Ep 3. Wagyu at very top end of eating quality
with Dr Alex Ball, Rural Analytics

Live Thursday 29 August 2024

Dr Alex Ball has significantly contributed to the Australian red meat industry for over 25 years, working with various organizations like Meat and Livestock Australia, Sheep CRC, and more. Dr Ball shares his valuable insights on the key breed characteristics of Wagyu including what makes it tastes so good, meat grading systems around the world and what they mean for consumers and producers alike, as well as his time and efforts spent as Chief Steward of the AWA Wagyu Branded Beef Competition – a competition renowned for its scientific rigour in judging the world’s best Wagyu.

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Ep 2. Green shoots appear in tightening global markets
with Special Guest: Simon Quilty, Global AgriTrends

Live Thursday 15 August 2024

Renowned agri-forecaster Simon Quilty has produced market intelligence for the meat and livestock sector for over 35 years, racking up experience with several major Australian companies before joining Global AgriTrends. After receiving the Churchill Fellowship in 2022 Quilty took a break from travelling the world to synthesise vast amounts of data into a language farmers can act upon.

In this second episode of Beyond the Marbling, Quilty divulges why he sees the next two years as critical for Australian Wagyu production and the importance of global economic factors and competition in shaping market dynamics.

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Ep 1. Wagyu is here to stay across the globe
with Special Guests: AWA President, Mr Laird Morgan and AWA CEO, Dr Matt McDonagh

Live Thursday 1 August 2024

This first episode of Beyond the Marbling, a new podcast from the Australian Wagyu Association, explores the history, evolution, and future of Wagyu cattle in Australia with insights from AWA President Laird Morgan and its CEO Dr. Matt McDonagh.

Introduced in the 1990s, Wagyu initially faced scepticism but ultimately gained popularity due to its superior marbling, meat quality and breed traits. Advances in genetic technology and strategic breeding, spearheaded by the AWA, have significantly expanded the Wagyu population ever since.

Despite slower growth rates, Wagyu cattle are efficient in feedlots and adaptable to various climates, with market presence stabilizing due to strong consumer demand and mainstream integration.

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

  • EBVs are derived using Wagyu Single Step BREEDPLAN technology developed independently by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), using the information contained within the AWA database.
  • AGBU is a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and the University of New England, which receives funding for this purpose from Meat and Livestock Australia Limited.
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  • EBVs published in Wagyu Single Step BREEDPLAN are estimates of genetic potential of individual animals and may not reflect the raw animal phenotype.
  • EBVs can only be directly compared to other EBVs calculated in the same monthly Wagyu Group BREEDPLAN analysis.

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  • 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 previous inaccuracies which were not detectable are now able to be detected by current testing 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.

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  • 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.
  • The reporting of prefectural content for animals within the AWA Herdbook relies on the calculation provided by ABRI.

If you consider that you do not understand or appreciate the nature and extent of the data provided on this website or the EBVs of a particular animal, then AWA strongly recommends that you seek independent expert advice.

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