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Friday, 20 March 2020

In response to the Government-initiated requirements associated with responsible event management in the Coronavirus-19 environment, we regret to advise that the WagyuEdge 2020 Annual Conference and Tour has been cancelled. We thank the large number of delegates who had registered for the event, and the Speakers and Sponsors who had supported the program for the Conference and Tour.

The Australian Wagyu Association Board will look to re-schedule the WagyuEdge conference to 2021, with all Speakers and Sponsors contacted fully supporting this move.

Now for the Good News!

Elite Wagyu Sale to continue online

The Elite Wagyu Sale is proceeding as an online event. The Elite Wagyu Sale has been successful live and online for the past four years and has grown year on year. Online selling is firmly established as a platform for the achievement of outstanding results.

The decision has been made to move fully online this year. The Elite Wagyu Sale will be conducted via AuctionsPlus on 30 April 2020 at 3.30 pm AEST.

The preliminary lot listing will be available on the AWA website by 27 March 2020.

2020 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition Awards to be rescheduled

The preparation, cooking and judging for the 2020 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition was completed at Cha Cha Char Wine Bar & Grill in Brisbane on the 17 March 2020.
32 entries were received this year from Australia’s leading brands, all vying for top honours in Fullblood Japanese Black, Open Crossbred and Commercial Wagyu categories.

The data is now being compiled and we will be working through options for announcing the results and recognising the medallists for each category.

Usually, the results are celebrated as the main feature of our WagyuEdge Conference Gala Dinner. With the Conference cancelled, we are now exploring alternative options for celebrating our 2020 entries.  We will be in touch with all entrants shortly.

AWA office and services

AWA staff are taking steps to ensure we can continue to support our members during this period. Within the office, we have installed procedures to minimise risk to staff and disruption to member services and communications. This includes infrastructure to enable staff to work remotely as necessary, with full access to office systems.

We are working with our corporate partners, including DNA testing laboratories to ensure the processing of requests and delivery of results suffer minimum disruption.

Please consider using any down-time on-farm as an opportunity to accelerate DNA testing, including progressing through MiP to SNP or working with us to complete registrations. If you are able to act in the next few weeks, substantial savings are available on some services as we complete the move from MiP to SNP.

Meantime, we are continuously monitoring government advice and assessing the impacts of COVID-19. We are committed to regular, detailed communication and will advise you of any change to services and support over the coming period.

Please do not hesitate to contact the AWA should you have any questions

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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