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Business View Australia - May - June 2016 105

and quite simply the word translates

into Japanese cow. It produces a

highly marbled beef sometimes

known as Kobe beef. We started

with three fullblood Wagyu heifers in

1997 and through the use of embryo

transfer and artificial insemination

we expanded our herd.

Our core business then was selling

both Wagyu and Angus bulls and

since then we have decided to go out

of the Angus business and nowwe are

a 100% fullblood Wagyu operation,

producing both black Wagyu and red

Wagyu. Red Wagyu are quite rare

in Australia. We probably have one

of the most significant red Wagyu

herds of cattle in the whole world.”

Extensive operations

There is a great demand for Wagyu

beef world-wide and therefore there

is a strong demand for Wagyu bulls.

Bald Ridge Wagyu plays a critical

role in this supply chain by providing

bulls and genetics to this market.

The company aims to produce

exceptional quality, large frame

Wagyu cattle with high marbling at

its Mudgee, New South Wales farm.

Both the bulls and females bred

at the farm are in high demand as

are the genetics that are produced

here. Genetic Edge Australia,

established in 2012, is the part

of the business that specialises in

embryo collection, embryo transfer

and artificial insemination and is an

AQIS accredited facility for export.

Rick Hunter describes the role of

his company in the beef industry,

“We are 100% full blood Wagyu

producers.

The

majority of the

bulls that we sell

go to producers

who own Angus

or other breeds

of females. They

cross them with

Wagyu bulls and

that

produces

a first cross, or

an F1 Wagyu, which is the highest

proportion of the Wagyu industry.

Currently about 80% of Wagyu beef

production in Australia is exported

and about 20% is consumed

domestically.

At present, we supply embryos for

export to USA, South Africa, New

Zealand and some Asian countries

and our immediate goal is to supply

to Canada, China and countries in

South America including Brazil and

The company

aims to produce

exceptional

quality

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