FOUNDATION AKAUSHI SIRES

RUESHAW 430

Rueshaw born 2/2/1973, was the 1975 National Champion bull in Japan and was imported to America the following year 1976. Rueshaw is recessive free including F11, CHS, CL16, and B3F. Rueshaw semen is extremely limited (as he is deceased) and has sold for as high as $20,000 in recent auctions. Rueshaw is a great outcross and his progeny are extremely popular.
Sire-RUEMEI H39
Dam-KIKUTAMA 14285

Pedigree
JUDO 1223

Judo was imported in 1976 with the elite bull Rueshaw 430 for research purposes. Judo is a outcross to many of the bulls that were imported in 1994 for Al and Marie Englewood in the second group and final group of Akaushi imported. Judo is known for his marbling and his semen is highly desired and is in limited supply. Judo is an F11 carrier as are many amazing elite bulls.
Sire-SHIGETAKARA H40
Dam-SAKAE RK23331

Pedigree
SHIGEMARU

Shigemaru was imported for Dr Al and Marie Wood in 1994 with bulls, Tamamaru and Hikari. Shigemaru is resolved by many as the most versatile foundation bull as he is known for size and thickness. His progeny over the years has been “broody and powerful. Shigemaru is a F11 carrier but free of other recessives. His semen is still available for around $700.
Sire-DAI 2 SHIGENAMI
Dam-DAI YON AKIBARE 3357

Pedigree
TAMAMARU

Tamamaru was imported to America in 1994 with Hikari and Shigemaru. Tamamara is very predictable and adds length of body and stoutness to his progeny. He is recessive free.
Sire-DAI GO TAMANAMI 96
Dam-DAI 8 MARUNAMI J19461

Pedigree
HIKARI

Hikari was imported with Shigemaru and Tamamaru in 1994. Hikari sons excel in calving ease and his daughters are some of the heaviest milking Akaushi females in the breed. His impact on the breed will be long lasting. Hikari is F11 an carrier.
Sire-DAI 10 MITSUMARU
Dam-KAZUTOMO 92958

PEDIGREE
Heartbrand BIG AL

Heartbrand Big Al 502 was the first bull born in America from the 1994 imports. Big Al is one of the most popular foundation sires as he adds great features and performance without compromising calving ease. He is also free of recessives including F11. Big Alis deceased, but if you visit Heartbrand in Texas there is a life size mount to show his stature.
Sire-DAI 10 MITSUMARU
Dam-AKIKO

PEDIGREE

A fullblood akaushi or red wagyu baby calf standing in the field next to a scratcher post, with momma cow in Show Low AZ where we started.

IMPORT HISTORY of Red Wagyu

Two Akaushi bulls that were imported to USA in 1976, two heifers brought in by Japanese Venture Partners, and the batch of 12 males and females that arrived in 1994 are the sum total of 16 Akaushi live exports that left Japan.

The first Red Wagyu/Akaushi were registered under the name Englewood in USA. After breeding up from the original two bulls in 1976, the first purebreds were registered with the 1992 calf crop. From the 1995 crop the Red Wagyu purebreds were registered under the Heart Brand name. In 1994 the ten live Akaushi imports arrived from Japan and they formed the base of the full bloods.

In this consignment of 1994 imported by Dr. Al and Marie Wood from selections made by Mr. Yikio Kurosawatsu and Dr. King in Kumamoto Prefecture 9 Akaushi females and 3 Akaushi bulls were imported namely:

Namiko, Ume, Namoi, Akiko, Haruko, Fuyuko, Dai 3 Namiaki, Dai 9 Koubai 73 and Dai 8 Marunami and the bulls Shigemaru, Tamamaru and Hikari all now are registered in the AWA and the Akaushi Association of America.

These heifers were artificially inseminated to the best sires available in Japan at that time – Namimaru and Dai 10 Mitsumaru. Three were pregnant on arrival in USA and were the first Akaushi’s born outside of Japan. Calves born to AI from Namimaru and Dai 10 Mitsumaru were Big Al, Kaedemaru, Momigimaru, Ringo, 504 and 505. After the 180 days’ incubation that was required for quarantine, Namoi, Dai 3 Namiaki, Kaedemaru and Momigimaru went to Ontario in Canada. The remainder of the Red Wagyu/Akaushi herd in USA was sold to Englewood Farm in Texas. Subsequently all were purchased and transferred to the Heart Brand herd. Japanese Venture Partners imported two Akaushi heifers Kunisakae and 27 Homare. These heifers were in calf and subsequently sold to Bruce Hemmingsen in Texas.