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Owner: HeartBrand Cattle.
Breed: Akaushi.
Country: US.
Year founded: 1994.
Herd: 3,000 full-blood females. Total of over 14,000 cattle.
Type of land and weather: Grassland in central Texas. We generally get 25in to 30in of annual rainfall.
Show accomplishments/ herd success: A top 25 Seedstock producer, NCBA, and a top three Seedstock producer in Texas.
Standout sires: Shigemaru.
Standout female lines: Akiko.
What genetics do you currently use (AI bulls) and what country do you source it from? AI bulls such as Joe, Raymond Reddington and King David (polled bull) are popular. We source all our semen from within the US.
Embryo programme: we sell several different high-quality matings, ranging from old donor cow families to up-and-coming bloodlines.
What characteristics do you look for when selecting stock? Sound functional skeletons that will last in production as well as added body, muscle, growth and balanced EPDs.
Why did you chose the breed?
Akaushi is known as being one of the highest marbling breeds in the world. We aim to help better improve the industry though the production of high-quality beef.
Where do you sell your bulls and heifers?
We sell the majority of our cattle by private treaty at our ranch in Harwood, Texas.
Future plans: continue to grow our branded beef programme which markets Akaushi beef all around the world and increase numbers to more than 50,000 head.
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