WagyuSouthAfricaNewsletter/NuusbriefApril2019

MissionTotransformtheSouthAfricanbeefindustrytobehighlyprofitablewithconsumersdemandingand

enjoyingapremiumeatingexperience.

MissieOmdieSuid-Afrikaansebeesvleisbedryftetransformeeromhoogswinsgewendteweesmet

verbruikerswat'npremie-eetervaringeisengeniet

FromtheCEO’desk

AlotofplanningandworkhasgoneintoNAMPO

and Royal Show and we encourage our

memberstoattendbothevents.Wagyuhouseat

Namposhouldbeahiveofactivityandwelook

forward to being inundated with visitors. We

have a special partnership with the Vierfontein

NGChurchtosellWagyuburgers,togetherwith

ourGoldsponsors.WehaveourSilversponsors

exhibiting cattle and we have had a very good

response to the “telescopics” with about 60

members exhibiting and advertising their

Seedstockbusiness.

Royal show will follow two weeks later starting

ontheFridaythe23rdMayuntilthe29thMay.We

are allowed to sell burgers, droë wors, biltong

and patties. All sponsors will be allowed to

exhibit.TheKZNNatalclub,withIvanVoightsas

chairman is responsible for the program and

arrangements.

A reminder of the Certified Wagyu Beef (CWB)

inaugural AGM that will happen at Royal at

10h00, the 28th May 2019. The AGM will be

followed by a special Wagyu lunch, for

producers, chefs, restaurateurs, abattoir owners

andretail.ThesubsidisedcostisR250perhead.

At the dinner we will officially launch the two

Society endorsed trading platforms and the MIJ

camera. We will have a strong media presence

at the event. Thereafter we have a carcass on

auction,thatwillbeprovidedbytheKZNWagyu

Club.

FurtherdetailsofthenewMIJcameraandCWB

trading Platforms is provided in teh Newsletter

below. The Genomic module has been

implementedattheSocietyandwearenowable

to store the SNP data. Because of the way the

genomics module works, ABRI has requested

thatwefirstregistertheanimalsonthesystemas

“pending”, before doing the parentage. We will

thus be reverting back to the old way of

registeringcalves.Thesixmonthwindowbefore

laterpenaltiesareincurredstillapplies.

We have advertised for a financial and

administrationofficertoassistwiththefinances,

performancedataandCWBanimaltransfers.As

mentioned in a previous newsletter we will be

running our own registry and recording service

from the 1st of July 2019. Wagyu is a premium

product and we would like the very best

candidatefortheposition.

Kindregards

Michael

DrMichaelBradfield(CEO)

VandieHUBselessenaar

Diekantoortesamemetdiebemarkingskomitee

het baie werk ingesit om van beide NAMPO en

RoyalSkounsuksestemaakenonsmoedigons

lede sterk aan om beide geleenthede by te

woon.Wagyu-huisbyNampomoet‘nbynesvan

aktiwiteiteweesenonssienuitdaarnaomdeur

besoekers oorval te word. Ons het ook 'n

spesiale vennootskap met die Vierfontein NG

Kerk om tesame met ons Goue borge Wagyu-

burgersteverkoop.OnshetookonsSilverborge

wat beeste vertoon en se baie dankie vir die

goeie reaksie op die "teleskopic" met sowat 60

lede wat hul Stoet-bedrywighede wil uitstal en

adverteer.

Royal skou volg twee weke later en begin

Vrydag die 23ste Mei tot 29ste Mei. Ons word

toegelaat om hamburgers, droëwors, biltong en

pattiesteverkoop.Alleborgesaltoegelaatword

om uit te stal. Die KZN Natalse klub, met Ivan

Voights as voorsitter, is verantwoordelik vir die

programenreëlings.

Ons herhinder julle ook van die EersteJaarvergadering van Gesertifiseerde Wagyu

Beesvleis(CWB)watop10h00,28Mei2019,by

Royalgaanplaasvind.Ditworddeur'nspesiale

Wagyu-middagete vir produsente, sjefs,

restaurateurs, abattoir-eienaars en kleinhandel

gevolg . Die gesubsidieerde koste is R250 per

kop. By die middag sal ons amptelik die twee

genootskap-geëndosseerde CWB handels

platformsendieMIJ-kamerabekendstel.Onssal

'n sterk media-teenwoordigheid by die

geleentheidhê.Daarnahetons'nkarkasopdie

SAMIC veiling, wat deur die KZN Wagyu Klub

voorsiensalword.

Verdere besonderhede van die nuwe MIJ-

kamera en CWB-handelsplatforms word

hieronder verskaf. Die Genomiese module is

twee weke terug by die genootskap

geïmplementeerenonskannoudienuweSNP-

datastoor.Asgevolgvandiemanierwaaropdie

Genomika-module werk, het ABRI, ons stelsel

diensverskafferversoekdatonsdiediereeersop

die stelsel registreer as "hangend" “Eng

“pending” voordat die ouerskap gedoen word.

Ons sal dus terugkeer na die ou manier om

kalwersteregistreerwatvereisdatdiekalfeers

aangemeld word voordat n DNA toets n

vereiste is. Die ses maande tantieme vir laat

geboortesgeldnogsteeds.

Ons het ook vir 'n finansiële en administrasie

beampte geadverteer. Die persoon salmet die

finansies,prestasiedataenCWBdiereoordragte

help.Soosin'nvorigenuusbriefgenoem,salons

vanaf 1 Julie 2019 ons eie registrasie en

prestasiediensdiensbedryf.Wagyuis'npremie

produkenonswilgraagdiebestekandidaatvir

dieposhê.

Vriendelikegroete

Michael

DrMichaelBradfield(HUB)

CWBendorsestwotradingplatformsAfteracomprehensiveprocesswhereaRequestforProposals(RFP)wasreleasedforatrading

platformforCWB,andtheRFPwidelymarketedintheindustry(advertsplacedintheAgricultural

media,WebsiteandSocialmedia),theCWBandWSAboarddecidedtoendorsetwotrading

platformsbynameofSwagyuandWagyuXforusebyCWBmembers.

SwagyuNewmobile-firstcertifiedwagyubeeftradingplatformSwagyuoffersabest-in-classmobilefirstauction

tradingplatformforsellersandbuyersofwagyu

beef and other products. All Wagyu offered on

Swagyu auctions are Certified Wagyu Beef,

meaningbuyersareassuredthattheoriginand

qualityoftheWagyubeefproductsofferedmeet

with the strictest standards as controlled by

CertifiedWagyuBeef,asubsidiaryoftheWagyu

SocietyofSouthAfrica.

ThecarefullycuratedSwagyuauctionswillallow

buyers to bid on high quality wagyu carcasses,

animalsandgeneticsprovidedbysomeofSouth

Africa's top producers of wagyu beef and

breedingmaterial.

According to Swagyu CEO Georgina Jeurissen

the platform will be available on the Apple App

StoreandGooglePlayStoreforAndroidphones.

"Buyers and sellers of wagyu products will be

abletodownloadournativemobileappsfrom22

May 2019 to register for our inaugural timed

auctionthatstartsat08:00on24May2019.This

auction's lots will start closing in batches from

12:00on31May2019,"sheexplains.

After the initialSwagyuauctiontheplatformwill

continue to host quality wagyu auctions on a

regularbasis.

"Wearesuperexcitedaboutthefutureofwagyu

beef trading via Swagyu," Jeurissen continues.

"Our trading apps are so intuitive to use we

almost have to warn buyers to be aware of bid

fever. The responsiveness of the Swagyu

auctionappsisimmediate,whichmeansbuyers

whoareseriousaboutowningaspecificlotwill

always be able to bid for the lots they really

want."

Inadditiontofastandeasy-to-usemobileapps,

the Swagyu platform is also accessible from a

webbrowseratswagyu.co.za.

Swagyu•Wagyutradingmadeeasy

WagyuX(TheWagyuExchange)

WagyuX (The Wagyu Exchange) is an online

platform to all South African wagyu farmers and

associated parties in the value chain. It allows

userstobuyandsellwagyuproducts, including

but not limited to, live animals, genetics and

carcasses/meat.

WagyuX provides a marketplace which

maximises satisfaction for both buyers and

sellers.Wedothisinanumberofways:

For the buyers, WagyuX provides accurate and

trustworthyinformationabouttheproductsbuyers

arebuying.Theinformationaboutanyregistered

animalsinanyauctionlotissourcedfrompublic

sources such as BREEDPLAN, rather than from

theseller.WagyuXwillalsoencouragesellersto

offerguarantees,wherepossible,togivebuyers

an added level of comfort and peace of mind

whenbuying.

Forthesellers,WagyuXaim’stoprovidethebest,

andmostefficientwaytosellproduceandwhere

sellers can achieve the highest prices possible.

WagyuXisalsobringingsomecreativesolutions

tothemarkettorewardsellersforhighmarbling

carcasses based on the objective measures of

theJapaneseMIJcamera.

InadditiontotheauctionswhichWagyuXhosts,

they also invite Wagyu sellers, their agents,

auction houses and co-operatives to use the

platform to set-up, run and promote their own

auctions. This process is similar to the auctions

platformwhichdominatestheAustralianmarket,

namelyAuctionsPlus.

BeyondtheironlineAuctionsWagyuXalsohasa

“BuyToday”section.Thisallowsregisteredusers

to browse through listings of Certified Wagyu

Beef (CWB) products for sale and purchase

directlyfromsellers.Inthefuturethissectionwill

alsohaveadedicatedareaforWagyucarcasses.

Allof this isaimedatmakingWagyuXthe ‘one-

stop-shop’ for Wagyu farmers in South Africa to

helpthemgetthemostvaluefromtheiranimals.

ObjectivecarcassmeasurementsAgamechangerintheSouthAfricanbeefIndustrySouthAfricadoesnothaveameatgradingsystemandtodateSAMIChasnotgradedanycarcasses

basedonmarblingscore.Inmanycountries,marblingscoreishighlycorrelatedwiththepricepaid

foracarcass.

Thelatestresearchconfirmsthattheonlyreliablemeasureofmarblingistheuseofacarcass

camera.TheCertifiedWagyuBeefboardinvestigatedthevariousoptionsfortheobjective

measurementofmarblingscoreinSouthAfrica.Systemsincludeda“Europeancamera”usedbytwo

processorsintheUSAandoneinAustralia,the“theHyperspectralcamerafoundinsmartphone’s,

theALMtechcamera(Denmark)andtheJapaneseMIJcamera.ToourknowledgetheEuropean

systemhasfallenoutoffavouramongstoneoftheprocessors,andtodatethedatafromtheother

systemsaretoounreliableforthedatatobeincludedintoageneticevaluationprogram,andto

provideobjectivemeasurements.

Itisunlikelythatthemarblingscorestakenbyproducerscanbeusedinageneticevaluation

program.IntheUSAandAustraliaforexample,USDAandAus-meatgradersrequireasignificant

amountoftrainingtogradecarcassesandastheresultsdonebytheAustralianWagyuAssociation

(AWA)inAustraliashow(Fig1),thatevenwithexperiencedgraderstheresultsarenotasaccurate

asthoseprovidedbythecamera.Whilstthecorrelationisabout75%,individualresults(thedots

comparedtothestraightline)showthatgraderswillgradethesamecarcassascoreoffour,whilst

anothergraderwillgradeitaneight.Whilsttheresultsare“close”,theyalsoseparateatthetopand

bottomofthemarblescoresi.e.graderstendtooverestimatethelowerscoresandhigherscores.

TheMIJ-30camerahasbeenprocuredfromtheAustralianWagyuAssociationatsignificantcostto

theSouthAfricanWagyuSociety.ThecosthasbeenmovedtotheCWBaccountasaloantothe

SocietyandwillneedtoberepaidbyCWB.Somefactsregardingthecamera.

TennewMIJ-30camera’shavebeenmanufacturedinJapan

Morethantwentyyearsoftechnologyhasbeeninvestedintotheproductionofthecameraby

MIJinJapan.

TheoldMIJcameracannoteasilybetransportedbetweenabattoirsandmanufacturingofthis

camerahasceased.Thenewcameraislightweight(sizeofalaptop)andhasallthesoftware

insidetoallowthepicturetobetranslatedintoausableimageforanalysis.Anaccurate

calibrationofmarblingscoreacrossabattoirsandmeatgradersisprovidedthroughthe

server.

SouthAfricahasmanagedtoprocurecamerano10.

Thecameraallowsanobjectivemeasureofmarblingoftheribeyeareaandmarbling

fineness.

Itiscommonlyknownthatthefinerthemarblingdistribution,thebettertheeatingquality

(ratherthanhavinglargeparticlesofseamfat)

Itisimpossibleforthehumaneyetoobjectivelyscorehighlevelsofmarblingaccurately.

Thenewcameraisalsopartofthetraceabilityofthecarcass,fromproducertothecarcass

andisanobjectivemeasureofmarbling.

Withinthenexttwomonthsfatandmeatcolourwillbeincludedintothesoftwaresystem.

Asamatterofinterest,thecamerausesthe“UbuntuLinuxoperatingsystem”,developedby

MarkShuttleworth,thefirstSouthAfricantogotospacewithaRussianspaceship.

SouthAfricanproducerswillalsonowbeabletogetfairvaluefortheirproductbasedonan

objectivemarblingscore.IntheUSAandAustraliaforexample,thepriceincreasesby

approximately$1(R10)foreachmarblescore.

TheUSAgradescarcassaccordingtotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)

gradingsystemofwhichmarblingisoneofthemostimportantcomponentsthatspeaksto

consumereatingqualitysatisfaction.TheUSDAgradesallcarcassforconsumersatisfaction

intothreegradesi.e.select(slightmarbling),choice(moderatemarbling)andPrime

(moderatetoabundantmarbling).

Marbling,accordingtoJasonStrong,recentlyappointedCEOofMeatandLivestockAustralia

(MLA)andastoldtoparticipantsattheAldamStockman’sschoolin2017,isthemost

importantcriteriaforagoodeatingexperienceandisoneofthemajorfactorsincludedinto

theAustralianmeatgradingsystem.

CWBhasentrustedSAMICasanindependentauthoritytogradeallCWBcarcasses.The

Society,throughCWBissimplytheretoassistwithtraining.SAMIChastrainedandaccredited

itsseniorstaffintheuseofthecamera.FourAFSQstaffhavealsobeentrainedbythe

AustralianWagyuAssociation’s(AWA)carcasstechnician.AWAholdthelicenceforMIJin

Australia,SouthAfricaandNewZealandandisassistingMIJwiththecommercialroleoutand

technologydevelopment.

TherelationshipbetweentheAusmeatsystem,UnitedStatesdepartmentofAgriculture

gradingsystem,andtheJapanesemarblinggrades(BMS)andintramuscularfatpercentage

isshowninFig2.Eachgradingsystemhasitsownpurposeandrange.

WiththeobjectivegradingusingtheMIJ-30,thelevelofintramuscularfat(IMF)canbegiven

asapercentagealongwiththescorefromtherequiredgradingsystem.FortheSouthAfrican

Wagyuindustry,usingaccuratemarblingscoredataacrossthefullrangeofIMFthatWagyu

canachieve,isinvaluableforacceleratingWagyugeneticgaininmarbling.AnEBVis

dependentonthequalityandaccuracyoftheperformancedatathatthetraitismeasuredwith.

TheAustralianWagyuAssociationhasanexclusivepartnershiparrangementwithMeat

ImageJapan(MIJ)todevelop,distributeandsupportMIJcameratechnologywithinAustralia,

NewZealandandSouthAfrica.

CWBwouldliketothankAaronVanDenHeuvelfromAWAfortrainingtheSAMICandAFSQstaffin

SouthAfrica.WewouldalsoliketothankDrMattMcDonagh,CEOofAWAforallhissupportsorting

outsomeofthetechnicalissueswiththecamera.Someofthematerialobtainedaboveisfromthe

AWAMIJfactsheetandJanuary2019versionoftheAWAWagyuupdate.ThesupportofRudd

productsbynameofLisaWilliamswasinvaluabletoimportthecameraintoSouthAfrica.Standard

bankassistedCWBtosecurealoanforthecamera.WithouttheassistanceoftheCWBsponsors

(WagyuX,FNBandStellaWagyu),obtainingthecamerawouldnothavebeenpossible.Johandu

PlessisandtheBeyondBeefstaffassistedwiththetrainingandaccreditation.Finally,thanksto

SAMICandAFSQfortheirassistanceandformakingtheirpersonnelavailablefortrainingsothatwe

cancollectivelyservetheindustry.

BETREKKINGBESKIKBAARBYDIEWAGYUGENOOTSKAPDieWagyurasmetsyuitstaandekwaliteit

vleisprodukteis'nuitsoekhandelsmerkinSuid

Afrikaenverlangdiedienstevan’nfinansiëleen

administratiewebestuurder.

Doelvandiepos:•Finansiëlebestuurvandiegenootskapop

Pastel;

•Opnamevanregistrasie-enprestasiegegewens

vandiere.

Minimumvereistes:•TenminsteMatriek;

•Tersiêreopleidingsaltotvoordeelvandie

aansoekerwees;

•Dievoornemendekandidaatmoet

rekenaarvaardigweesengoeie

menseverhoudingshandhaaf;

•Toepaslikeondervindingsaltotvoordeelvan

diekandidaatwees.

Aanvangstyd:•1tot15Junie2019.

Dievergoedingspakketsalooreenstemmetdie

suksesvollekandidaatseervaring.

CV’skangerigwordaanDrMichaelBradfield,

diehoofuitvoerendebeamptebydievolgende

e-posadres:michael@wagyu.org.za"

FINANCEANDADMINPOSITIONAVAILABLEATTHEWAGYUSOCIETYTheWagyubreedwithitsoutstandingmeat

qualityrequirestheservicesofafinancialand

administrativemanager.

Purposeofthepost:•FinancialmanagementoftheSocietyonPastel

accounting;

•Recordingofregistrationandperformancedata

ofanimals.

Minimumrequirements:•AtleastaMatric;

•Tertiaryeducationwillbetothebenefitofthe

applicant;

•Theprospectivecandidatemustbecomputer

literateandhavegoodhumanresourceskills;

•Appropriateexperiencewillbenefitthe

candidate.

Startingfromthe1stto15thJune2019.Theremunerationpackagewillmatchthe

successfulcandidate'sexperience.

CVscanbedirectedtoDr.MichaelBradfield,

CEOatthefollowingemailaddress:

michael@wagyu.org.za

Hierdie artikel beskryf die proses wat produsente kan volg om óf 'n Volbloed-, Suiwer- ofkommersiëlekuddeteteel.

DrMichaelBradfieldenCharlHunlun

1)VerskiltussenVolbloedenSuiwerWagyuVolbloedWagyukanhuloorsprong,ongebroke,deurhulstambomesonderenigeinmenging,direk

naJapanvolg.Hulleisdus100%Wagyu-genetikaenworddusasdeelvandie"oorspronklikebron"

vanWagyubeskou.IndieWagyustoet-bedryf isdaarsteeds'nbeduidendefinansiëlewaardewat

met'ntelervanVolbloedWagyu-beestegeassosieerword.DitwasookdiegevaltoealleBritseen

EuropeserasseuitBrittanjeenEuropaaandieeindevandielaaseeuuitgevoeris.AberdeenAngus,

is byvoorbeeld van Skotland na die VSA uitgevoer en Simmentaler is eerste na Afrika uitgevoer.

AustraliëisdiegrootstebronvanVolbloedWagyubuiteJapan,terwyldieVSAdiegrootstebevolking

van Suiwer Wagyu het. 'n Totaal van 100 000 beeste word jaarliks met Wagyu bulle in Australië

gepaar.Suiwerbeestewordnaviergenerasiessetelingvolgensdieaangehegteillustrasiegeteel.

2)Hoeom'nVolbloed-kuddeteteel?'nVolbloed-kuddeworddeurdievolgendestappetegebruikgeteel:

a.KoopVolbloedWagyubulleofsemenengebruikditopVolbloedkoeie.Volbloedbulleenkoeie

kan by baie van die produksie veilings wat regoor die land of by die genootskap se Jaarlikse

NasionaleVerkopinggehouword,gekoopword.

b.Met'nembrio-programwatgewonekommersiëlekoeieasontvangersgebruikenVolbloed-koeie

eiersellewatmetdiesemenvanVolbloedbullege-insemineerword.

DaarisdrieKI/EmbryostasiesinSuid-Afrikawat‘nbeduidendehoeveelheidwerkvirdieledevan

diegenootskapdoen,enookborgevandieGenootskapis.Hulleis:

EmbryoPlushttp://www.embryoplus.com/

InVitroAfricahttp://invitroafrica.com/

Ramsem:http://www.ramsem.com/

3)Teelvannsuiwer(stoet)kuddeDieWetopDiereverbetering(WetNr.62van1998)bepaaldatstoetdiereslegsdeurdieamptelike

liggaamwatdaartoedeurdieWetaangewysis,diereasStoetmagregistreer.MetWagyubeesteis

diéliggaamdieWagyuGenootskapvanSuid-Afrika.DieGenootskapsetaakisomnadiebelange

van die ras, die telers en die gesamentlike bevordering van die ras te kyk. Die Suid-Afrikaanse

Wagyu-genootskaphetin2014amptelikeerkenningontvang.

Dieeersteopsieom'nSuiwer-kuddetebegin,isomSuiwer-koeievanandertelerstekoop.Hierdie

koeieofverseisdikwelsinkalfvanaf'nSuiwerofVolbloed-bul.Dievoordeelvanhierdieopsieisdat

jyvandieeerstekalfmetsuiwerWagyu'sbegin.

'nop-Graderingsprogramisook'nalgemenemanierom'nsuiwerkuddetebegin.Hierdieprosessal

ten minste vier generasies neem indien dit van die begin af met kommersiële beeste begin word.

SlegsgeregistreerdeVolbloedofSuiwerbullekanvirtelinggebruikword,ófdeurnatuurlikeparingof

deurdiegebruikvansemenvangoedgekeurdebulle.Dienageslagvansulkebulleopkommersiële

koeie teel die eerste generasie (F1) diere; die nageslag van geregistreerde bulle op die eerste

generasie(F1)verseofkoeiekwalifiseeromtweedegenerasie(F2)dieregenoemteword;Netso

kandienageslagvangeregistreerdebulleoptweedegenerasie(F2)vroulikediereinaanmerking

kom om derde generasie (F3) diere genoem te word; Uiteindelik kan die nageslag van derde

generasie (F3) vroulike diere gebruik word om in die volgende geslag Suiwer diere te teel (F4's).

Volgensdieillustrasieenperdefinisiekan'nSuiwerWagyunooit'n100%Volbloedweesnie,maar

salteendie4degenerasietenminste93%suiwerWagyutelingbevat.

4)DieTeelvan'nkommersiëleWagyu-kudde'nBeduidendedeelvandieprodusentewilnetkommersiëlediereteelendievoordelevanWagyu's

krysonderdiebykomendeadministrasieenkostesaangaanomdiediereindiekuddeboek-afdeling

vandieGenootskapteregistreer.Om'nkommersiëlekuddeteteel,vereis'nVolbloedofSuiwerbul

(of semen van sulke bulle) om die F1-nageslag te bekom. Kommersiële produsente kan dan self

besluitofhulleF2-enF3-dierevirdievoerkraalmarkwilproduseer.

Let daarop dat alle kommersiële produsente verkieslik deel van die Gesertifiseerde Wagyu Bees

(CWB)Programmoetwees.Diedefinisievan'nGWB-dierworddeurdieprotokolbeskryfenisenige

dierwatdeur'ngeregistreerdevader(VolbloedofSuiwer)geteelword,dus'ndiermet'ninhoudvan

minstens50%Wagyu-genetika(maksimumvariasievan5%),'nminimummarmeringtellingvan3,

hormoonvry,alleF1,F2F3bullevoor5maandeoudmoetgekastreerwees,enetiesvolgensdie

genootskapseprotokolgeproduseerword.VolleNaspeurbaarheidwordookvereis.