It’s hard to imagine that it’s already been 30 years…..

It all started in 1993 with the purchase of four “wild” recipients carrying 90 day confirmed pregnancies.

The post secondary education of immersing in all things Wagyu began with a one way trip to Japan in February 14, 1994, witnessing the entry of the second group of animals into quarantine for export to the USA.

The next four years was spent being a sidekick/translator/secretary/coffee maker to the man who exported the first modern day Wagyu out of Japan. Making countless travels together out of Japan on all things Wagyu.

The last year in Japan was spent working daily on a large Wagyu feeding operation in Hyogo Prefecture, home of Kobe Beef. It was originally supposed to be a six month stay, however some heavy drinking, a rainy day, bald tires, an accident with a garden shed in the middle of nowhere and missing from the scene further extended the education for six months.

Upon returning back to Canada, the first FB Wagyu (via semen /embryos) were introduced to Brazil and Argentina and we also started to enter the specialized beef market with the production of F1 (Wagyu x Holstein) which was gradually all replaced with Fullblood Wagyu by 2008.

In 2002, a sizeable group of animals were purchased from World K’s USA which subsequently ended up being some of the last females to come out of that program.

Starting in 2014 we embarked on acquiring individual animals in Australia and the USA to not only compliment the main herd but to also preserve these genetics for future use.

We will be commemorating our 30 Years by offering 30 live lots to represent every year we’ve had the honour of working with this wonderful breed of cattle.

THESE 30 OFFERINGS REPRESENT THE EPITOME OF WAGYU SEKAI.

All lots are exportable to the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Serbia, Switzerland, etc.

Please note that ONLY Lots 3, 6, 16 and 24 have ever been flushed.

With the rigorous herd health testing we have done during the past 10 years, we are pleased to announce all lots are also exportable to Great Britain and the European Union.

Winning bidders also have the option to house the lots here in Canada for genetic collection.

The auction will be both live and online and in typical Wagyu Sekai fashion, there will be no reserves.

We hope that you can join us in our celebration!

Ken Kurosawatsu www.wagyuworld.com

SALE DAY CONTACTS & STAFF

Ken Kurosawatsu Wagyu Sekai

Kevin Hayden Wagyu Sekai

Mercedes Danekas – Lohse JDA, Inc/Sale Management

Sherry Danekas JDA, Inc/Sale Management

Steve Dorran Auctioneer

Guy Peverly The Stock Exchange

Kyle Colyer Wagyu World

Emily Gibson-MacTavish DLMS Auctions

Jeff Stephens Cattle Preparation

Ella Wright Photography & Catalogue Design

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Schedule Of Events

JULY 5TH - 10am -Niagara Falls Bus Tour - Transport Provided

JULY 6TH - Visit to Fradon Flush Centre - Woodstock ON

GUEST SPEAKERS: Adam Haight – Kirton Vet - International Embryo Collection (IVF & Conventional) & Jonathan Lehouiller (DMV Genetiq Services International Semen Collection & Export)

Cattle viewing starting at 2 pm, WAGYU SEKAI - 4396 Watson Rd South location

JULY 7TH - SALE DAY AT WAGYU SEKAI 3PM EST (live broadcast with internet bidding will be available)

BBQ DINNER AFTER THE SALE

JULY 8TH – Highly recommend visiting Calgary, Alberta for the Stampede and Rocky Mountains while here

Celebrating 30 Years of Genetics from Wagyu Sekai