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Table of Contents Pg 6: Decision Making: Genomics Pg 10: Mayura Station Feature Pg 18: 1-Page Sire Eval: World kâ€™s Kitaguni Jr Pg 20: Sire Evaluation: Mayura Itoshigenami JNR Pg 24: Herd Health: Passive Transfer of Immunity Pg 28: Maternal Line Feature: Okutani Pg 34: Leading Sires Update: April 2019 Breedplan EBVs & New Indexes

Wagyu Events 2019 May 8-10th: Australian Wagyu Edge Conference Adelaide, Australia May 10th: Australian National Elite Wagyu Sale Adelaide, Australia May 18th: Celina Cattle Company Production Sale` Texas, USA May 18th: Wagyu Spring Sale 3` Munster, Germany May 24th: Woodview Wagyu 4th Production Sale Arlington, South Africa June 1st: Passion For Prime Sale` Kansas, USA June 9th: JDH Wagyu - The Big Event Sale Nebraska, USA July 11th: Foundation Wagyu Breeders Sale Bloemfontein, South Africa July 15th: Premium Wagyu Sale Australia August 16th: South African National Wagyu Sale South Africa August 24th: Ovoka Farm Herd Dispersal Sale Virginia, USA September 14th: Lone Mountain Cattle Co Production Sale New Mexico, USA September 17th: Premium Wagyu Sale Australia September 25-27th: American Wagyu Association Convention Nashville Tennesee, USA October 12th: 2nd Annual M6 & Friends Bull & Female Sale Texas, USA October 26th: TWA Fall Bull & Female Sale Texas, USA November 19th: Premium Wagyu Sale Australia December 5th: Wagyu on the Vegas Strip Sale Los Vegas Nevada, USA

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Decision Making: Genomics: What is It?

When it comes to making mating decisions, the cattle industry has relied heavily on phenotype, performance data, and carcass data for many years. The phenotype of an animal was often the determining factor for breeding program decisions. Recently, however, more breeders are looking towards genomics to help them make informed mating decision. Generally speaking, genomics is the study of DNA and genomes with regard to structure, function, evolution, and mapping. It looks at specific sets of genes and genetic material found in an animal’s DNA in an effort to make predictions of an animal’s future performance and potential for a variety of traits. While you can learn a lot by observing the phenotype of an animal, it does not predict how well, or how poorly, that animal will perform “on the rail”. It can take many years for accurate data to be collected on a sire that was chosen based on phenotype or pedigree for a breeding program. This is because it requires a large number of progeny to be on the ground before that sire can be proven through data collection. In addition, some data cannot be collected until after slaughter. If the data after slaughter shows great scores

Genomics & Performance data produce increased EBV Reliabilities

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Example of DNA Structure for meat tenderness, marbling, or carcass-grade, the ability to collect semen for breeding from that animal may have been lost if he is dead or sold. Genomics, on the other hand, provides insight into an animalâ€™s DNA, something that cannot be seen by the naked eye. DNA is the genetic code that is passed from one generation to the next and determines how an organism grows, what it looks like, and how it performs. Using genomic testing can save breeders a lot of time and money because they do not have to wait until there are a substantial number of progeny on the ground to get an increased accuracy EBV prediction of the potential of a sire. Through testing at birth with the use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) technology, breeders can now gain knowledge on how well that animal, and eventually its offspring, will perform. Genomic tests of new cattle look for similarities in these SNP locations compared to proven cattle already in the database with performance and carcass data to get an estimation of the potential for the animal being tested. SNP tests are not the only method for genetic testing currently available; however, it is one of the most widely used methods and has low genotype error rates. SNP tests utilize blood samples, tissue samples, or tail hair samples to run testing on an animalâ€™s genome. Genomes can be assessed for various traits related to calving ease, weaning weight, carcass weight, marbling, etc. In addition, genomes can be assessed to determine parental lineage (i.e. parent verification) and genetic abnormalities. Results from any and/or all of these

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assessments provide breeders with the ability to make more informed decisions when it comes to their breeding programs and general herd management. While genomics can be a valuable tool to assess what genes, traits, strengths, or weaknesses animals inherited from each parent, it is not an absolute measure of potential or a guarantee of performance. Remember, genomics in Wagyu still have relatively low reliabilities and are only as good as the data that was originally input into the system. There are many applications for genomics from national sire selection, within herd analysis, and even selection and decision making for full siblings. This valuable technology will play an important role in the future of the Wagyu breed and is something to incorporate into your herd management and decision making.

Genomics also allows for a decreased generation invterval, increasing the rate of genetic gain.

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April 2019 Breedplan EBVs:

Popluar Sires >80% Reliability for MS, Sorted by Marble Score

FEATURE: MAYURA STATION Mayura Station was established in 1845 on the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The de Bruin family has owned and operated the business since 1980. Mayura Station began its journey with Wagyu in 1998 with the purchase of 25 fullblood Wagyu females from master breeder Shogo Takeda. Mayura imported these females live from the U.S.A. This marked the beginning of their transition from being a livestock producer selling cattle once per year to a meat producer where all animals leave as boxed beef. They are now a completely vertically integrated operation from “conception to consumption” as managing director Scott de Bruin explains. Mayura Station has 20 full time employees spread between the different areas of the farm: from the breeding herd, cropping and fodder production, feedlot and backgrounding, to ‘The Tasting Room’: the on-farm restaurant. Currently the herd consists of about 3,000 fullblood breeding cows and a total of over 8,000 head of fullblood cattle including cows, replacement heifers, and steers. Scott says the herd is averaging over an AUS-Meat marble score of eight with an average age at slaughter of 26 months. They have focused heavily on genetic and nutritional improvement to achieve these averages. This genetic and nutritional improvement has translated into increased profit in their branded beef business. In 2000, Mayura launched its boxed beef brand and has grown to selling over 50,000 kg of retail beef each month. They currently market about 30% of their beef domestically and 70% is exported. The export market consists of stable long-term partnerships in China, Hong-Chong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Dubai. Mayura has three boxed beef labels, all of which are their grain fed beef. These are their Gold, Platinum, and Signature Series. The Signature Series is their flagship label with a BMS 9+, the Platinum label is a BMS of 8 and 9, and the Gold label is entry level BMS 5-7. Beyond these labels Mayura also operates ‘The Tasting Room’ on the farm property. This farmto-table style restaurant and tasting room has become a massive success. It draws visitors from all around Australia and recently won the 2018 award for ‘Best Steak House in Australia’. Mayura Station uses ‘The Tasting Room’ to educate the public, its

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customers, consumers, and retail partners about what the Mayura brand is and what it represents. Mayura Station can showcase the entire farm and display exactly what their program is “from conception to consumption”. The Mayura brand’s success extends far beyond just what the ‘The Tasting Room’ has seen in 2018. Mayura was crowned the 2018 Trophy winner for the Delicious National Produce Awards for the “from the paddock” category. This is a massive achievement and essentially places them as the best tasting beef in Australia, after competing in the blind taste test of 7000 entries judged by Australia’s leading chefs and coming out on top! Mayura has a long history of beef excellence at the prestigious AWA branded beef awards, winning a Gold medal in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. This herd is clearly producing some of the best beef in the Wagyu industry. The Mayura cow herd is managed in a traditional grazing system with both spring and fall calving groups. Calves are weaned at 6 months of age regardless of the season to ensure the same nutritional basis is given to all animals. This allows for even comparison of carcass and growth traits from year to year and season to season. After weaning calves are put on a predominantly silage-based diet balanced to maintain their growth through the backgrounding stage. Animals then enter the finishing feedlot at approximately 16 months of age and 500 kgs (1,100 lbs.). From there, they are fed for 300 days before being slaughtered at 24 to 26 months of age, with 26 months seeming to be the “sweet spot.” Scott says, “The introduction of silages into the diet from weaning on has been instrumental in reducing the age at slaughter and days on feed, while continuing to make gains in carcass quality.” When

Mayura Jackpot Sired Carcass (Mayura Itoshigenami JNR Son)

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Mayura started with Wagyu, Scott says “we were feeding steers to 36 months which was just not economical, and we couldn’t afford to be keeping stock on our books for 3 full years.” Thus, they developed this system with a higher level of nutritional/ feed management and have focused on genetic improvement at the same time. The genetic improvement has come through the well-planned reproduction program Mayura has developed and worked hard to put into practice. The reproductive program and decisions around it are driven by the end product, the branded beef business. They calve in both the spring and fall to ensure commercial consistency and supply of steers for slaughter throughout the entire year. On the cow herd, Scott says Mayura does one round of fixed/timed A.I. for each of the two groups, the spring and fall calving cows. On average they are achieving greater than a 60% conception rate on the timed A.I. program. Following this, specifically selected bulls are turned out for the following two heat cycles to clean up the cows that are still open. With a heavy focus on fertility, cows that do not fall pregnant from this program are culled from the herd each year. The cleanup bulls are high genetic potential sires that Mayura is interested in. They are selected based on a few factors such as pedigree, carcass results of their dams, and now genomics. While serving their immediate purpose of getting the cow herd pregnant, the high potential cleanup bulls are also completing another objective. Scott gets preliminary performance and carcass data flowing through the Mayura data system on them at the same time. Bulls that Mayura receives promising data on through this process are sent off site for semen collection. These sires are then used back in the system through the A.I. program to gather further progeny data. This progeny test system that Mayura is running has the objective of finding an outcross and complementing new sire to the current star of the program, Mayura Itoshigenami JNR (ADBFA0139). Mayura Itoshigenami JNR has made a name for himself within the Wagyu industry because of his outstanding carcass results and growth. In the Mayura program he is currently averaging a MS 9+, 109 cm2 (16.90 in2) EMA at the 10/11th rib, and 448 kg (985.6 lbs.) HCWT on over 800 carcasses all slaughtered at only 26 months of age and 300 days on feed. This outperforms the likes of TF 151, TF 148, Shigeshigetani, Kitaguni Jr, Yasufuku Jr, Kitateruyasudoi 003, and Sanjirou among others within the Mayura program. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR is a product of the superb breeding system run at Mayura Station. The overarching breeding philosophy that drives the program is to breed balanced, early maturing animals with superior carcass traits. The carcass traits Scott says they focus on are, first and foremost, marble score, with eye muscle area and carcass weight right behind. They are also beginning to look at marble fineness. Scott says that, “one of the keys to unlocking the value in your carcasses is through eye muscle area”. In the last five years Mayura has gained an average of 5.5

kg of eye muscle area across all their carcasses. That is a value increase of $550 per carcass! Mayura works predominantly on a rotational breeding program as Shogo Takeda made famous, classifying their sires into groups A, B, C, and D based on their traits and breeding around the circle to maintain balanced cattle. For recessive traits, their current strategy is to attempt to breed carriers to free sires, with the exception to the rule being Mayura Itoshigenami JNR. In his case any potential loss in performance from affected cattle is outweighed by the increase in carcass value and profitability that he brings. Their entire breeding and genetic improvement strategy is only made possible because of the data they collect. One of the primary objectives at Mayura Station is to collect credible data from the production system. This is extremely important because this data drives the decision making on sire and dam selection within the breeding program. Scott highlights several areas of importance in a credible data collection system. These areas include a consistent feeding/nutrition program, consistent days on feed, management groups by birth date, quality linkage sires, and minimum number of carcasses for sires and dams. Nutrition and the feeding program should not change from year to year, so calves need to be weaned at the same age regardless of the season. Animals need to have the same days on feed to be compared, you cannot compare animals that were fed for 300 days versus animals fed for 500 days. Quality linkage sires are sires with high reliability and have been used across a wide variety of herds. This allows for benchmarking and cross-herd comparisons. Scott says a good example of a quality linkage sire is World K’s Michifuku. He also adds that the more quality linkage sires you can use, the better. The minimum number of carcasses Scott suggests for any kind of reliability in decision making is 10 for natural service sires, 50 for A.I. sires, and 2 for dams. Management groups should be used to ensure animals are competing against peers within their same age group. One final note Scott adds is that you should be prepared to share your data, as peer analysis is critical to assess the accuracy of your data and benchmark how your herd is performing. These practices have been put into place at Mayura Station and are now paying huge dividends in allowing for rapid genetic progress. Through this data collection system Mayura has been able to identify their top 1% females based on actual carcass data. Scott has realized the key to producing the next great sire is your females. For this reason, top 1% females based on carcass data along with high genomic testing females form the elite donor program at Mayura. These females undergo extensive E.T. production with the goal of producing the next generation of elite sires. These sires will ideally be both outcross and complimenting to the current genetics within the Mayura herd. High carcass merit sires that they are currently using within the E.T. program include World K’s Kitaguni Jr, TF 151 Itozurudoi, Kitateruyasudoi 003, and of course Mayura

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Carcass Data from Mayura Station Itoshigenami JNR. Sires that Scott particularly likes in terms of carcass merit are the “king” of the herd - Mayura Itoshigenami JNR, TF 151 Itozurudoi, World K’s Shigeshigetani, Kitateruyasudoi 003, and World K’s Kitaguni Jr to name a few. Beyond carcass merit, Scott says that Mayura Itoshigenami JNR and TF 151 also make amazing cows. He currently has over 500 daughters of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR in the herd. Scott uses Mayura Itoshigenami JNR wherever he gets the chance. If a cow does not have Itoshigenami in her pedigree she gets mated to him. Other sires Scott highlights as making great females are Itohana 2, Westholme Hirashigetayasu Z278, and Ginjo Hiranami B901. These sires make great phenotype females with excellent maternal traits. Two of the top individual cows within the herd based on carcass data are Wagyu

Mayura N0387 (ADBFN0387)

(High ranking Itoshigenami JNR Son) Genetics Hikohime D8223 (WGWFD8223) and Mayura G0560 (ADBFFG0560). D8223 is a TF 151 daughter out of an Overflow Kaneyama (Haruki 2 x Suzutani) behind which is Michifuku and the Hikokura maternal line tracing back to the super matriarch cow TF Hikohime 3/2. This great pedigreed cow has produced four carcasses averaging MS 9+ on AUS-Meat, 115.33 cm2 (17.87 in2) EMA at the 10/11th rib, and 458 kg (1,010 lbs.) HCWT. Furthermore, recorded carcasses have averaged a predictive Japanese BMS of 11 on the MIJ carcass camera. The second cow G0560, is sired by Mayura D0482 (ADBFD0482) an up-and-coming sire in the Mayura program who is averaging AUSMeat 9+ on 47 carcasses with extreme EMA. Behind her we find an extremely deep maternal sire stack of TF 148 x TF 151 x 001 x Michifuku x Takazakura (full sister to TWA Shikikan) x Suzutani. This amazing pedigree has produced 4 carcasses MS 9+ on AUS-Meat, 105.5 cm2 EMA 10/11th rib, and 427.75 kg. Scott says he loves the Suzutani maternal line and believes that Suzutani was the best female to have left Japan. These are just two of the many elite females within the Mayura herd. According to Breedplan another top female from the herd is Mayura N0911 (ADBFN0911). She is a Mayura Itoshigenami JNR daughter out of a Terutani TF 40 dam with TF 146 Kikutsurudoi, Itomichi ½, TF 148 Itoshigenami, and the Hikokura maternal line behind that. Her Breedplan proof sports incredible figures of +2.3 MS, +4.4 EMA, and +24 Carcass Wt. Beyond these individual traits her indexes are an impressive +$246 SRI, +$213 FTI, and +$210 F-1TI. Tracing back to the Hikokura 1/10 cow, successful sires from this particular line of the Hikokuras include Itomichi TF 728, TF Yasutani 1012, LMR Akahige 8119U, LMR Sensei 817T, TF Takefuku 823, and

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Fullblood Wagyu yearlings coming in for drafting Kikufuji-Doi TF 902. Yet another high genomic female in the Mayura herd is Mayura L1029 (ADBFL1029), and of course she too is sired by Mayura Itoshigenami JNR. She descends from the Chiyotake maternal line with a maternal sire stack of Itoshigenami JNR x Michifuku x TF 151 x TF 147 x JVP 400 x TF 150 x Terutani TF 40 x Chiyotake 8! This branch of the Chiyotakes has produced the legendary Macquarie Wagyu Y408, his popular son Macquarie Prelude 0495, Mayura Admiral A0113, and Sumo Cattle Co Haruki E180. She carries impressive EBVs of +6.5 EMA, +1.8 MS, and +32 Carcass Wt along with high growth traits. All of this translates to superb indexes of +$247 SRI, +$200 FTI, and +$190 F-1TI. These two females represent only a small sample of the impressive young females in the Mayura herd with 117 active females over +$200 on SRI, 58 over +$180 on FTI, and 39 over +$180 of F-1TI. The young females in the Mayura herd illustrate perfectly the enormous potential for genetic growth the Wagyu breed contains. Mayura Station will likely play a large role in the global push for genetic progress as high genomic sons of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR become available. Within Mayura Station the future is bright far beyond Mayura Itoshigenami JNR with top females producing numerous other high potential sires. Currently in progeny testing at Mayura are sons of TF 151, Shigeshigetani, Mayura Itoshigenami JNR, Sanjirou, and more. Scott states that he looks to continue to make genetic gains in marble score, eye muscle area, and carcass weight while continuing to reduce days on feed and age at slaughter through a focus on early maturing cattle. Other areas of interest for the future include looking at the potential economic impact of recessive traits, increasing the herd fertility, and continuing to identify the top 1% females within the herd. You will want to pay attention to what is going on at Mayura Station because it is likely on the cutting edge of genetics and management practices!

1-PAGE SIRE EVALUATION: WORLD K’S KITAGUNI JR

www.InternationalWagyubreeder.com World K’s Kitaguni Jr (FB2422 or WKSFP0001) has risen to popularity due in large part to his superior ability to consistently produce highly marbled carcasses with IMF percentages far exceeding contemporaries. He is sired by the renowned Kitaguni 7-8 who himself was a carcass champion sire in Japan. Kitaguni Jr is free of recessive disorders, giving him extra versatility in mating decisions. According to his Breedplan EBVs, Kitaguni Jr is a marbling giant with low growth. This is his largest weakness, he is well known for limited growth and small size/stature of offspring. This is where he needs to be protected in non-terminal matings, as his EBVs clearly illustrate. Kitaguni Jr’s carcass performance and potential has been well documented in leading herds around the globe in recent years. In Lone Mountain Ranch’s 2019 Sire Summary, he is averaging 32.05% IMF on 87 carcasses ahead of the likes of 003, TF 148, Michifuku, Sanjirou and more. In the legendary Mayura Station program, Kitaguni Jr is among the top marbling sires with an avaerage AUS-Meat MS of 8.57, EMA of 98.5 cm2 (10/11th Rib), and HCWT of 403.56 kg. This ranks ahead of 003, TF 151, Shigeshigetani, Sanjirou, Yasufuku Jr, and TF 148 on marble score. According to Marble Ranch’s data, Kitaguni Jr is the top IMF sire in their herd. He also has produced some of the top IMF carcasses in their program, especially when mated to the World K’s Reiko line females achieving IMF of over 40% on 3 Kitaguni Jr full brothers (44% IMF average). As a sire of sons, World K’s Kitaguni Jr is thriving in a variety of herds. In Australia, at the Westholme herd his sons Westholme Kitaitonami and Westholme Fujiteru 3 have high EBV breedplan proofs backed by carcass and performance data. They have MS EBVs of 2.1 and 2.0 respectively at reliabilities of 77% and 68%. Also in Australia is Goshu Kitada, a successful product of the Goshu herd and son of Kitaguni Jr. He is a popular Suzutani maternal line sire with a MS EBV of 1.6. In the Lone Mountain Ranch program multiple Kitaguni jr sons are out-performing the master in their progeny test system. The top two of which are LMR Kitaguni 1441Y and LMR Daisuke 2470Z. Kitaguni 1441Y is averaging 39.54% IMF on 4 carcasses and is a Kitaguni Jr son of a Yasufuku Jr dam. LMR Daisuke 2470Z is averaging 37.69% IMF on 7 carcasses and is a Kitaguni Jr son from a Sanjirou dam. Also in the USA, the well known CHR Kitaguni 07K from Creasent Harbor Ranch is known for high marbling and has been used heavily in many herds around the country. In conclusion, Kitaguni Jr is a marbling powerhouse with the ability to consistently transmit high IMF to his progeny. While doing so, he lacks growth and maternal ability, which should be taken into consideration for non-terminal matings. World K’s Kitaguni Jr and his sons represent a relatively under used and outcross source of elite marbling genetics which will no doubt play a large role in the genetic advancement of the Wagyu breed globally.

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• Mayura L0010 • Sired by: Proven Performer Mayura Itoshigenami JNR • Mayura Itoshigenami JNR stats: On over 800 Carcasses at Mayura Station still averaging: Ausmeat MS 9.05 EMA 109 cm2 (16.9 in2) HCWT 448 KG (985.6 lbs.) All at only 26 months of age and only 300 days on feed!!!

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Mayura Itoshigenami JNR Mayura Itoshigenami JNR (ADBFA0139) has risen to become one of the highest regarded sires in the Wagyu breed. He is one of a growing “next generation” of progeny proven sires. His tremendous raw carcass data and the Breedplan figures that he possesses cannot be ignored. For these reasons his genetics are among the most valuable and sought after in the entire world. His progeny have sold at auction for figures of $185,000, $105,000, $80,000, and $48,000 in 2017 and 2018. He is sired by the immortal Takeda import bull Itoshigenami “TF 148” with World K’s Sanjirou and Itoshigefuji “TF 147” found behind that. He is a perfect blend of marbling, rib eye area, and growth. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR hails from the super matriarch TF Dai 2 Kinntou 3, an Itomichi daughter from the Hikokura maternal line. His carcasses are continually topping chiller assessments at Mayura Station and now his genetics have begun to spread throughout the globe influencing and improving numerous Wagyu herds. The tremendous pedigree Mayura Itoshigenami JNR carries makes it no surprise that he is such an elite sire. On the top side we find TF 148 who has a marble score EBV of +1.8 and is frequently called the best marbling bull to ever leave Japan. On the bottom side of his pedigree are World K’s Sanjirou (+9.4 EMA, +1.0 MS) and TF 147 (+30 CWT, +21 200D, +39 400D, +51 600D) who are combined with the Hikokura maternal line. The Hikokuras and more specifically Itoshigenami JNR’s great, great, granddam, TF Dai 2 Kinntou 3, are spectacular large framed, high growth and milk Shimane females. This specific line of the Hikokuras has produced notable sires such as Itomich ½ (full brother to Dai 2 Kintou 3), TF Terutani 40/1 (full brother to Itoshigenami JNR’s great granddam), Sumo Cattle Co Michifuku F126, Ginjo Marblemax Hiranami B901, Sumo Cattle Co Itoshigenami C158, and many more! The strength of the maternal line that Mayura Itoshigenami JNR carries cannot be understated.

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Mayura Itoshigenami JNRâ€™s EBVs According to his Breedplan EBVs, Mayura Itoshigenami JNR brings everything you want to the table. His proof is backed by a significant amount of data including genomics, 429 progeny analyzed in four herds, and 77 carcass progeny. All of this adds up to provide a high reliability proof which should inspire confidence in the genetics behind the numbers. His amazing carcass traits include a +2.5 MS, +5.8 EMA, +0.40 MF, and +19 Carcass Wt EBVs. He also performs well on growth with positive growth EBVs of +6 200D, +12 400D, and +5 600D, which is exceedingly rare for a sire with high marbling and carcass traits. These tremendous numbers for his individual traits add up to create Indexes of +$257 SRI, +$226 FTI, and +$225 F1-TI. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR is currently the leading sire on Self Replacing Index for bulls >80% MS reliability, ahead of breed greats like Michifuku, Itoshigenami, Kitateruyasudoi, Hirashigetayasu, Kanadagene 100, Macquarie Wagyu Y408, and Coates Itoshigenami G113. Beyond his strong Breeplan EBVs and towering indexes, Mayura Itoshigenami JNR shows impressive raw data from Mayura Station. Mayura Station strives for consistency, objective measurement, and high-quality data collection (see our feature on Mayura Station for more info). This provides confidence in the performance figures Mayura Itoshigenami JNR has put up here. On over 500 Fullblood Wagyu carcasses at Mayura Station he is averaging over a MS 9+, 109 cm2 (16.90 in2) EMA at the 10/11th rib, and 448 kg (985.6 lbs.) HCWT. These figures put him ahead of breed legends TF 151, TF 148, Michifuku, Shigeshigetani, Sanjirou, Kitaguni Jr, Yasufuku Jr, and 003 Kitateruyasudoi in the Mayura herd, who his progeny directly competed with and outperformed. His only weakness is his status as a double recessive gene carrier. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR is a carrier of CHS and F11. Both recessive disorders are generally non-lethal even in affected animals however are still undesirable for affecting the immune system in CHS affected animals and clotting in F11 affected animals. As always, these disorders can be managed easily through mating decisions by simply only mating carriers to animals free

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Mayura Itoshigenami JNR - Continued by pedigree or tested free of recessives. It is also worth noting that in the case of a sire like Mayura Itoshigenami JNR the benefits often outweigh any potential loss in productivity from the occasional affected animal because of the huge gains in carcass value he provides, especially in the case of breeding terminal animals.

His double recessive carrier status has not discouraged the serious breeder from pursuing Mayura Itoshigenami JNR genetics. Starting in 2016 with 10 straws of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR semen selling for a then record $3,000/ straw at the Australian Elite Wagyu Sale to Tyddewi Wagyu. The following year in 2017, also at the Elite Wagyu Sale, Mayura L0010 a son of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR sold for a then record $105,000 to Hewitt Pastoral Enterprises. In 2018, at the Australian Elite Wagyu Sale a fullblood daughter, Mayura L0082 sold for $80,000 to Hewitt Pastoral Enterprises and a purebred heterozygous polled son of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR, Poll Wagyu Midnight M0775 sold for a record $185,000 to Johan Strydom of Prime Wagyu from South Africa. The November 2018 Premium Wagyu Sale saw yet another Itoshigenami JNR son, Tyddewi N3709 top the sale at $48,000 to a USA buyer, Brian Stamps of G$ Ranches. These record prices show the value and demand for proven next generation genetics that can directly increase profitability through a combination of MS, EMA, HCWT and growth. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR is just beginning his career as a sire of sons with the first carcasses from his sons coming through the chiller at Mayura Station in 2019. Preliminary results show he is transmitting extremely well, an exciting indication of what is to come. A few fascinating sons include 2017 Elite Wagyu Sale topper Mayura L0010 who is going through a progeny test system at HP Wagyu. He is an Itoshigenami JNR out of a top-notch dam with TF 151 and Kanadagene 100 bloodlines from the Aizakura maternal line of which the legendary Macquarie Wagyu C1176 descends. L0010 features huge genomic numbers from +29 Carcass Wt, +5.7 EMA, +1.7 MS to his indexes of +$224 SRI, +$188 FTI, +$174 F1-TI. Another sale topping son, Poll Wagyu Midnight M0775 is an attractive combination of potentially high value carcass traits (1.3 MS & 3.7 EMA) and the polled gene. Back in the Mayura program, son Mayura N0387 (ADBFN0387) is an impressively balanced EBV bull from one of Mayura Stationâ€™s top cows. His dam Wagyu Genetics Hikohime D8223 is sired by TF 151 and traces back to the super matriarch TF Hikohime 3/2. She has produced 4 carcasses averaging MS 9+

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on AUS-Meat, 115.33 cm2 (17.87 in2) EMA at the 10th/11th rib, and 458 kg (1,010 lbs.) HCWT. Furthermore, these carcasses have averaged a predictive Japanese BMS of 11 on the MIJ carcass camera. These sires are just a sample of the incredible potential of next generation sons of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR. To top it all off Mayura Itoshigenami JNR is siring fabulous replacement females in the Mayura herd. Mayura currently has over 500 females sired by him that show fantastic maternal traits and longevity. These daughters are breeding on well producing excellent carcasses and replacement progeny. Mayuraâ€™s Itoshigenami JNR daughters dot the leader boards of Breedplan for all three indexes. A great example is Mayura L1029 (ADBFL1029), she boasts an incredible pedigree of Mayura Itoshigenami JNR x Michifuku x TF 151 x TF 147 x Blackmoreâ€™s Chiyotakes. Her genomic EBVs are top 1% of the breed also, with a +1.8 MS, +6.5 EMA, +32 Carcass Wt, $247 SRI, and $200 FTI. Females like this will form the base for creating the next decades elite Wagyu and beyond. In conclusion, Mayura Itoshigenami JNR has sorted himself to the top of the Wagyu breed through a combination of elite EBVs, proven carcass performance, an elite pedigree, and the ability to transmit to the next generation. He will provide elite high profit carcass traits for EMA, MS, MF, and Carcass Wt. all while also excelling in growth and maternal traits. Mayura Itoshigenami JNR may not be a commercially available A.I. sire, however, can still be used through his popular high genomic sons to increase overall profitability. Sons with semen being marketed from include Mayura L0010, Tyddewi N4431, Tyddewi N7245, Poll Wagyu Midnight M0775, and Peppermill Grove L0004 to name a few. His legacy will be felt in the Wagyu breed for many generations to come and his progeny will likely be in continuous demand for their overall ability to increase carcass performance and profit.

Herd Health:

Passive Transfer of Immunity Newborn calves require careful attention upon birth to ensure they are set on a positive trajectory of health as they begin to grow and mature. At birth, a calf’s immune system is almost non-existent. As a result, passive transfer of immunity is a critical aspect of newborn health. This is the process of the newborn calf receiving adequate absorption of immunoglobulins (Ig) within the first few hours of life. Failure of passive immunity transfer (i.e. the calf does not drink enough colostrum) leads to increased risk of disease and mortality. The feeding of high quality colostrum plays a major role in providing Ig to newborn calves to build antibodies within their immune system. “High quality” colostrum is defined as having a minimum of 50g of Ig/L and can be measured using a colostrometer. Best practice is to feed 2-3 liters of colostrum to newborn calves as soon as possible after birth. However, when that is not possible, calves should receive at least two feedings of colostrum within 12 hours of birth, each totaling 2-3 liters. This is important because absorption of large Ig proteins across the intestinal epithelium greatly diminishes after 24 hours of life. Ig has the greatest potential for absorption at birth because the newborn calf’s digestive system is not yet fully functional. Upon oral consumption, colostrum enters the

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calfâ€™s small intestine where Ig moves across the intestinal epithelium through pinocytosis. Pinocytosis refers to the process of Ig proteins being transported through the cell and into the lymphatics, and finally into the blood stream. After 24 hours, gut closure occurs because of the small intestine starting to develop. This triggers an increase in intestinal cell turnover, an increase in abomasal acidity, the development of intestinal secretion, and the appearance of intra-epithelial digestive vacuoles, which all effect the ability of Ig being absorbed. If the window of opportunity passes for a newborn calf to receive Ig through high quality colostrum, this results in failure of passive immunity transfer and the newborn calf has greater susceptibility to contracting disease. Not all Ig is created equal as it comes from cows who live in varying environments and have been exposed to differing pathogens. As a result, the type of antibodies that are passed on to the newborn calf will differ. It is important that cows are receiving the proper vaccinations prior to freshening because the antibodies that are passed on to their newborns by way of the colostrum result directly from those vaccinations. Body condition is also another factor that influences the quality of colostrum that is produced. In cases where colostrum is of poor quality, supplements such as frozen colostrum or a commercial colostrum product may need to be utilized. No matter what type of colostrum is being fed (fresh, frozen, or commercial), it is important to remember that it should be given as close to birth as possible. Providing colostrum is the first line of defense to protecting newborn calves from harmful pathogens until their immune system is fully developed and producing antibodies on its own. Without passive immunity transfer, the newborn calf has increased risk of illness and/or mortality.

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An Introduction to: Maternal Lines

There is an art to breeding cattle. Despite the scientific advances that have been made with EBVs, EPDs, performance tests, DNA tests, and the rise of genomics the breeder still can not control or explain everything that occurs around breeding and genetics. An example of these uncontrollable and sometimes unexplainable interactions is how particular maternal lines exhibit superior traits in an area consistently from generation to generation (and weaknesses in the same pattern). This demonstration of superior traits by certain maternal lines whether it be for marbling, milk, growth, etc. occurs despite other maternal lines having extremely similar breeding or sire stacks. Even though breeders do not fully know or understanding why these superior transmitting abilities occur, breeders have observed this in all breeds of cattle and use this knowledge in their breeding strategies. Science has provided possible explanations for this such as mitochondrial DNA inheritance only coming from the dam, cytoplasmic inheritance theories, and epigenetics triggered in utero by the dam. If you are interested in these topics please check the links/sources below. These maternal line features seek to look at the maternal lines in the Wagyu breed that have demonstrated a superior ability to transmit to the next generation, whether that be producing exceptional sires, dams, steers, or any combination of these. Then examine what specific areas/traits these maternal lines are excelling in, as well as identify any potential holes or weaknesses they may possess. These features will utilize all the tools that are available to evaluate overall and individual performance and success. References: https://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/17_243.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030286807731 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1597588 https://epigeneticsandchromatin.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13072-016-0081-5

Okutani

The Okutani maternal line has proven itself to be one of the elite maternal lines of the Wagyu breed in a wide variety of herds around the globe. World K’s Okutani was one of three outstanding heifers imported together by Mannet Group from Japan in 1993 (the other two were Suzutani and Rikitani). The sire of Okutani was Okushige, who, along with his two full brothers (Namimune and Shigmune), amazingly all ranked #1 in Japan for BMS. Namimune was #1 in 1988, Okushige was #1 in 1990, and Shigmune was #1 in 1995. Okutani’s maternal grand dam, Itofuji 9, was sired by the immortal sire, Dai 7 Itozakura. Okutani’s powerful genetic foundation makes it no surprise that her descendants have had a large influence on the Wagyu breed in the USA and Australia. Okutani’s influence on the Wagyu breed largely originates with her sons World K’s Beijirou, Genjiro, Overflow Mihashi, Overflow Oskar, and daughters Fujiko and Okuharu. Descendants from Fujiko and Okuharu have experienced success in herds around the globe such as Wagyu Sekai, Sutton Creek Cattle Co, Kay Ranch, Sher Wagyu, Wally Rea’s Overflow, and many more. Popular sires from this maternal line include Genjiro, Beijirou, Mihashi, Oskar, Shidoosha, and Kagayaku, as well as new sires like Sher Murai, LMR Mitsuru 2450Z, WSI Okukanemichi, and Maverick. The balance of traits these sires possess while maintaining high marbling is the key to their popularity, high value, and high genomic EBVs in some cases. It is now a

Genjiro

Okutani Maternal Line

Maternal Line Feature:

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Okushige J1803

Shigeshigenami J10632

Okumune J165585

World K's Okutani

Kikutani J908

Fujitani J655405

Itofuji 9 J410738

regular occurrence to see Okutani in the pedigrees and breeding programs of successful farms and ranches around the globe. Fujiko and Okuharu, two of Okutani’s daughters, are the main cows responsible for creating and carrying the maternal line on since Okutani died relatively soon after import. Between them, these two cows have produced a total of at least 35 registered progeny in Australia and the USA. They have even bred notable sons Shidoosha in the USA and Sher Murai in Australia. Their influence spreads further through their popular descendants Maverick (FB15730), LMR Mitsuru 2450Z (FB15034 or LMRFH2450Z), and WSI Okukanemichi (FB15234 or WSIFB15234). Many consider the current standout of the Okutani maternal line to be Genjiro. His unique balance of high growth EBVs and solid carcass quality EBVs translate into high Indexes all in the top 1% on Breedplan. A Haruki 2 son of Okutani, he is free of recessive disorders and boasts solid reliability of over 80% for most growth traits on Breedplan. On the WSU Sire Summary from 2001, Genjiro ranked 10th for marbling, however now on the 2017 WSU Sire Summary Genjiro ranks in the middle of the pack for MS at +.16 with 29% accuracy. It should be noted this was only on 10 carcasses and is F1 data. While he is lacking reliability for his carcass traits on Breedplan also only two carcass progeny and a 65% reliability for a +1.0 MS, we can look to his maternal brothers Overflow Mihashi and Overflow Oskar to see his potential. Overflow Mihashi has a +1.7 MS on Breedplan, ranks 13th on the WSU Sire Summary with a +0.44 Marbling EPD, and ranked 3rd for MS on the Salisbury Wagyu sire summary published in the 2018 Wagyu Fullblood Sale catalog. Overflow Oskar, a full brother to Mihashi and a Michifuku out of Okutani has a +1.4 MS EBV and ranks 11th for MS on the Salisbury Wagyu published sire summary. Then there is Genjiro’s full brother World K’s Beijirou, who has an impressive reputation as an all-round specialist and whose semen is quite rare and has sold for up to $1,000 per straw at auction in the USA. Beijirou also has a WSU Sire Summary proof of 194 progeny on marbling and a +.20 marbling EPD with a nice

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61% accuracy. Here he also has a +1.26 rib eye area EPD, is +.05 external fat, and +1.88 for hot carcass weight on 42 progeny. A few generations further from Okutani are sires Sher Murai, Shidoosha, LMR Mitsuru 2450Z, WSI Okukanemichi, and Maverick. Sher Murai is a high ranking Kenahanafuji son of Okuharu on Breedplan. He is from the Sher Wagyu herd of Nick and Vicki Sher in Australia. Murai has genomics and seven carcass progeny on his proof to help put together impressive EBVs of +27 400D Wt, +35 600D Wt, +36 Carcass Wt, and +1.2 MS. These high EBVs give indexes of +$195 SRI, +$181 FTI, and +$164 F1-TI. Shidoosha is a Michifuku out of Fujiko from the Hammond Wagyu Ranch in the USA. He has over 200 progeny in the USA and is a fairly common name in Wagyu pedigrees. LMR Mitsuru 2450Z is a new sire showing promise in the Lone Mountain Ranch program. He is a Kitaguni Jr son out of a Michifuku cow and on eight carcasses he is averaging 33.13% IMF, higher than his sire Kitaguni Jr who is at a 31.98% IMF. WSI Okukanemichi is a WSI Takamichi Doi son from a JVP Fukukane 402E dam who is marketed by Semex. Maverick is a rock solid pedigreed young sire from Tally Windham Ranch in the USA. He is a TF148 x Michifuku x Fujiko (Haruki 2) x Okutani. These sires highlight the rich potential of the Okutani maternal line and their ability to transmit to the next generation. Yet another sign of a premiere maternal line is the ability to produce prolific donor dams. The Okutani maternal line is no slouch in this department. As mentioned before Fujiko and Okuharu star with 35 registered progeny in the USA and Australia between the two. One of the most prominent females in USA pedigrees is HR Koko 007 (FB6437) from Kay Ranch in Texas. She is a JVP Fukutsuru 068 daughter out of Hoshi (TF Kikuhana x Fujiko) with 35 registered progeny. Another impressive donor dam is Otanashii (FB4458), a Michifuku out

Okutani Maternal Line

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Okutaniâ€™s Japanese Pedigree & Show Ribbon of Fujiko with a massive 48 registered progeny. Her full sister in the Sutton Creek Cattle Company produced 18 registered progeny including TAI Ms Ito (FB9410 or WSIFD007W) who is a star in the Wagyu Sekai program and one of the highest indexing and marble score TF 151 daughters in the breed. A highlight of her genomic tested EBVs are +19 Carcass Wt, +4.1 EMA, and +1.4 MS. These donor dams illustrate the important ability of a prominent maternal line to be fertile and flush well. This family is no stranger to success in the sale ring also. The most famous is likely the cloning rights to Fujiko herself (Haruki 2 x Okutani) selling for $26,000 in the 2012 Texas Wagyu Association sale. Other high sellers include the co-sale top from the 2013 Belcampo Wagyu Dispersal, Sara P (FB7637) who sold for $19,500. KR MS Grid Maker 169 (FB17804) sold along with her calf for $11,000 in the 2016 Passion for Prime Sale and was the 2nd high selling female. In the 2018 Passion for Prime Sale 5 straws of World Kâ€™s Beijirou sold for $1,000/ straw. Females from this line do not sell often because of their high genetic value, however when they do, the demand is high. The Okutani maternal line has displayed the ability to produce top end growth and carcass traits in a variety of herds around the globe. This ranges from proven sires such as Overflow Mihashi and Oskar in Australia to young sires like LMR Mitsuru 2450Z in the LMR program. Okutani has also shown to yield outstanding donor dams such as HR Koko 007 (FB6437) and in-demand females including Sara P (FB7637). High indexing sires with solid track records such as Genjiro can be of great value in any breeding program looking to produce balanced, profitable cattle. If you have the influence of Okutani in your cattle it gives the ability to breed with confidence.

Okutani Maternal Line

Genjiro World K’s Beijirou Overflow Mihashi Overflow Oskar Sher Murai WSI Okukanemichi LMR Mitsuru 2450Z Shidoosha

Fujiko Okuharu Otanashii HR Koko 007 Sara P WSI Tai Ms Ito

Fujiko’s Pedigree

Okuharu’s Pedigree

World K's Haruki 2

Monjiro J11550

World K's Haruki 2

Sakura 2 J741638

Fujiko

Okushige J1803

World K's Okutani

Fujitani J655405

Monjiro J11550

Sakura 2 J741638

Okuharu

Okushige J1803

World K's Okutani

Fujitani J655405

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April 2019 Breedblan EBVs :

Foundation Sires >80% Reliability for MS, Sorted By Self Replacing Index

April 2019 Breedblan EBVs :

April 2019 Breedplan EBVs:

Sires >75% Reliability for MS, Sorted by SRI *Maternal Lines Noted

Key Suzutani Chisahime Yuriko Shigehime JVP Kikuhana JVP Yasuyoshi Okutani Yamaketakafuji 3

2017 WSU Sire Summary EDPs: Maternal Lines Noted

Reg # Name Marbling EPD FB2900 Sanjiro 3 1.01 FB2101 JVP Fukutsuru-068 0.76 FB5072 Bar R Yasafuku 42K 0.68 FB6185 Bar R Ichiro 31R 0.68 FB6521 BR Itomichi 4632 0.55 FB13915 Bar R Saburo 53Y 0.54 FB8994 Bar R Itoshigenami 48U 0.51 FB9861 CHR Shigeshigetani 5 0.5 FB2501 World K's Sanjirou 0.48 FB12691 HOH Kiatani 25Y 0.46 FB9420 Michiyoshi 0.46 FB8895 Bar R Yasufuku 34T 0.44 WSRFS064 Overflow Mishashi 0.44 FB5663 Bar R Sanjirou 4P 0.43 FB1615 World K's Michifuku 0.42 FB5836 BR Michifuku 1628 0.42 FB4934 BR Kitateruyasudoi 9680 0.41 FB4954 Bar R Takasuru 1 K 0.41 FB5267 BR Kitateruyasudoi 0632 0.38 FB6135 BR Kitateruyasudoi 0615 0.38 FB6152 BR Michifuku 1604 0.38 FB5665 Bar R 12P 0.37 WSRFQ062 Kaneyama 0.36 FB14289 Bar R Itomoritaka 42Z 0.35 FB6186 Bar R Ichiro 32R 0.35 FB7713 Bar R Dbl Suzutani 50T 0.35 FB7721 Bar R Dbl Suzutani 59T 0.34 FB8177 Bar R Shigeshigetani 30T 0.34 PB10308 Dow Ranches 912 0.34 FB14364 Prescott Ranch OZO 0.33 PB13285 Dow Ranches DWA33 0.33 FB4938 BR Kitateruyasudoi 9678 0.32 FB5055 Bar R Fukutsuru 40K 0.32 FB4960 BR Fukutsuru 9670 0.31 FB5056 Bar R Sanjirou 44K 0.31 FB14074 Prescott's Y-15 0.29 FB2892 World K's Takazakura 0.27 PB15642 HOH 63Z 0.27 FB6008 CHR Hirashige 170P 0.26 FB4937 BR Kitateruyasudoi 9676 0.25 FB8376 Westholme Hirashigetayasu Z278 0.25 FB8995 Bar R Itoshigenami 49U 0.23

Acc. 0.49 0.57 0.43 0.37 0.32 0.29 0.42 0.29 0.63 0.45 0.35 0.35 0.41 0.3 0.65 0.32 0.41 0.36 0.37 0.31 0.36 0.16 0.47 0.43 0.35 0.47 0.51 0.52 0.47 0.42 0.44 0.36 0.38 0.36 0.39 0.43 0.6 0.42 0.33 0.33 0.38 0.42

REA 1.5 0.34 1.6 0.79 0.54 2.27 1.24 1.81 2.16 0.91 2.14 1.42 1.64 1.88 1.33 0.94 1.92 1.07 2.07 0.94 1.51 1.58 2.01 1.65 2.25 1.07 1.56 1.38 1.34 0.29 1.47 1.02 0.69

Acc. 0.51 0.49 0.4 0.39 0.34 0.3 0.45 0.3 0.46 0.47 0.35 0.38 0.24 0.54 0.32 0.37 0.26 0.21 0.37 0.15 0.45 0.4 0.48 0.52 0.54 0.47 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.43 0.33 0.38 0.43

Ex Fat -0.02 0.08 0 0.1 0.06 -0.06 0.08 0 -0.03 -0.02 0 -0.02 -0.03 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.01 0 0.04 -0.01 0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.09 0.03 -0.07 0.01 0 0 0.04 0.06 0.07

Acc. 0.32 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.14 0.13 0.24 0.14 0.29 0.26 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.3 0.05 0.12 0.09 0.05 0.14 0 0.25 0.17 0.26 0.31 0.34 0.28 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.23 0.15 0.19 0.23

HCW -25.25 -22.16 -4.87 14.79 -45.94 -28.11 12.73 -35.13 -3.76 -9.12 -22.71 -18.9 -0.51 23.96 -3.7 9.45 -3.3 -17.05 -4.45 -11.95 -28.58 23.31 42.88 25.81 53.01 45.82 -14.95 4.59 -3.28 -10.64

Acc. 0.75 0.6 0.59 0.54 0.52 0.71 0.53 0.69 0.63 0.56 0.57 0.5 0.53 0.57 0.58 0.39 0.6 0.67 0.59 0.72 0.76 0.78 0.64 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.6 0.55 0.58 0.66

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Maternal Line Suzutani Foundation Sire Chisahime Yuriko Shigehime Chisahime Suzutani JVP Yasuyoshi Suzutani Suzutani Yuriko Shigehime Okutani Chisahime Foundation Sire Yuriko Chisahime Shigehime Chisahime JVP Kikuhana Shigehime Shigehime Suzutani Chisahime Chisahime Suzutani Suzutani Yuriko Purebred Yamaketakafuji 3 Purebred JVP Kikuhana Suzutani JVP Kikuhana Yuriko Yamaketakafuji 3 Foundation Sire Purebred Yuriko JVP Kikuhana Takeharu Suzutani

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