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DNA Matters Tim Kozelsky | DNA and Data Service Analyst | tkozelsky@akaushi.com AKAUSHI BREED GENET ICS H owdy all! As we prepare to celebrate 25 years of the 1/2 page horizontal, 4C Prime Ti e Brown Land & Cattle, LLC Fall 2019 Akaushi breed being in the United States, I thought it would be good to review the association’s DNA his- tory and progress. The American Akaushi Asso- ciation (AAA) was among the very first cattle breed

ics (MMI) in Davis, Calif. They were processed using the STR microsatellite profiling method. The first round of DNA sample collection used the nasal swab method as the primary sample and hair as the backup. Since HeartBrand and Beeman Ranch were the only owners of the foundation herd, and they kept meticulous herd records, DNA was used to verify those records and not as a means of determining parentage. Since then, the DNA labs have changed own- ership several times. MMI was purchased by Scidera, which was purchased by GeneSeek ® , which was purchased by Neogen ® . Other than name changes on who we addressed the sam- ple shipments to, the only physical address change occurred when GeneSeek purchased Scidera in early 2013 and moved the lab from California to Lincoln, Neb. All of our samples are now submitted to the Neogen lab in Lincoln. The first blood DNA samples were submitted in the summer of 2011. We added the Temple Continued page 28

associations to DNA profile the entire known Akaushi breeding herd. Unlike other breeds, Akaushi breeding certificates were issued based on DNA results and not herd records. Most other breeds only used DNA as parent verification of show stock at that time. The first DNA samples were collected in fall 2009 at HeartBrand Ranch in order to conduct the initial DNA profiling of the foundation breeding herd. In 2010, more than 4,800 sam- ples were submitted to MetaMorphix Genom-

Producers of Red Angus and Hereford x Akaushi F1’s We have a great herd of Red Angus and Hereford

cows that we breed to Akaushi bulls to produce superb quality F1 Akaushi heifers.The Red Angus F1’s are solid red and mostly polled.The Hereford F1’s are red white-faced cattle and all have been de-horned.

These cattle are a cowman’s kind and will be productive for many years.They're moderately framed with great maternal characteristics and mothering/milking ability! They will produce tremendous “A4-eligible” ¾-blood females and feeder steers with yield and quality grades to compete with the top F1 Akaushi genetics in the breed.

Call us and stop by the ranch anytime! Brown Land & Cattle, LLC 2050 Brown Ranch Lane ∙ Beeville, TX 78102 www.brownranchgroup.com

A akaushi m e m b e r theameric nakaushiassociation ®

Austin Brown III 361-597-0373 aebrown70@gmail.com

Austin Brown II 361-597-0377 firebrand1924@gmail.com

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