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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1218027" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>Over the past 40+ years I have seen several breeds introduced to North America. Many of these have been promoted as the next great beef breed; the breed that is the answer to a beef producers problems; the breed that will take the beef industry by storm; etc. Today most of these breeds are rarely heard about in North America and have less than 200 animals still registered here.</p><p></p><p>One breed that I thought may be the next "flash in the pan" is Akaushi. Probably five years ago I visited with "Bubba" the executive director of the Akaushi association at a beef cattle trade show where he had a booth. He had a video that showed thick, deep bodied beef cattle that actually had more of a resemblance to red Simmentals than to the other Japanese breeds. The data that he showed was also impressive. However, I thought here is another breed that is hot today and gone five years later. </p><p></p><p>However, I have talked to several progressive cattle producers since then that have tried Akaushi, and I believe in all but one case they were impressed with the cattle and continue to raise them. I'm not sure if they will ever gain the popularity of Angus, Herefords, or Simmental, but they may have a solid niche that will allow them to continue to be a player in the US and Canada for many years to come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1218027, member: 714"] Over the past 40+ years I have seen several breeds introduced to North America. Many of these have been promoted as the next great beef breed; the breed that is the answer to a beef producers problems; the breed that will take the beef industry by storm; etc. Today most of these breeds are rarely heard about in North America and have less than 200 animals still registered here. One breed that I thought may be the next "flash in the pan" is Akaushi. Probably five years ago I visited with "Bubba" the executive director of the Akaushi association at a beef cattle trade show where he had a booth. He had a video that showed thick, deep bodied beef cattle that actually had more of a resemblance to red Simmentals than to the other Japanese breeds. The data that he showed was also impressive. However, I thought here is another breed that is hot today and gone five years later. However, I have talked to several progressive cattle producers since then that have tried Akaushi, and I believe in all but one case they were impressed with the cattle and continue to raise them. I'm not sure if they will ever gain the popularity of Angus, Herefords, or Simmental, but they may have a solid niche that will allow them to continue to be a player in the US and Canada for many years to come. [/QUOTE]
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