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 Moyhu Wagyu is located at "Leatarn" in the Meadow Creek Valley. The property is in the foothills of the Victorian Alps and located approximately 16 kilometres from the township of Moyhu. Meadow Creek runs through this valley which runs parallel to the King Valley. The King Valley area is renowned for its fine wines and foods.
Leatarn is the main property where all of the embryo transfers and most of the artificial inseminations are done. Other properties include Bartons, Sampsons and a lease property Meadow Lea. Total area is nearly 1,500 acres / 600 hectares of high rainfall country with an average yearly rain fall of 38 inches / 950mm. Leatarn has been Cattlecare accredited since 1997. Leatarn joined the Market Assurance Program (MAP) for cattle in 2000.Leatarn and the other properties run by Leatarn Partnership had a classification of MN1 (monitored negative for bovine johnes disease) for 6 years. Within this time we could have gone to the highest level of MN3 but elected to remain MN1. In 2006 we decided to become a Beef Only herd, this still allows us to trade cattle from Victoria to New South Wales and Queensland. The herd is still managed in the same way and we can return to an MN1 status at any time.  Moyhu Wagyu have registered full blood bulls for sale throughout the year.
Moyhu Wagyu currently has approximately 200 full blood Wagyu breeding females. We select from the best of these females for the production of bulls with pedigrees that best suit a breeding program to produce cattle that feedlots accept. Most of the full blood cattle have a high percentage of Tajima blood while others have some Fijiyoshi (shimane) and Kedaka blood to avoid too much inbreeding and help keep frame size while not sacrificing meat quality.
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