Bald Ridge Henshin - FB16727

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Some sires offer genetics. Others offer a convergence - a deliberate stacking of the breed's most powerful lines across multiple generations in a single animal. Bald Ridge Henshin is the latter. He is a grandson of the great Kajikari with Heartbrand Big Al on both sides of his pedigree - a combination considered highly desirable in the breed - and is described as very correct, with exceptional growth, excellent temperament, and excellent EBVs. To fully appreciate what is on offer here, it is necessary to trace the genetic giants that flow through his veins.

The Sire: Kalanga Kajikari B0125 - A Son of TWA Kajikari
Kalanga Kajikari B0125 is a direct son of TWA Kajikari, one of the most acclaimed marbling sires in Akaushi history. TWA Kajikari is a son of Hikari- the 1994 foundation import known for his extreme balance of growth with high marbling and carcass traits, a son of Japanese legend Dai 10 Mitsumaru 76, and a leading proven sire of elite sons including WSI Umemaru, TWA Kajikari, Kotsukari, and Heartbrand Hercules 2619A. Breedplan confirms Hikari as a breed-leading sire for 200 day weights, 400 day weights, and 600 day weights. TWA Kajikari's dam is Ume - one of the nine original 1994 foundation females - making TWA Kajikari a true son of two Kumamoto legends. TWA Kajikari has left his imprint on the breed and is now known as one of the top marbling Akaushi bulls in the breed, and he is also an influential sire of sons - having sired elite bulls including The Wright Wagyu Master Chef E146 and Kalanga Kajikari B0125 himself.

The legacy of TWA Kajikari's most famous son speaks volumes: Master Chef recorded a weaning weight of 778 pounds, ranks in the top 1% of the breed for growth and milk, and won the 2015 Wagyu Champion of the World.That is the direct full-sibling calibre of the sire of Bald Ridge Henshin's own sire, Kalanga Kajikari B0125.

The Namiko maternal line has produced elite proven sires used heavily around the globe, including Ashwood FX0014, Bald Ridge Henshin, Ashwood Park Virile, and Kalanga Kajikari B0125 Kajikari's maternal connection to the Namiko line - one of the two premier maternal lines in the Red Wagyu breed - gives him an added dimension of genetic quality on the cow side that extends well beyond his own sire's Ume lineage. This is a bull constructed from two distinct pillars of Red Wagyu excellence: Ume through Hikari on top, and the Namiko cow family on the bottom.
The Dam: Kalanga Starmiko B218 - The Convergence of Kalanga's Two Greatest Lines
Kalanga Starmiko B218 carries within her name the story of her pedigree. She is a product of the Kalanga stud's strategic blending of its two signature genetic pillars: Kalanga Red Star - the Asia/Africa Champion of the World from the inaugural Wagyu of the World Competition in 2014 and sire of the record $44,000 Houston Livestock Show Champion daughter - and the Namiko foundation female line, one of the most prolific producer of elite sires in the entire Red Wagyu breed globally. The "Star" and the "Miko" (Namiko). In breeding Kalanga Starmiko, the Kalanga stud was uniting its greatest carcass and frame genetics with its most productive and elite maternal cow family - Big Al featuring prominently on the dam side of this mating, as Big Al appears on both sides of Henshin's pedigree.

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