Norlin Wagyu

100 % Fullblood Wagyu in highest quality.

A cow walking in a field at sunrise with the sun visible near the horizon, casting a warm glow over the landscape.

Breeding

Breeding good and healthy wagyu animals are a top priority for us. That means we use all information available to us at any given moment. We use genomics via the Australian wagyu herdbook. We spend hours and hours looking through bloodlines. To try and improve each animal to the purpose we breed it for, that being as a long-lasting female, a bull that makes small calves, big carcasses, high marbling, or any other trade that’s important for the purpose.

Sebastian Christensen holding a small black embryo fullblood wagyu calf in a green pasture on a sunny day, with a brown cow nearby and trees in the background.

Maternal lines

A close-up of a brown cow nursing a black embryo wagyu calf with a yellow ear tag, on green grass.

In wagyu maternal lines are sometimes underrated. We all like to look at the bulls chasing the new hot thing. But it’s the females that are the backbone of any operation. Milk and maternal capability are equally important as the bull if not more. Cows transmit their ability to their offspring directly.

Besides the fact that a proven cow makes for so much higher reliability. Therefore we look a lot at the maternal lines and make sure to take all 100% of the genetics in to count and not just the top 50%

Cows grazing in a green field under a blue sky with clouds.

Farming with nature

We keep our animals outside all year round. We believe it’s better for animals to be in nature. They have access to woods and a shelter. That also means most calves are born outside, which gives them a toughness, that makes them strive in the long run.

We do rotational grazing, to maximize health benefits for the soil and the grass. It gives us a better grazing season.

Snow-covered farm scene at night with a leafless tree, a tractor, and brown cows eating hay from a feeder