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Originally Posted by keokoi Very Interesting Comments so far..
If a US bred koi wins GC in a US show.. What does that mean? It certainly doens't mean that the quality is of same as Japan... It means it was the best koi of that day only and maybe the competition wasn't there and that JR is $1 in debt.
But serioulsy to understand this you need to see the top quality koi of Japan in the secret Greenhouses. I was Able to view some at Momo and Dainichi #1 greenhouse..
No Comparison in terms of Condition...
Chris Parent stock is Parent stock your right.. But Culling is the art of trying to bring out the best of the rest which is time consuming and an art passed down Generations to Generations.. So many variables ..
The thing you gotta acheive is of those who are breeding in Taiwan, ROC.. Seen any of there koi? Its actually worth looking at...
Did that makes sense? just came back from a run so kinda brain dead now.. 
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What got me thinking about this goofy question, is I was up at Ohsokoi the other day, (I haven't been up there since early spring) and they did a really heavy selective breeding this year. They have 8 mud ponds I believe, and they were all full, 1 showa pond, one sanke pond, 2 or 3 Kohaku ponds, a Ogon pond, and a Kawaragoi pond, etc., and I was impressed.
The art of culling is going to play the key for them, but they have a pretty knowledgable fellow helping this year, so it will be interesting to see what they come up with. Their parent stock should be very good, as they brought in hand picked parents to breed.