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Breeding Swine Selection by Dr. Randy Harp

Breeding Swine Selection by Dr. Randy Harp. Purpose of Evaluation. Value is the root word of Evaluation . Understand economic importance of physical and genetic traits. Evolution of the Swine Industry. Lard Type. Evolution of the Swine Industry. Bacon type.

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Breeding Swine Selection by Dr. Randy Harp

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  1. Breeding Swine Selectionby Dr. Randy Harp

  2. Purpose of Evaluation • Value is the root word of Evaluation. • Understand economic importance of physical and genetic traits.

  3. Evolution of the Swine Industry • Lard Type

  4. Evolution of the Swine Industry • Bacon type

  5. Evolution of the Swine Industry • Lean type

  6. Evolution of the Swine Industry • Terminal Type

  7. Evolution of the Swine Industry • Production Type

  8. Physical Evaluation Criteria • Structure • Volume • Muscle • Condition • Balance

  9. Structure • Skeletal • Reproduction and Maternal

  10. Skeletal Structure • Study from bottom to top • Toes • Pasterns • Knees and Hocks • Shoulder and Hip • Top

  11. Reproduction/Maternal Structure • Female • Vulva • Underline • Male • Testicles • Penis

  12. Volume • Base width • Rib Shape • Crate adaptability • Depth • Growth

  13. Muscle • Smooth muscle vs. hard muscle • Gilts vs. Boars • Places to evaluate • Bone/Foot • Forearm • Top • Hip/Ham

  14. Condition • Problems with too much • Problems with too little

  15. Balance • Feminity/Masculinity • Construction/Smoothness • Balance out

  16. Summary • Evaluation • Many changes in the hog industry • 5 major criteria • Remember: Evaluation is always about the money.

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