NATIONAL PIG-RECORDING More Interest is Being Taken in This Work By Breeders.

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 65, 18 March 1936, Page 12

NATIONAL PIG-RECORDING More Interest is Being Taken in This Work By Breeders.

Pig-breeders are endeavouring to ha\u pig-recording put on a national basis, in a annuar manner lu boiiitestiug, which, altnougii now under Inc control of tee Dairy Board, \v,ns previously administered by the Dominion Group Herd-Testing Federation, Inc. As yet pig-recording has only been actively- taKen up by clubs in ti.e Waikato and Alunawala district, while a few individual breeders in Hawke's Bay- and a club in the Norsewood district have taken up the work. How the How Zealand Pig-Breeders’ Association is in favour of a national scheme, and although it is chiefly concorned with methods of procuring the necessary finance, proposals are Pong formulated. Pig-brecdcrs and pig-raisers generally throughout the Dominion will agree, that a national scheme would be

of great benefit to the pig industry In this part of tue world. Herd-testing bus proved its value iu assisting tue fanner to track down his low pruuucers and enable liim to grade up nis average returns per cow and per acre. MiniiiarJy- with pig-recording. Until recording js recognised iu tno same light as herd-testing, the best results cannot be obtained from pig-raising. There are good und bad strains of pigs, which ara either profitable or uuturifty. The very good ones and the very bad ones soon make themselves apparent, but it is only possible to obtain a trul estimate of the worth of tho various pigs iu the herd by recording. There is a growing feeling among breeders and fatteners that pig-record-ing should be placed on a national basis. It rests with them to pursue this object.