Pedigree Pig Improvement Scheme: Qualified Litters
THE following table sets out particulars of litter performance, growth-rate, and carcass quality points for those litters which have
Contributed by the Animal Industry Division
qualified in the Pedigree Pig Improvement Scheme for publication since those appearing in the June issue of the “Journal”.
Breeding of litter Litter Carcass test results (average) points Date weight at Dead Growth Back fat Total Owner Sire Dam born 3 weeks weight rate Length Shoulder Loin Bal. Ham Sh. L. B. M. points lb (25) (20) (10) (20) (5) (15) (10) (10) (5) (5) (125) Class A Baconers Graham Whatmough WS 163 WS 171 27/9/58 148 131 141 141 71 + 181— 11 8 6 7 5 5 871 G. E. Heppenstall .. LW 13947 LW 13737 12/5/58 125 125 22 17 81 + 17+ 5 111 51 61 41 5 1021 Class A Porkers Maximum points (15) (10) S.E. Milnes.. .. LW 14663 LW 14159 10/12/58 125 95 181 121 91 + 11— 2 81 . 6 51 5 10 881 G. C. Yeates .. LW 15462 LW 15452 24/1/59 134 91 23 181 81 + 12+ 5 111 71 61 31 10 106 G. C. Yeates .. LW 15462 LW 15250 12/12/58 133 93 201 17 10 14— 5 9 6 61 3 10 101 G. C. Yeates .. LW 15462 LW 15773 9/12/58 108 93 19 17 10 14+ 5 101 61 71 4 10 1031 G. C. Yeates .. LW 15462 LW 15772 3/12/58 125 107 23 161 51+ 13— 5 11 71 71 41 10 1031 G. C. Yeates .. LW 15462 LW 15771 19/2/59 .123 88 231 15 91 + 10+ 11 111 8 71 4 10 1001 A. E. Wood .. .. LW 15220 LW 14566 2/12/58 138 71 4 171 91— 13— 3 10 8 81 5 10 881 B. G. and W. D. Dron B 30626 B 29538 1/12/58 139 81 . 23 17 81 + 10+ 41 101 5 71 5 10 101 B. G. Potts .. .. B 32628 B 31371 4/1/59 107 65 151 181 9+ 13— 5 9 6 61 5 4 911 Class B B. G. Potts .. .. B 32628 B 31370 20/12/58 101 66 11 18 9+ 12— 5 7 7 61 31 31 821 ' Class C Victor Hinton .. LW 14779 LW 14792 8/12/58 88 78 11 16 91+ 15 41 8 61 7 5 10 921
+ Points lost because too much fat. Too little fat. L. Loin development. B. Belly thickness, M. Marketing points. The boar Medway White Bonza sth 15462 has qualified as a merit sire.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 4, 15 October 1959, Page 368
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415Pedigree Pig Improvement Scheme: Qualified Litters New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 4, 15 October 1959, Page 368
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