The NSR Office will be closed November 28-29th for Thanksgiving. The Texas and Arizona litter recording deadline is December 1st. Please plan accordingly.
History can provide a lot of insight, especially regarding trends in hog types. We were interested to see where the National Swine Registry (NSR) breeds have been and where they are heading, so we dug deep in our records. We came up with the top producing boars, since the foundation of NSR and the hot, new boars hitting the breeding arena now, to share with you the most popular boars to date.
Duroc:
Photo courtesy of Seedstock EDGE 1998.
Since NSR’s formation: 2NIC7 HP RED ACE 2-10
Number of litters: 566
Sire Number: 177439010
Ear Notch: 2-10
DOB: Feb. 2, 1997
Sire: HD5 CHANCES ARE 21-4
Dam: 2NIC6 BLOSSOM 11-5
Breeder: Nick & Sarah Johnson, Cuba, Illinois
Owner: Howard Parrish, Edon, Ohio
Photo courtesy of Lean Value Sires.
Recent: SDF1 BOLD RULER 87-1
Number of litters: 270
Sire Number: 330720001
Ear Notch: 87-1
DOB: June 21, 2011
Sire: SDF9 SECRETARIAT 54-12
Dam: SDF9 TRUCK BL MARIA 63-7
Breeder: Stewart’s Duroc Farm, Waverly, Iowa
Owner: Stewart’s Durocs & Lean Value, [ … ]
This year, Walton Webcasting and the National Swine Registry (NSR) are teaming up to bring you live show coverage if you are unable to attend World Pork Expo (WPX).
Visit the webcast here.
Not only will you be able to watch live from your laptop, desktop or smartphone, but also a few hours after the show, you will be able to go back and replay the show.
There will be links posted on the NSR and Walton Webcasting websites as WPX gets closer to access show coverage directly.
This opportunity would not be possible without our sponsors. Thank you to:
Exiss/Sooner Trailers
Robin Ridge Farms, Indiana
Top Cut Genetics, Indiana
thepigplanet.com
Moyer Genetic Edge, Ohio
Crossroads Genetics, Indiana
Triple “B” Genetics, Oklahoma
GESDATE
sconlinesales.com
Natural Solutions
MoorMan’s Show Tec/ADM
Real McCoy Genetics, Ohio
Walton Webcasting will also be covering NSR Summer Type Conference and the National Junior Summer Spectacular shows in Louisville, Kentucky. There will another opportunity to serve as a sponsor of the webcast for these [ … ]
