Duroc Alpha

Synonymous with performance and meat quality, the ALPHA Duroc is a real asset for Canadian producers. He is distinguished for his performance in average daily gains and feed conversion, which are sustained through advances in science and technologies.

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Talent

The Talent boar is a synthetic line (D-line). Offspring of this boar excel in the fattening stage combining high carcass and meat quality with high feed efficiency.

The qualities of the progeny of the Talent boar are:

• Efficient; combines high daily gain with low feed conversion
• High meat percentage and excellent hams
• Good meat quality, low drip loss
• Robust and vital
• Uniform and strong finishers

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Norsvin Duroc

The Norsvin Duroc sire line is robust, productive and lean, and with a percent contribution to the market hog it promotes full programme product quality. Norsvin Duroc sired piglets have a high vitality are and a high daily gain. Norsvin Duroc shows an exceptional genetic trend for lean meat percentage and feed efficiency, mainly due to the use of CT technology and FIRE stations for routine measurements.

Purebred Duroc boars have an FCR of 2.0 in boar test (2013 results).

Topigs Norsvin retains meat quality through wide scope breeding programmes and high-tech analysis methods. Traits such as pH, IMF and drip loss contribute to the unique full programme product quality.

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Tempo

The Tempo is a boar that excels in the vitality of its progeny and is bred from a Topigs Norsvin E-line (Large White type). It is well known for its vitality and feed intake. Tempo boar offspring are fast growing, strong and robust pigs from birth to market. The qualities of the Tempo boar progeny are:

• Efficient; combines high daily gain with low feed conversion
• Very high resistance and robustness: low mortality
• High number of liveborn piglets per litter
• Strong, uniform and rapidly growing pigs
• Ideally suited for restricted-feeding and liquid-feeding systems with by-products
• High feed intake and high performance, even under challenging conditions
• Excellent loins and tender meat

Source: Topigs Norsvin