Breeding for Profit

A tool to assist you in designing and customizing your breeding programs

Main tasks

• Determining an appropriate selection scheme

• Customizing the selection index

• Predicting profits in market hogs

Breeding for Profit

Determining an appropriate selection scheme

Inputs• Number of animals tested• Number of animals selected• Average age of parents• Information about A.I. sires

Breeding for Profit

Determining an appropriate selection scheme

Input screen

Determining an appropriate selection scheme

Your selection parameters

Determining an appropriate selection scheme

Your profits

Customizing your selection index

Changing selection index weights

Customizing your selection index

Calculation of economic values

Customizing your selection index

Nonlinear economic value for lean yield

Customizing a your selection index

Profits with your economic values

Profits in Market hogs

Profits due to selection

Profits in Market hogs

Profits due to heterosis

Next version

• Information from historical data– Selection parameters– Genetic gains– Economic gains

• Selecting individual animals

Breeding for Profit

Breeding for ProfitSelection parameters

Sire line index (points)

Breeding for Profit

Selection parameters

Breeding for Profit

Backfat (mm)

Breeding for Profit

Selecting individual animals