19. The foundation breeding stock arrive
Breeding stock The foundation breeding stock came from Boroma. I knew the herd because I had visited the site on multiple occasions over the period from 2013 -2019. I knew its health status, its medication use and the origin of the herd in Australia. I also knew the source of new Australian genes used to upgrade the herd. In addition, we had used Boroma pigs in our proof-of-concept trials. They performed well. Just as importantly Boroma, through its CEO Craig Bradfield and herd manager Bruce Sutton, had assisted our staff members with skills development. They were long term friends. Table one: Genetic make of the WAL NPO foundation herd 8 LARGER GILTS TAG DAM SIRE D.O.B BREEDING 440Y 923Y Y.FORD.WW 23/03/2022 62%LW 841W 676W.RR W.ASS.WW 23/04/2022 F1 845W 676W.RR W.ASS.WW