Holmes is a outstanding maternal boar both from the standpoint of his excellent phenotypic design and the phenomenal maternal performance of his ancestors
He is a moderate framed yet long bodied boar with excellent boldness of shoulder and rib shape
Heavy boned, big footed, he is very flexible and super sound
Holmes was the top indexing boar in his comtemporary group on both SPI and MLI with his 117.9 SPI and 7.4 EPD LWT both ranking in top 5% of the breed
Holmes sire, Beyond 111-5, has EPDs of 0.56 NBA (top 10%), 8.52 LWT (top 2%), 118.9 SPI (top 4%) and 119 MLI (top 15%)
Beyond's dam has 8 parity average of 11.25 born alive and 172 lb litter weight, 141 day farrowing interval. She was former #1 ranking sow in the Yorkshire breed. She was also the mother of the current #1 ranking sire, SGI 2395 Ultracross and #3 ranking sire, SGI 2436 Big Unit
Holmes' dam has averaged 11 weaned, 170 lb 21-day LWT, 141 day FE with 28.6 pigs weaned per year. Her 8.76 EPD for LWT and 120.5 SPI both rank in the top 2% of the breed
Holmes combines the extra mass and structure of the Watson's Beyond line with the high prolificacy of the Whiteshire's Elevator, Abel and Uki lines
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