Bred by: Cedar Ridge Farms - Red Bud, IL
Born: 09/16/12
Teats: 15
Bold Unit 547-5 offers superior terminal traits combined with excellent maternal production
Wide sprung with a big top (9.28 sq. in. LEA) and a very thick square rump, he can add muscling to your maternal lines
His -8.0 EPD for feed efficiency certainly can add to the profit margin with todays high feed cost
Well-balanced, bold-shouldered with a big rib cage; he is very sound both front and rear. Bold Unit has the structure to add longevity to a sow herd
Bold Unit 491-2, the sire of Bold Unit 547-5 has a 135.8 MLI, 121.3 SPI and 132.1 TSI all in top 3 to 5% of the breed with EPDs of 0.73 NBA (top 2%) and 3.0 LWT
The parental Grandsire, Big Unit 132-2, is currently ranked 1st on EPDS NBA (1.13) 5th of MLI (135.4) and 3rd on SPI (136.1) in the Yorkshire breed
Bold Unit 547-5 is from a gilt litter of 10 born alive and 11 weaned after transfer with 163 lbs 21-day litter weight. His dam has a 120.0 MLI with EPDS of 0.13 NBA and 4.89 LWT
The maternal grandam has average 15.0 NBA, 12.3 weaned and 158 lb 21-day litter weight and has a 114.2 SPI with EPDs of 0.30 NBA and 5.65 LWT (top 4%)
Bold Unit also has the immortal SGI boars, Jens and Ulf, in his pedigree thru his maternal great grandam that has a 121 SPI and 118 SPI
Bold Unit is a fault free boar that combines superior performance in terms of both terminal and maternal traits
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