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Since the importation of the original Uron 996 in 1994 by SGI from Sweden; the Uron line has been very instrumental in improving maternal traits in Yorkshires
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Uron 15-5, Zuron's sire, and a grandson of Uron 996 was a powerful made boar that came to SGI as an older boar. He rose to 3rd in the breed on MLI, 3rd on SPI and 2nd on NBA. He was the top ranking sire at Tempels with Herdsman EPDs of -6.6 Days, 1.18 NBA and 6.4 LWT with MLI of 151.5 and SPI 125.9
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Uron 15-5's son, Uron 1-1, also came to SGI as a powerful older boar. He had a great influence in the Tempel Herd and the Yorkshire breed with over 200 litters out of his daughters farrowed at Tempels
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More recently SGI 2404 Ambassador was a Uron line boar and he became the top ranked Yorkshire in MLI (145.5), 4th SPI (135.8) and 2nd NBA (0.96)
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The current leader on MLI (142.4) and SPI (136.8) is another Uron line boar, Uron 57-10
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We choose to use frozen semen from Uron 15-5 to breed a powerfull sow at Tempels to produce a son to use at SGI
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Zuron's dam is sired by Zook 13-13, a SGI Zook line boar. Zook was another Swedish import who formerly ranked 1st on MLI (145.9), 1st on SPI (134.6) and 5th on NBA 0.89. Zook 13-13 had EPDs of 0.54 NBA, 4.74 LWT, 131.0 MLI (top 3%) and 121.6 SPI (top 5%)
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Zuron's dam has averaged 14.0 NBA, 11.0 Weaned and 151 lb LWT for four parities. Her 135.1 MLI and 125.9 SPI are top 1% and top 3% in the breed
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The maternal grandam of Zuron is by Big Unit 65-6 who formerly ranked 2nd of MLI, 2nd on LWT, 8th on NBA and 9th on LWT. She averaged 11.6 NBA, 10.6 Weaned, 169.0 lb LWT, 2.61 litters per year, 27.7 pigs weaned per year and 139 days farrowing interval for 10 parities. She has excellent EPDs of 0.31 NBA, 6.73 LWT, 135.1 MLI and 123.2 SPI again ranking in the top 1% and 4% of the breed for MLI and SPI
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The paternal grandam of Zuron, Uron 15-5's dam, averaged 12.8 NBA, 10.4 Weaned and 157 lb 21-day weight for six parities
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Zuron is a big framed, extra long bodied and level made boar with an excellent rump and rear leg structure.
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He has a bold shoulder, big feet and stout bone typical of the Uron line
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Zuron has an excellent 8-8 underline with high quality well spaced nipples
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Backed by some of the most powerful and influential sires in the Yorkshire breed and super productive sows, we are confident, Zuron can improve maternal traits while maintaining a sound structural design in female lines
