Jude was the Reserve Champion Boar at the 1995 World Pork Expo. His sire needs no introduction being one of the most popular boars ever at SGI. He ranked 3rd in EPDs BF, 7th on TSI, 1st EPDs 21-Day Litter Wt and 3rd in MLI in the latest Yorkshire Across-Herd Sire Summary. Jude’s dam has a 103.7 SPI and has averaged 11.3 born live and 10.7 weaned for three parities. His maternal granddam has a 105.6 SPI after six parities. Jude’s maternal grandsire, Universal, has sired numerous champions at national and state shows as well as several champion barrows including the Champion at San Antonio And Champion and Reserve at Oklahoma City. He was premier sire at the 1992 National Barrow Show and Illinois and Indiana State Fairs two years in a row. Universal is also a National Barrow Show Super Sire and was named the sire of the year in Indiana in 1993. The Champion Boar at the World Pork Expo was also a Jens x Universal combination and the top selling boar was out of a Jens dam. Jude is form an outstanding litter of 13 born, 12 weaned and 186 lb. 21-day litter weight. The six boars in the litter averaged 142 Days, 0.32 BF, 7.53 LEA. Jude is a long bodied, level designed boar with an ideal rump and rear leg structure. He has the typical lean, very muscular shape of the Jens offspring, yet is super sound and flexible. Jude combines the outstanding leanness and maternal superiority of his sire Jens, with the excellent growth, muscle, correctness of design, ruggedness and durability of the Universals.
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