Bred by: Iowa State University - Ames, IA
Owned With: SGI
Born: 6-06-10
Teats: 14
ISU Firestone 154-3 was selected to replace his sire, SGI 1347 Firestone 128-2. Firestone 128-2 consistently sired high performing, lean-muscular ofspring that were sound and functional
The Firestone line at Waldo's consistently shows up in the top 10% of the breed for EPDs days, BF, Lb Lean, F/G and TSI
ISU Firestone's dam was sired by SGI 1329 Pillard who sired the Champion Duroc Gilt as well as the Reserve Overall and Champion Purebred Truck Load at the 2009 National Barrow Show
ISU Firestone is from an outstanding litter with him and his two littermate brothers being the top three boars on TSI (124.5 average) in their contemporary group. A littermate sister was No.1 on TSI in her contemporary group of 80 head at 129.0 and another littermate was 5th at 119.8. The six pigs scanned in the litter averaged 0.57 BF, 8.12 sq.in. LEA
His 3.2% IMF and superior meat quality background on the maternal side is an added benefit
ISU Firestone is a wide made boar that is bold about his shoulder, very well sprung through his rib cage and center body and carries his depth uniformly back into his flank
Stout and durable in his makeup; he has a big blade, excellent flat bone and walks wide front and rear
ISU Firestone as well as his littermates have big tops and are thick through the rump and ham with excellent muscle expression
Pictured in breeding condition after being housed in gestation stall on a slotted floor; you can certainly visualize his practical and productive phenotype
In conclusion, ISU Firestone puts together a very durable-sound phenotype backed by excellent proformance EPD's and Indexes, carcass cutability as well as meat quality attributes. What more can you ask of a Duroc boar for production of terminal lines
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