Peak Swine Genetics, Inc. (Newsletters

March, 2005 Vol. 8, No. 3a (Alberta Pork Congress)
PEAK OF PERFORMANCE NEWS

General Manager Comments

Welcome to the Alberta Centennial version of Alberta Pork Congress! Happy 100th Birthday, Alberta and Saskatchewan! There are still a number of people who have been associated with the pig industry in these two provinces for more than 30 years, to have been part of the big changes in pig production and in pork quality. It has been a pleasure for all our PEAK Swine Genetics associates to work with our clients and industry partners. Our pork industry will continue as a success story for the next century as well.
Congratulations to the winners of the Alberta Pork Congress Awards – in Lifetime Achievement, Pork Industry Leadership and Farm Team.

We’re very proud to congratulate the winners of our Lowest Warranty Awards for 2004. A large number of our customers are able to introduce replacement boars and gilts into their herds with very little problem. We continue to have perennial winners as well as new winners in both the boar and gilt categories.

Low Warranty Boars		Low Warranty Gilts
Green Acres Colony	0/14	New Elm Colony	0/75
MacMillan Colony	0/13	Peace View Colony	0/64
Brant Colony	0/12	Big Sky Colony	0/47
Rock Lake Colony	0/7	Neu Muehl Colony	0/36
Kings Lake Colony	0/6	River Road Colony	0/33
Sandhills Colony	0/6	Miller Colony	0/30
River Road Colony	1/14	River Road Colony	1/181
Crystal Spring Colony	1/11	F&S Hog Farm	2/50
Peace View Colony	1/8	Newell Colony	3/165
New Elm Colony	1/5	Kingdom Farms	3/125
Livingstone Colony	1/5	MacMillan Colony	4/186
Old Elm Colony	1/5	Belle Plain Colony	4/86
Enchant Colony	2/19	Wild Rose Colony	5/133
Rose Glen Colony	2/16	Livingstone Colony	6/248
Plainview Colony	2/15	Deerfield Colony	6/126
Blue Ridge Colony	3/16	Plainview Colony	7/238
		Sage Creek Colony	9/194
		Miltow Colony	9/186

PEAK Growth Summit

GROWTH in Hog Marketing

PEAK hogs continue to be successfully marketed to Maple Leaf Foods, AB and MB; to Masami Meats, OR; to Worldwide Pork, SK; to J&M Meats, AB and to OLYMEL, AB.
Grading indexes of 113 or 114 can be achieved at most of these packing plants when hogs are delivered in the correct weight range expected by each plant.

GROWTH in Loin Depth

Dec/Jan Lean Depth at Bloomsbury Farms Nucleus

5 Trailblazer boars	64.4 mm
30 Yorkshire boars	61.5 mm
16 Landrace boars	61.6 mm
25 Lacombe boars	63.1 mm
21 Yorkshire gilts	63.3 mm
14 Landrace gilts	62.5 mm
45 Lacombe gilts	62.3 mm
1 Duroc gilt	65.9 mm

Territory Managers

Les, Mike and Paul are here to meet with all their clients. Be sure to meet with your territory manager to confirm orders or to voice any concerns you have about pig quality. Our fellows worked hard this past year to bring you excellent stock of various breeds, whether for fills or as regular replacements.

For more information, contact:

Manager	Territory	Cell Telephone
Les Robinson	Southern & Central Alberta	(250) 833-6196
Paul Klingeman	Pacific Northwest	(509) 989-1347
Mike Miller	Saskatchewan and Montana	(403) 317-0543

Recent Issues

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January	(Vol. 10, No.1)	January	(Vol. 9, No.1)	January	(Vol. 8, No.1)	January	(Vol. 7, No.1)
February	(Vol. 10, No.2)	February	(Vol. 9, No.2)	February	(Vol. 8, No.2)	February	(Vol. 7, No.2)
		March	(Vol. 9, No.3, No.3a)	March	(Vol. 8, No.3, No.3a)	March	(Vol. 7, No.3, No.3a)
		April	(Vol. 9, No. 4)	April	(Vol. 8, No. 4)	April	(Vol. 7, No. 4)
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