Breeding for Profit A tool to assist you in designing and customizing your breeding programs

Main tasks Determining an appropriate selection scheme Customizing the selection index Predicting profits in market hogs Breeding for Profit

Determining an appropriate selection scheme Inputs Number of animals tested Number of animals selected Average age of parents Information about A.I. sires Breeding for Profit

Determining an appropriate selection scheme Input screen

Determining an appropriate selection scheme Your selection parameters

Determining an appropriate selection scheme Your profits

Customizing your selection index Changing selection index weights

Customizing your selection index Calculation of economic values

Customizing your selection index Nonlinear economic value for lean yield

Customizing a your selection index Profits with your economic values

Profits in Market hogs Profits due to selection

Profits in Market hogs Profits due to heterosis

Next version Information from historical data –Selection parameters –Genetic gains –Economic gains Selecting individual animals Breeding for Profit

Selection parameters Sire line index (points)

Breeding for Profit Selection parameters

Breeding for Profit Backfat (mm)

Breeding for Profit Selecting individual animals