Hi Doc,
I have now the following herd:
2-F1 gilts, 1- landrace gilt and 1-largewhite boar. They all came from
Holiday Hills Farm. I idea is to produce my own F1 basing on the breeding
criteria as explained ( LR x LW). My plan now is to cross my 2-F1 with my largewhite
boar coz I dont have a Duroc Boar yet. Is this breeding also good for
slaughter pig? or better I will avail an AI of Duroc to produce my slaughter
pigs? Thanks
Rather than to use the backcross. Use your F1(LwxLR), breed it with the duroc. The piglet produce is a good slaughter pig.
just a reminder, individual breed like landrace/ largewhite/ duroc still have an individual performance, so always collect the data and choose the best animal in the batch.