Hylean Maxgro™
Key Features
- Maximum Growth Rate.
- Excellent Feed Intake.
- Excellent Feed Conversion Efficiency.
- Maximum ADG.
- High Kill Out % & Carcass Yields.
- Maximum Hybrid Vigour & Disease Resistance.
- Superior Piglet Viability.
- Excellent Meat Quality.
- High Health Status.
Hermitage now has one of the largest high health terminal boar nuclei with over 1,200 GGP sows producing the MAXGRO™ boars for Hermitage AI Stations worldwide. Using Embryo Transfer technology, Hermitage can now introduce the highest indexing MAXGRO™ Terminal lines directly into customers herds worldwide.
Using the Hermitage Mate Select Programme, the target is to improve growth rates in the MAXGRO™ line by a further 5 days over the next year.
FCE of all tested (30 - 110 kgs)
MAXGRO™ Boars = 2.27
Average growth rates of all Hermitage terminal line AI boars standing at stud
Year Days to 100kg
2005 139
2006 138
2007 133
2008 128
2009 127
2010 125
• 10% Increased Growth Rate
• 10% Increased Throughput
• 10% Increased kgs Pig Meat Sold
Important Notes and Links
• Semen available from Top Performing Hermitage Terminal Line boars to support your farm specific breeding programmes.
• Fresh and Frozen semen supplied from Hermitage High Health, ISO9001 Approved AI centres.
For more information please Click here to download the Hermitage Genetics Brochure
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