Factors to consider when selecting breeding boar
- Libido – Boar should have high Libido
- Age – select young ones
- Fertility and viability of semen – semen should be viable
- Healthy – selected boar should not spread diseases and minimize cost of treatment
- Physical defects – selected boar should be free from hereditary defect‘s
- Temperament – boar should be docile
- Breeding boar should have high feed conversion efficiency
- Breeding boar should be fast in growth to reach maturity
- Adaptability - should be well adapted to the prevailing climatic conditions
- Body conformation- Boar should have the correct body conformation.
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