< PreviousANSWER KEY1. You have fi ve market hogs on feed. You 2. Your pig has a feed conversion of 2.8. 3. What should a pork carcass weigh from 4. SCENARIO: Mason Perry Division Champion Brangus HeiferMorgan McCollough Reserve Champion Hampshire GiltBerkeley Bird Grand Champion Market SteerLogan Jackson Reserve Champion Market LambHailee Garmer Champion American Breed Cross SteerHayden Come Grand Champion Market LambMason Allan Champion Polled Hereford HeiferMorgan McCollough Reserve Champion Chester White GiltDylan Denny Division Reserve Champion Angus HeiferJett Hale Reserve Champion Jr. Market SteerRiley Tade Champion Divison Market GoatTenley Mefford Grand Champion SteerWhat else can we tell you? How our show feed gives you an edge in competition when the margin for victory is razor-thin? But one look at our champions already told you that. Animals speak louder than words.TM See all our winners at purinamills.com/winners© 2018 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. All rights reserved. That pretty much says it all.Purina Mills_Winners_Seedstock EDGE_8.5x11.25.indd 16/6/18 9:27 AMAUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE10018 Aug SE Form.indd 1007/26/2018 3:10:32 PMSkillathon 101Get sharpened up on potential questions for the NJSA Skillathon!ANSWER KEY5. Which ear is the litter ear? Circle the correct ear6. Which is the pig ear or the ear that indicates the individual pig notch? Circle the correct ear7. Match the defi nition to the correct word Defi nition: Manure with a consistency of 5-10% dry matter handled by some liquid storage systems a. Compost b. Slurry c. Fertilizer d. Dirt e. Peat Defi nition: Period during which a gilt or sow is receptive to mating and during which ovulation occurs. a. Parity b. Estrus c. Weaning d. Open e. April Defi nition: A young pig weighing 20 and 90 pounds a. Feeder pig b. Grower pig c. Boar d. Barrow e. Gilt Defi nition: Lower side of the hog remaining after the loin and spareribs are removed; used to make bacon. a. Butt b. Loin c. Ham d. Hock e. Belly1. 85+.72+.34+.91+.49 = 3.31 / 5 = .662. 210 lbs gained x 2.8 feed conversion = 588 lbs. of feed3. 185 pounds4. a. Weight Gain=ending weight – starting weight =155 pounds – 65 pounds=90 pounds weight gain b. Average Daily Gain=weight gain ÷ number days on feed =90 pounds ÷ 60 days=1.50 pounds of gain per day c. Feed Per Pound of Gain=pounds of feed fed ÷ weight gain =250 pounds of feed ÷ 90 pounds of weight gain =2.78 pounds of feed per pound of gain d. Feed Cost Per Pound of Gain=feed cost ÷ weight gain =(250 pounds feed X $0.15 per pound) ÷ 90 pounds wt gain=$37.50 feed cost ÷ 90 pounds wt gain =$0.42 feed cost per pound of gain5. Left ear6. Right ear7. b. Slurry, b. Estrus, a. Feeder pig, e. Belly1. You have fi ve market hogs on feed. You want to determine the average actual backfat of the group.The backfat of the fi ve hogs is listed below. Round to two decimal places.a. Duroc .85 b. Landrace .72 c. Hampshire .34 d. Yorkshire .91 e. Duroc .492. Your pig has a feed conversion of 2.8. Your pig gained 210 while on ABC brand of feed. How many pounds of brand ABC feed did your pig consume? 3. What should a pork carcass weigh from a 250 pound market hog using standard carcass yield? a. 185 pounds b. 165 pounds c. 200 pounds d. 145 pounds4. SCENARIO: On April 1 Joey’s pig weighed 65 pounds. 60 days later, on June 1 his pig weighed 155 pounds. During those 60 days, Joey’s pig ate 250 pounds of feed. The feed cost $0.15 (15 cents) per pound.What is the weight gain of Joey’s pigs, average daily gain, feed per pound of gain, and feed cost per pound of gain?6/6/18 9:27 AM101AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE18 Aug SE Form.indd 1017/26/2018 3:10:32 PMAUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE10218 Aug SE Form.indd 1027/26/2018 3:10:32 PMUnrivaled bone, foot, look, and shape!Cool-Fronted, Stout, Powerful!Freaky Tall-Fronted, Huge Chest and Blade!Busted Open, Barrel-Ribbed!Moderate, Stout, Barrow-Maker!103AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE18 Aug SE Form.indd 1037/26/2018 3:10:34 PM+=AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE10418 Aug SE Form.indd 1047/26/2018 3:10:35 PMAlready bearing the brunt of global trade retaliation against American agriculture, U.S. pork producers now face additional headwinds in the form of a regulatory land grab by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The National Pork Producers Council today called on the USDA to assert its proper oversight of two emerging issues critical to the future of animal agriculture: laboratory-produced cultured pro-tein and gene editing in livestock production.Alternative proteins want it both waysAlternative proteins include those that are plant-based as well as cultured products grown in a lab. The FDA today hosts a public hearing to address regulatory over-sight of cultured products that are engineered in a lab to look, smell and taste like real meat. While the viability, production practices and environmental impact of these products are shrouded in secrecy, the misleading market-ing plans of the companies producing such products are clear, with animal imagery and terms such as “clean meat” and “prime beef” used in their packaging prototypes.NPPC urges the Trump administration to establish a level playing fi eld by establishing regulatory author-ity over laboratory-produced cultured protein products with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where they will be required to comply with the same regulatory standards, including continuous inspection, process controls, antemortem and postmortem inspec-tion of source animals and other requirements, as con-ventionally produced red meat and poultry products.“While we know very little about the production methods of laboratory-produced cultured products, alternative pro-tein companies are clearly working to present their prod-ucts as real meat while seeking FDA oversight that would allow them to avoid rigorous inspection, labelling scrutiny and other regulations faced by livestock agriculture,” says NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from John-stown, Ohio. “These companies — and their unsubstanti-ated claims about the sustainability, safety and ethics of their products — must be accountable to the same group that regulates the real meat they are striving to mimic.”Luddite-like FDA oversight won’t unlock gene editing potential Gene editing holds tremendous food safety and animal health and welfare promise for U.S. pork. It is an emerg-ing innovation that allows for simple changes to be made within a pig’s native genetic structure without introducing genes from other species. Gene editing simply accelerates genetic improvements that could be realized naturally over time through breeding. Emerging applications include the use of gene editing to produce pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, a highly conta-gious swine disease that causes signifi cant animal suffering and has cost pork producers worldwide billions of dollars. Despite the lack of any statutory requirement, the FDA currently holds regulatory authority over gene editing in food producing animals. As a result, an animal health break-through that will dramatically enhance animal care and food safety and sup-port economic prosperity in rural America faces an impractical, lengthy and expensive approval process that will render it unavailable to American farmers while countries around the world realize its potential. FDA oversight will treat any gene edited animal as a living animal drug — and every farm raising them a drug manufacturing facility — undermining U.S. agri-cultural competitiveness relative to other countries with more progressive gene editing regulatory policies.NPPC urges the Trump administration to move regula-tory oversight of gene editing in animals from the FDA to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS, which already regulates gene edit-ing in plants, can ensure a proper, risk-based regula-tory review under the Animal Health Protection Act.“It’s deeply disturbing to U.S. pork producers to see the FDA adopt a Luddite-like regulatory approach that threat-ens the global competitiveness of U.S. agriculture,” Hei-merl says. “Common-sense regulations have helped make U.S. pork the global leader, and we can’t afford to cede such an important innovation to the rest of the world.” is space is reserved for industry experts weighing in on important topics that aff ect the entire swine industry.Courtesy of the National Hog Farmer INDUS TR YU.S. pork calls for level fi eld as FDA makes regulatory ‘land grab’Common-sense regulations have helped make U.S. pork the global leader. “These companies — and their unsubstantiated claims about the sustainability, safety and ethics of their products — must be accountable to the same group that regulates the real meat they are striving to mimic.” — Jim Heimerl, NPPC President105AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE18 Aug SE Form.indd 1057/26/2018 3:10:37 PMDECORAH, IOWA563.382.9814 • (c) 563.380.1372 www.thepigpage.comWayne J.HuinkerRSY6 AMPED UP 4-1 x TMF5 CONTROL FACTORShown by Kayla Baker, Ind. Bred by Adam Beck & Family, Ind. Out of a sow bred by us.3rd Overall Gilt, Champion Yorkshire Gilt and Champion Div. III, 2018 NJSS PIGS FOR SALE YEAR-ROUNDSEMEN AVAILABLE ON THESE BOARS AND MANY OTHERS!RWG7 TOTAL ECLIPSEGAS MONEY X UNTOUCHABLE 120-6In visiting with Rick Whitman this winter, he asked me “What are you breeding your Spudder daughters to?” He went on to tell me about Total Eclipse. His description sounded like what we were looking for. After seeing him in person along with his dam and granddam, I thought he needed to come to Decorah! His body volume, dimension and sheer athleticism is something you don’t fi nd in one package very often.WJH7 HIRED HELP 72-3HELP IS HERE X 63-3 ROUGHNECK X WGW GRIZZNathan Ray sent me a video of his York boar, Help is Here. His rear hock, rib and structure were impressive. We got the very fi rst semen out of Help Is Here and retained nine gilts and Hired Help. Hired Help is seeing some of our Spudder daughters also. Hired Help’s range of motion is as good as it gets. He will help many Yorks or crosses. His rib width, balance and natural toughness should be on everyone’s list to use. His dam 63-3, weaned 11 in her eighth parity. It’s all good! This lineup has us fi red up about the future. Take time to view the video of Hired Help on Huinker Yorkshires Facebook page.AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE10618 Aug SE Form.indd 1067/26/2018 3:10:44 PMHuinkerNathan Ray sent me a video of his York boar, Help is Here. His rear hock, rib and structure were impressive. We got the very fi rst semen out of Help Is Here and retained nine gilts and Hired Help. Hired Help is seeing some of our Spudder daughters also. Hired Help’s range of motion is as good as it gets. He will help many Yorks or crosses. His rib width, balance and natural toughness should be on everyone’s list to use. His dam 63-3, weaned 11 in her eighth parity. It’s all good! This lineup has us fi red up about the future. 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Only half of the listed premiums will be awarded, if less than 100 are shown.Junior Breeding Gilt & Market Barrow ShowsFor more information, call 765.463.3594 or visit nationalswine.comREGIONALNJSA Eastern RegionalENTRY DEADLINE: Sept. 5, 2018Erie County Fairgrounds • Hamburg, N.Y.Oct. 4-6, 2018Ownership Deadline: Aug. 20, 2018 • Farrowing Dates: Feb. 1 or afterJudge: Kaylee Keppy, IowaChampion Purebred Barrow Overall: $750*Champion Purebred Gilt Overall: One-Year Exiss Trailer Lease**Reserve Champion Purebred Gilt & Barrow Overall: $500* Champion Breed & Crossbred Gilts & Barrows: $250*Reserve Champion Breed & Crossbred Gilts & Barrows: $100*Champion Breed Bred-and-Owned Gilts: $250Reserve Champion Breed Bred-and-Owned Gilts: $100*A minimum of 100 purebred barrows must be exhibited in order for the Champion and Reserve Champion to receive full premiums. Only half of the listed premiums will be awarded, if less than 100 are shown.**Lease with the option to buyJunior Breeding Gilt & Market Barrow ShowsAUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE10818 Aug SE Form.indd 1087/26/2018 3:10:53 PMFrom theWe ask questions and give you the answers from your NJSA show judges.Troy Sloan, Mo. 2018 NJSA Southwest RegionalQ: What do you and your family do for fun?We spend our time attending livestock shows. Q: What is your background and current involvement in the swine industry?I grew up showing hogs on all levels of competition. At a young age I had the opportunity to own a few sows and raise showpigs. Currently, I manage the swine portion of Team Sloan Livestock and am an advocate for Lindner Show Feeds. Q: What are you looking for in your champion barrow and gilt?Regardless of gender I’m after hogs that are square and functional. First and foremost I prefer them to be sound structured and good built. After that requirement is met, I like stout featured hogs with extra power and look. Q: What is the best hog you’ve ever seen?Sky’s The Limit at the 2013 NSR Fall Classic.Q: What advice do you have for young people in the livestock industry? Take advantage of every opportunity you come across. Past that, be sure to out work your competition and don’t be afraid to take chances.Q: What do you enjoy most about being involved in the swine industry? There are many things I enjoy about being involved in the swine industry. However, the people I have met who have become my closest friends is what I enjoy the most. Q: What is your favorite thing about judging a show? As a show judge there are many rewarding moments. However, seeing the look on the showman’s face when selected champion ranks above the rest. Q: If you could tell every exhibitor one thing what would it be?Stay committed to being successful. At times it may seem virtually impossible but it’s going to be worth it! 109AUGUST 2018 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE18 Aug SE Form.indd 1097/26/2018 3:10:55 PMNext >