Swine Herd Case Study: Boar Purchasing
Your challenge is to review the situation statement and decide how many and
which boars to purchase while staying within the constraints of your financial
resources. You will have 2 minutes to explain your purchase decisions to the
contest official.
Situation Statement:
You are in the business of producing show pigs. 75% of your income is
through a spring and fall club pig sale as well as other consignment auctions.
Your current sow base is comprised of Hamp X York crosses. Your highest
demand is for black belted pigs, then blue butts, and the least demand is for
pure white hogs. You must breed 15% of your sows to produce blue butt
replacement gilts. You are hand mating 30 females per week from September
1st – October 31st, and again from February 15th – April 15th.
You have a strong clientele base, however customers are reporting back that
last seasons pigs needed more muscle, more growth, and more of a show pig
look. You have just culled all your boars and have $15,000 to purchase new
ones from the list below.
Boar EPD’s ($15,000 to spend)
Boar
Price
Days
BF
LEA @
270 lbs
Lbs.
Lean
No.
Born
SPI
TSI
1
$3400
-2.4
-.11
9.74
3.0
-.22
96
128.4
2
$3500
-2.6
-.09
8.54
2.3
.24
102
126.5
3
$5000
-3.2
-.15
10.10
4.3
-.10
99
139.9
4
$4000
-2.7
-.09
9.84
2.6
-.13
97
128.4
5
$6850
-3.0
-.18
9.20
4.4
.12
100
141.3
6
$4500
-2.3
-.12
8.78
2.6
-.10
98
127.1
7
$2000
-2.7
-.04
8.00
0.6
.40
107
127.1
8
$2250
-1.9
-.06
7.98
0.8
.81
121
120.0
Boars to Purchase______________________________________________
Dollars Spent____________