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The result is a meat quality of today’s Genesus that exceeds all requirements for the commercial slaughter industry and the end user, the consumer.

The Genesus meat quality program is an investment in continuing progress. Our stated goal is to have the best pig in the world! We mean the best not only from the production perspective but also from the perspective of the packer and the consumer.

It’s important that the consumers’ pork experience is a good one they want to repeat over and over. Higher pork demand drives hog prices higher. We know our customers have a meat product the marketplace craves!

Genesus performs exceedingly well in commercial production.

Gestation
Genesus genetics have the strong legs and calm temperament necessary in today’s modern swine production systems. Our genetic technicians always make sure that feet and legs are thoroughly screened at selection. Longevity of sows in production is critical to return on your genetic investment. Genesus commercial herds routinely achieve the goal of weaning over 50 pigs per gilt purchased, with some reaching as high as 70.

Farrowing
The ability of Genesus genetics to provide you large numbers of even pigs is extraordinary. Many Genesus customers are achieving over 25 pigs weaned per sow per year. To put it bluntly, we believe no other genetics company has a greater percentage of its customer base achieving such a high level of pigs weaned per sow per year.

Producers who achieve high pig numbers have the financial ability to withstand the harsh downside of the market cycle.

The Genesus sow has the ability to consume large quantities of feed while lactating, feed a lot of pigs to high weaning weights, and then do it all over again without pause.

The Genesus sow is calm.  Her large born litters become large weaned litters... 150-lb litter weights at weaning are standard. The Genesus sow returns to estrus quickly and most Genesus commercial herds achieve over 90% conception.