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Hampshire - Requirements for Animals to be on Trait Leader Lists

Sires - Postweaning Traits (Days to 250, Backfat, Pounds of Lean, TSI):
 Active - must have sired a recorded litter in the past 12 months, and have at least 4 pigs tested for postweaning traits in the past 6 months.
 At least 20 progeny tested for these traits.

Sires - Reproductive Traits (Number Born Alive, Litter Weight, SPI):
 Active - must have sired a recorded litter in the past 12 months.
 At least 20 daughter records for these traits.
 At least 10 daughter records in the past 12 months.

Sires - MLI:
 Active - must have sired a recorded litter in the past 12 months.
 At least 20 progeny tested for postweaning traits.
 At least 20 daughter records for reproductive traits.
 At least 10 daughter records in the past 12 months.

Young Sires - TSI:
 Active - must have sired a recorded litter in the past 12 months.
 Is himself less than 24 months of age.
 At least 5 but fewer than 20 progeny tested for postweaning traits, OR a minimum accuracy of 0.50 for both Days to 250 lbs and Backfat.

Sows - SPI, MLI:
 Active - she farrowed in the previous 12 months.


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