1. Breeding for Profit A tool to assist you in designing and customizing your breeding programs

2. Main tasks Determining an appropriate selection scheme Customizing the selection index Predicting profits in market hogs Breeding for Profit

3. Determining an appropriate selection scheme Inputs Number of animals tested Number of animals selected Average age of parents Information about A.I. sires Breeding for Profit

4. Determining an appropriate selection scheme Input screen

5. Determining an appropriate selection scheme Your selection parameters

6. Determining an appropriate selection scheme Your profits

7. Customizing your selection index Changing selection index weights

8. Customizing your selection index Calculation of economic values

9. Customizing your selection index Nonlinear economic value for lean yield

10. Customizing a your selection index Profits with your economic values

11. Profits in Market hogs Profits due to selection

12. Profits in Market hogs Profits due to heterosis

13. Next version Information from historical data –Selection parameters –Genetic gains –Economic gains Selecting individual animals Breeding for Profit

14. Selection parameters Sire line index (points)

15. Breeding for Profit Selection parameters

16. Breeding for Profit Backfat (mm)

17. Breeding for Profit Selecting individual animals