champion LightWeight Division Dark Cross 2012 San Antonio Stock Show Sired by Concrete Bred By Nathan Ray

Before you make the barrow, you have to make the sow. That is the motto here at West Texas Genetics, because every great barrow/boar that there has ever been has had a great set of females to back him up. As I have developed a 40 sow operation and boar stud over the past two years, the primary focus has been on skeletal correctness. Without this, you will not succeed in the business, at least not for long. I feel like there has been an absence of this criterion over the past decade and that is a change that needs to be addressed by the breeders, boar studs, teachers, agents, and families together. The only way to improve the animal in the ring is to better educate the minds of the young that will eventually be the breeders, judges, and teachers, which is what I aim to assist in this industry. The herd I have built consists of Duroc, Spot, Chester, Berkshire, Hampshire, Yorkshire and Crossbred hogs.

The focal point of the boar stud is not to buy the highest priced boar that I can find in an attempt to capitalize on semen sales, but to have to the luxury of a complete set of sires to best match the sows found in San Angelo, Texas. At the same time, I have noticed a trend in past purchases at the type conferences and expos. There are very many good boars with excellent features that leave the barn never to be heard of again. As the genetic pools that we have to choose from continue to lessen, I would like to provide a money efficient service to the public by keeping some of these guys around, and broaden that blood.

I feel there is a time to line breed, and a need for new genetics in the sow families. Here, I plan to properly mate these females for your benefit and mine in the purebred and showpig world. I look forward to your future business, friendships, and success. Best of Luck!