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HappyHippy

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OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« on: April 19, 2012, 09:00:42 am »
According to the latest copy of the OSB club newsletter - haven't checked myself but it's sounding promising  :thumbsup:

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oaklandspigs

  • Joined Nov 2009
  • East Sussex
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Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 10:39:52 am »
That's good news !
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arl

  • Joined Mar 2011
Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 10:57:42 am »
I have a bissetdown aexander and if the deerpark one throws offspring like mine they will be pretty good
Arl

HappyHippy

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Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 12:56:21 pm »
I have a bissetdown aexander and if the deerpark one throws offspring like mine they will be pretty good
Arl
And that's even better news  ;D :thumbsup:

Tudful Tamworths

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • Liz's website
Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2012, 12:18:41 am »
I wish they'd get another Tamworth there. The (very reliable) Royal Standard they've had for years has had thousands of offspring and is in far too many herds now. Plus, he's about seven years old by now.
They did take on a Dreamboy, but he's been withdrawn now - because, I'm told, they had trouble collecting semen from him. Shame, as Dreamboy is our rarest bloodline.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
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Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 12:57:05 am »
Great news, thanks for posting Karen  :thumbsup:
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

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nelson

  • Joined Jan 2011
    • lelogisfrance
Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2012, 04:07:50 pm »
Great news for us in France about the "Alistair" bloodline as we have imported a "Jack" boar for our two OSB gilts.

We have used Deerpark semen successfully in the past and will continue to do so as they provide a good service to France for us. They  have  4 Berkshires bloodlines -we have used 3. My question is how do Society's? or BPA? etc influence Deerpark in their choice/replacement of boars?  Why 4 Berkshires and 1 Tamworth? and I believe 1 Saddleback on my last enquiry. Do they take notice of the BPA bloodline survey? Or how else do they decide? finance?

thanks


Berkshire Boy

  • Joined May 2011
  • Presteigne, Powys
Re: OSB semen now available from Deerpark
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 07:42:40 am »
4 Berkshire bloodlines because they are the best breed, obvious really. :thumbsup:
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