The Rural Voice, 1990-05, Page 80PERTH
County Pork Producers NEWSLETTER
Vince Hulshof, President
R. R. 1, Sebringville, NOK 1X0 393-5586
• The Rural Voice is provided to Perth
County Pork Producers by the PCPPA
FUTURE ONTARIO CARCASS PROJECT
Pork quality will have to become the
primary focus for all segments of the
Canadian swine industry if the industry
is to remain competitive in the interna-
tional market.
As a result, an Ontario carcass ap-
praisal project has been proposed to
provide a significant method in the ef-
forts towards improving meat quality in
Ontario.
The project is designed to assess all
major swine breeds. Traditional live
performance traits (back fat, average
daily gain, feed conversion, etc.) will be
measured in addition to meat character-
istics such as colour, muscle pH, fat
quality, and chemical analysis on the
same animals. Carcass traits will be
followed through the commercial
slaughtering process.
The information obtained will not
only provide the data base for assessing
carcass merit, but more importantly,
will provide direction on the most ap-
propriate way of ensuring continued
pork improvement.
The project will lay some of the
groundwork necessary to ensure that
Canada has in place: 1) procedures that
ensure the development of a superior
pork carcass; 2) a carcass that is superior
in lean pork and muscle distribution and
meat quality; and 3) a product that can
be produced in a commercially competi-
tive environment.
While the initial assessments have
been focused towards the nucleus level
or seedstock animals, the potential im-
pact on the commercial sector is im-
mense. Performance and characteristics
of the entire population can be affected
and changed by simply selecting for
those characteristics within the seed -
stock sector of the industry.
Exactly where the carcass appraisal
project points the industry in the future
remains to be seen. It would become
part of an ongoing genetic selection
program or it could lead us into areas
totally unforeseen today. However,
there can be little doubt that this project
is a vital step towards ensuring that
Canadian pork continues to evolve into
a product accepted and competitive in
an increasingly discriminating interna-
tional and domestic marketplace.
More details on the Ontario Carcass
Project are available from the Ontario
Swine Breeders by calling 662-3820.0
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76 THE RURAL VOICE
10th Anniversary
Clinton s Celebration
KLOMPEN FEEST '90
MAY 18-19-20
CLINTON COMMUNITY PARK
`SATURDAY and SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS"
GENERAL
ADMISSION: Adults $4. - Children $2. - Pre -School - FREE
FRIDAY EVENING
•CKNX BARN DANCE 8 pm -1 am at the arena
SATURDAY
•ARTS 'n CRAFTS SHOW 9 am -2 pm
Town Hall
•SHUTTLE BUS TOURS TO "FOLMAR"
9 am -7 pm, bus leaving every 2 hrs.
$2.00 per person tours. 83. per person
includes 20 minute tour, videos and
ac- cess to coffee shop
•GIANT PARADE 11 am (Downtown)
•GRANDSTAND 1-4 pm Featuring
Dekikvoschen Band
•CELEBRITY BASEBALL at 4 pm with
T.V. London
•HOT AIR BALLOON SHOW
•GIANT CHICKEN B.B.O.
•WIND-UP DANCE 9-1 am Music:
Masquerade
SUNDAY
•LEGION BREAKFAST 8 am -1 pm at Legion
•ECUMENICAL PRAISE and WORSHIP SERVICE 2 pm at the arena.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:
Clinton Town Hall 482-3997 or Bert Greidanus 523-9559