RE:Tallest fronted barrow boar?

[esox49]

What is the tallest fronted barrow boar out there right now? We need to "level" our pigs out since they tend to go down hill just a little. Any suggestions on PROVEN tall fronted barrow boars?
Thanks

[Holaway50]

I know of a boar in Stephenville, TX. his name is 9 Lives he stamps them tall fronted and cool head and necked. He is housed at Edwards family genetics. He had a class winning heavy weight barrow at Houston. I like sky wire at Upperhand he just hasn't been proven. of course the obvious choice, that is proven, for tall fronted barrows is Bone Collector at Premium blend.

[tgk2TX]

Sadly to report Bone Collector is no longer alive. Received response from Lairds stating they lost him a week ago. Big loss for sure. Visionary and Bone Chill are sons of Bone Collector and at Premium Blend Genetics.

[DoubleDShowpigs]

Backbone at Deornellas showpigs would work well. He's a bone collector x supermonster

[cw168406]

The two I would recommend are outlier at lairds and monumental 20-2 at thompson bros. Both are tall fronted, extremely complete, and are still moderate when it comes to size. If you have a small boxy gilt/sow and want to really elevate one I would check out desert storm at LVS. He is a big dude. We used him on two of our smaller sows and the pigs look awesome. Feet and legs are really good, pigs are jack fronted, have a cool look to them, and are stout.

[TDODD]

We have a boar we call Thumper (Bone Collector x Hillbillybone x Onslaught x Moonshine). He stands at RAMAC in Oklaunion,Tx. He is really tallfronted. He is heavy structured and super sound. He's put together beautifully. Super square and not outside himself. He's so easy on the eyes. This yr is his first crop. He had:
Wilbarger County- grand and res market hog and grand gilt
Hardeman County-grand and res market hog
Uvalde County - grand market hog
All these in Texas
Jackson County- grand barrow This is in Oklahoma.
Planned on taking him to Belton last yr but did not due to PED. Keeping him was the best thing we could have done! We do sale semen. If you are interested, there are pics of him on our FB page. Dodd Family Farm and also on RAMAC Showpigs.

[Hoghead73]

Take a look at Jethro on the olsen yorkshires web site, very tall fronted, have seen several good ones out of him