February 18, 2019
NSR Updates
LEAD Camp
The 2019 LEAD Camp will be held in Joliet, Illinois, on March 9. The registration deadline has been extended to Wednesday, February 20. For more information and to register, click here .

NYLC
The 2019 National Youth Leadership Conference will be held in Kansas City, Missouri March 28-30. The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 20. For more information and to register, click here .

The Pig Place Online Store
The Pig Place online store has launched! Visit The Pig Place to purchase trendy styles that show your support for the NSR and NJSA. If you have any questions, please contact Brynn Roy at brynn@nationalswine.com .

Donate to the NJSA
The NJSA is made possible by the financial generosity of businesses, breeders, exhibitors and families. If you are interested in donating to the NJSA, you can do so online at nationalswine.com . Your support allows the NJSA to provide educational and leadership opportunities through shows, conferences and resources.

2019 NSR Annual Meeting
The 2019 NSR Annual Meeting is Tuesday, March 19 in West Lafayette, Indiana. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Friday, March 8. To RSVP contact Lisa Kennedy at 765.463.3594, ext. 105 or lisa@nationalswine.com . 
Dates & Deadlines:


Feb. 20 :: 2019 NYLC Registration Deadline and LEAD Registration Deadline

Feb. 22 :: Deadline to submit all SWTC exhibitor information

Feb. 27 :: April/May Seedstock EDGE Advertising Deadline

Feb. 27- March 2 :: 2019 Southwest Type Conference Belton, Texas

March 1 :: NJSA Scholarship and Junior Board Application Deadline

March 8 :: Deadline to RSVP for the 2019 NSR Annual Meeting

March 19 :: 2019 NSR Annual Meeting West Lafayette, Ind.
Upcoming Shows
Southwest Type Conference
The NSR Southwest Type Conference will be held in Belton, Texas on February 27-March 2. You can find all health regulations, exhibitor letters and show information online.
Pedigree Department

If you made SWTC entries, please contact Whitney Hendricks at 765.463.3594 or whitneyh@nationalswine.com with the ear notch/registration number for your entries no later than Friday, February 22.

If your plans have changed and you are no longer attending the SWTC, please contact Whitney Hendricks at 765.463.3594 or whitneyh@nationalswine.com.

If you are exhibiting in the Crossbred Boar Show, complete the form found here.
DNA Testing

As a reminder, please allow up to six weeks from the time the DNA sample arrives at the lab, which depending on mail service can be up to two weeks after you have sent the sample to the NSR. Remember, genotyping for the DNA Breed Profile Test takes comparably longer than the traditional HAL (stress) test - however, it is considerably quicker than the previous physical test mating requirement. The agreement between the NSR and the DNA testing lab states samples are shipped once weekly, Friday for normal business weeks. Please plan your litter registrations and show entries accordingly and submit DNA samples early.

Clarification of the Hampshire DNA testing policy

The only animals required to be tested using the Hampshire Breed Profile Test (HBPT) are:
  • Grandfathered Hampshire sires (sires which passed the PIC/Geneseek Hampshire DNA Color Test) – for litters born on or after June 1, 2019
  • Hampshire sires which have not been tested using the PIC/Geneseek Hampshire DNA Color Test (new/young sires)
  • Progeny of sires which failed the HBPT and carry a “Provisional” Hampshire pedigree, only if they are intended for breeding

Hampshire females may (but are not required to) be tested until January 1, 2020 and will not have their pedigree pulled for failing to meet the Hampshire Breed Composition requirement of the HBPT.

To register a Hampshire litter, by a Grandfathered Hampshire sire or a sire that passed the HBPT:

To register a “Provisional” Hampshire litter, by a sire that failed the HBPT:
  • Litter application form
  • AI Certificate information must be emailed to the NSR office
  • Only for litters born on or before May 31, 2019. Litters born on or after June 1, 2019 are ineligible for registration.
  • No additional DNA testing is required, unless a boar or gilt within the litter is retained for breeding. Any animal retained for breeding must be tested and pass the HBPT in order to obtain a normal Hampshire pedigree.
Members are now able to record Provisional Hampshire Litters.
Seedstock EDGE Media
The advertising deadline for the April/May Issue is Wednesday, February 27. Contact Steve, DeShea or Cassie at 765.463.3594 to reserve your ad.
The National Swine Registry's new app, Show Center, has launched! The app will be used at all NSR and NJSA shows to send reminders, post a detailed agenda, provide show and sale catalogs and much more! Make sure you download the app before the next NSR event. Click on the below links to download the app today!
Events & Education

NJSA Scholarships
The application deadline for all NJSA scholarships is Friday, March 1. For all scholarship information, click here .

NJSA Junior Board Applications
The application deadline for the NJSA Junior Board is Friday, March 1. For all information, click here .
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