Maple Leaf precisely recognizes the attributes that discerning Japanese consumers are seeking and have made consistent and deliberate efforts to optimize the critical factors.  Meat texture, ideal colour and abundant marbling rely heavily on genetics.  The LWD, 3-way cross provides the optimal genetics to achieve these critical attributes.

 

The sire is a Fast Duroc which is recognized for the firmness and colour of lean and fat, as well as optimal pH and water-holding.  These hogs provide excellent on-farm growth and feed efficiency.

The female is a cross between the Large White and the Landrace Dam.

The Fast Duroc and the cross between the Large White and the Landrace Dam complete the genetic profile.  The result is the finest meat texture, colour and marbling in the Canadian market.