Colorado Mutle - Revision history

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‎Breeding Goals

Ahoussney: /* Breeding Goals */

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‎Breeding Goals

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Ahoussney: /* Physical Traits */

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‎Physical Traits

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The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.

The basic breeding goals of this project are to produce the highest [[quality pork]] by obtaining the best meat qualities from two breeds: the [[Red Wattle]] renowned for it's tenderness and flavor and the [[Mulefoot]], famous for it's red meat and "kobe-beef"-like marbling.

Secondary goals are to restore some rare characteristics of heritage breeds (good forage ability and good mothering) with modern improvements in fecundity, achieved with limited out-crossing with animals of other breeds including "old spot" and commercial breeds.

Currently boars are being raised from the 6th generation of crossing, selection, and back-crossing.

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	Red Wattles have largely lost the excellent mothering instincts and foraging ability they once had as breeders attempted to compete with commercial breeding goals [[Industrial_pork#breeding\|commercial breeding goals]]		Red Wattles have largely lost the excellent mothering instincts and foraging ability they once had as breeders attempted to compete with commercial breeding goals [[Industrial_pork#breeding\|commercial breeding goals]]
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		+	Mulefoot sows have better mothering and excellent foraging abilities but generally have very small litters of 4-6 instead of 8-12.

	Currently boars are being raised from the 6th generation of crossing, selection, and back-crossing.		Currently boars are being raised from the 6th generation of crossing, selection, and back-crossing.

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	Secondary goals are to restore some rare characteristics of heritage breeds (good forage ability and good mothering) with modern improvements in fecundity, achieved with limited out-crossing with animals of other breeds including "old spot" and commercial breeds.		Secondary goals are to restore some rare characteristics of heritage breeds (good forage ability and good mothering) with modern improvements in fecundity, achieved with limited out-crossing with animals of other breeds including "old spot" and commercial breeds.
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		+	Red Wattles have largely lost the excellent mothering instincts and foraging ability they once had as breeders attempted to compete with commercial breeding goals [[Industrial_pork#breeding\|commercial breeding goals]]

	Currently boars are being raised from the 6th generation of crossing, selection, and back-crossing.		Currently boars are being raised from the 6th generation of crossing, selection, and back-crossing.

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-[[File:Mutle-farrowing.jpg|thumb]][[Image:QualityPork.JPG|thumb|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]
+[[File:Mutle-farrowing.jpg|thumb|Colorado Mutle piglets enjoy the sun.]][[Image:QualityPork.JPG|thumb|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]
 The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.
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 ==Breeding Goals==
-The basic breeding goals of this project are to produce the highest [[quality pork | pork quality]] by obtaining the best meat qualities from two breeds: the [[Red Wattle]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/red-wattle-hog] renowned for it's tenderness and flavor and the [[Mulefoot]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/mulefoot-hog], famous for it's red meat and "kobe-beef"-like marbling. (See
+The basic breeding goals of this project are to produce the highest [[quality pork | pork quality]] by obtaining the best meat qualities from two breeds: the [[Red Wattle]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/red-wattle-hog] renowned for it's tenderness and "beefy" flavor and the [[Mulefoot]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/mulefoot-hog], famous for it's redness, texture, and "kobe-beef"-like marbling. (See
 Secondary goals are to restore some rare characteristics of heritage breeds (good forage ability and good mothering) with modern improvements in fecundity, achieved with limited out-crossing with animals of other breeds including "old spot" and commercial breeds.

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−	[[File:Mutle-farrowing.jpg]][[Image:QualityPork.JPG\|thumb\|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality\|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]	+	[[File:Mutle-farrowing.jpg\|thumb]][[Image:QualityPork.JPG\|thumb\|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality\|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]

	The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.		The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.

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−	[[Image:QualityPork.JPG\|thumb\|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality\|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]	+	[[File:Mutle-farrowing.jpg]][[Image:QualityPork.JPG\|thumb\|Meat of the Colorado Mutle is of exceptional [[Pork quality\|quality]] in color, flavor, tenderness and marbling.]]

	The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.		The '''Colorado Mutle''' is a non-recognized breed of [[swine]] under development by [[Andre Houssney]] of [[Jacob Springs Farm]]. Andre took over the breeding program of [[Mark Cortner]] and continued to develop the concept.

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 ==Breeding Goals==
-The basic breeding goals of this project are to produce the highest [[quality pork | pork quality]] by obtaining the best meat qualities from two breeds: the [[Red Wattle]] renowned for it's tenderness and flavor and the [[Mulefoot]], famous for it's red meat and "kobe-beef"-like marbling.
+The basic breeding goals of this project are to produce the highest [[quality pork | pork quality]] by obtaining the best meat qualities from two breeds: the [[Red Wattle]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/red-wattle-hog] renowned for it's tenderness and flavor and the [[Mulefoot]] [https://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/mulefoot-hog], famous for it's red meat and "kobe-beef"-like marbling. (See
 Secondary goals are to restore some rare characteristics of heritage breeds (good forage ability and good mothering) with modern improvements in fecundity, achieved with limited out-crossing with animals of other breeds including "old spot" and commercial breeds.
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 ==Physical Traits==
-Mutles mostly have wattles (from the red-wattle heritage) have the syndactyl ("mule-footed") trait and are a variety of colors including black, red, mahogany and spotted.
+Mutles mostly have wattles (from the red-wattle heritage.) Many, but not all have the syndactyl ("mule-footed") trait. Mutles are a variety of colors including black, red, mahogany and spotted.
-In the future, selections to stabilize the color may be made, however it is not currently a priority.
+In the future, selections to stabilize the physical traits and color may be made, however it is not currently a priority as the focus is on the quality of the meat.

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	==Physical Traits==		==Physical Traits==
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		+	Mutles mostly have wattles (from the red-wattle heritage) have the syndactyl ("mule-footed") trait and are a variety of colors including black, red, mahogany and spotted.
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		+	In the future, selections to stabilize the color may be made, however it is not currently a priority.