AJC Berkshire Herd Sires
AJC Berkshires is the proud owner and/or breeder of these sires.
Breeding the majority of our herd the old fashion way, each of these sires can be found in the pedigrees of our female program. We focus on meat quality and functionality and share that with our customers at the barn or in the showring.
Breeding the majority of our herd the old fashion way, each of these sires can be found in the pedigrees of our female program. We focus on meat quality and functionality and share that with our customers at the barn or in the showring.
CCV0 Stallion 16-4Registration # 35966004
KCC8 AJC Stallion 14-1 x CCV8 Sterling Lady 11-6 Deceased. The boar that America knows! Words can’t describe the impact this sire has had on the swine industry! The best swine breeders have acclaimed “Stallion” the greatest boar they ever laid eyes on. Stallion’s legacy is well document and continues to grow… meat quality supreme! His mounting is on display in the Berkshire House, “Home of Stallion” in Baxter, Iowa. |
AJC6 Galileo 19-1Registration# 139625001
WAT5 Blackwater 6-1 x AJC5 Hustle Belle 2-9 Award winning 100% prime pork index sire. 2019 Progeny Pen Test: #1 100% Berkshire Performance Index Sire, #1 Average Daily Gain, #1 Sensory Juiciness, #1 Cooking Loss, #1 Leanest Backfat. “Galileo’s” pedigree is intensely full of AJC genetics. His grandsire, GNK 4 Wheels Up 1-9, sired the #3 meat quality pen, which was tested by Fly’n K Berkshires, IA. We believe in AJC6 Galileo 19-1’s genetics and he has now taken a major role in future high meat quality Berkshires. A daughter of “Galileo”, 10-7, holds the new record of 22 pigs born – WOW |
AJC9 Trojan Horse 14-4Registration # 158479004
AJC7 Trojan Horse 3-1 x AJC7 Hustle Belle 14-10 Get ready – this sire will leave his mark! He is being used hard at AJC Berkshires. His sire is a paternal brother to AJC6 Trojan Horse 3-2, the sire of our 2018 progeny pen. Those results are in our ad on the back page of the June/July 2019 issue. He recorded an Adj. Ultimate PH 6.10, which is off the charts! His paternal dam, AJC3 Bonnie 1-11, is by the #1 PSI sire in the breed, KSWV1 Dream Scheme 9-12, with a SPI of 120.36. The dam of 14-4, AJC7 Hustle Belle 14-10, is an elite Berkshire female. |
AJC0 Trojan Horse 11-2
Registration # 159827002
AJC7 Trojan Horse 3-1 x AJC7 Hustle Belle 13-9 This young herd sire has always been special. His sire is a paternal brother to AJC6 Trojan Horse 3-2, the sire of our 2018 progeny pen. Those results are in our ad on the back page of the June/July 2019 issue. He recorded an Adj. Ultimate PH 6.10, which is off the charts! His paternal dam, AJC3 Bonnie 1-11, is by the #1 PSI sire in the breed, KSWV1 Dream Scheme 9-12, with a SPI of 120.36. His dam, AJC7 Hustle Belle 13-9, and her mother, 3-7, were the two highest performing and biggest framed sows at AJC. |
AJC8 War Horse 7-2
Registration # 154563002
AJC6 Warhorse 12-5 x WIPP4 MS Skyway 8-2 He was the #2 100% Berkshire Performance Sire Index at 107.5 in 2020. This boar is big framed, long, functional and will continue to make Berkshires better, as his test records prove. Another pen is being tested this year. Watch for Results! |
AJC8 War Horse 7-3
Registration # 154563003
AJC6 Warhorse 12-5 x WIPP4 MS Skyway 8-2 A littermate to 7-2. His 2020 progeny pen was 6th overall in the 100% Berkshire Performance Sire Index at 102.9. Another pen is being tested this year. Watch for Results! |
AJC8 War Horse 7-4
Registration # 154563004
AJC6 Warhorse 12-5 x WIPP4 MS Skyway 8-2 A littermate to 7-2 & 7-3 listed above. His 2020 progeny pen was 5th overall in the 100% Berkshire Performance Sire Index at 103.0. |
AJC9 War Horse 2-1
Registration # 162256001
AJC8 Warhorse 7-4 x AJC8 Hustle Belle 12-10 A littermate to pigs in our 2020 5th place 100% Berkshire Performance Index Pen at 103.0, sired by AJC8 War Horse 7-4. For Berkshire breeders nationwide, this sire has the old traditional Berkshire look, with tremendous genetic ability to sire the important traits of sound swine production. If you believe in building your herd from the ground up, as we do, you won’t find one with a more perfect foot, perfect angle to the pastern and even toed than this one. Is he the future? Something to think about! |
AJC8 Diamond Lad 5-4
Registration # 154561004
AJC7 Diamond Lad 3-1 x AJC6 Hustle Belle 27-9 If you like hogs with structure, look no further. Out of a litter of 19 born, at his time of birth, this was the largest litter ever farrowed at AJC Berkshires in 30 years. His paternal grandmother, AJC3 Sterling Lady 7-9, is double-bred, old line Baxter. His mother is sired by AJC5 Loose Change 33-2, who is an old line Baxter x Beach Boy. Let’s all keep an eye on 5-4’s 2021 Progeny Pen being tested. |
AJC0 Diamond Lad 14-1
Registration # 162270001
AJC8 Diamond Lad 5-4 x AJC8 MS Skyway 7-11 He is sired by 5-4 listed above. His dam AJC8 MS Skyway 7-11, is a littermate to 7 full brothers we are using – 3 are listed in this herd sire issue, they are 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, which have all had progeny pens on test. This boar is big and stout! |
AJC0 Diamond Lad 14-3
Registration # 162270003
AJC8 Diamond Lad 5-4 x AJC8 MS Skyway 7-11 Words can’t describe our strong feelings for this boars’ future! He is sired by 5-4 and is a littermate to 14-1, listed above. Check their write-ups. We may release a couple of his offspring at the 2021 National Barrow Show. |
PCCO Peter Lad 6-9
Registration # 163682009
PCC8 Blended 4-2 x PCC7 Cathy B 1-3 This young sire will bring old English blood back into your pedigrees, as he traces 5 times to Smallicombe Peter Lad 10- 911-0. This comes through his paternal dam and maternal grandam who is PCC7 Cathy PL 4-5 and her dam, APEL3 Cathy 119-7. This boar is owned with the A3 Company, Ames, IA. Thanks Al & Parker Christian for breeding this boar and sharing these special genetics with AJC. |
AJC1 Diamond Ring 25-1Registration # 170679001
AJC0 DIAMOND LAD 14-3 x AJC0 HUSTLE BELLE 7-10 AJC1 “Dimond Ring” 25-1 is a true gem with a pedigree stacked with award winning National Progeny Pen Meat Quality & Super Sires featuring all sire lines with progeny test results. “Dimond Ring’s” genetic power is amplified by multiple dams in his pedigree who were responsible for National Progeny Pen pigs. “Dimond Ring” himself posted over a 4.0 IMF scan and is double bred WIPP4 MS Skyway 8-2 who recorded 6 total pigs through National Progeny Test with an average of a 6.10 PH score, as well as multiple dominating quality traits. The extended pedigree on “Dimond Ring” pulls in layers of hogs from the highest IMF averaging contemporary group every at AJC Berkshires, the 2010 “Baxter” and “Beachboy” sired litters. |
JBM2 MACHINE 30-1
Registration # 178144001
JBM1 MACHINE 10-1 x JBM1 HUSTLE BELLE 10-6 Bred by Joe McKenna, IL. AJC had a full string at the 2024 NBS®, which includes boars, gilts, bred gilts and truckload entries all sired by "Machine" who was then named the Berkshire Premier Sire. This junior herd sire at AJC Berkshires is a rare find in terms of his seldom seen inbreeding coefficient of 37.5%. During our tenure in the purebred livestock industry, we have not seen or used an animal whose third generation consists of only two animals, both of which are littermates. Our motivation for incorporating this young boar was driven by the known breed leading production traits that his ancestors earned through multi-breeder progeny test and diligent on-farm records turned into the STAGEs program during the purebred swine industry's peak of performance record collection. The combined decades of testing and selections based on the industry's needs that built the genetic base for "Machine" are breeding through with extreme potency in his first pig crop of over 140 head at AJC Berkshires. The early progeny sired by "Machine" are approaching six months old and indicators of: lateness of maturity, scrotal size, underline & vulva quality, and breed character correctness of color are exceeding expectations. Complete on-farm progeny testing, as well as an American Berkshire Association National Progeny Test Pen and National Barrow Show Truckload on-rail carcass result data will be collected on "Machine" with publicized results to follow. |
AJC3 King 24-3Registration # 188345003
AJC2 DIAMOND LAD 43-1 x AJC2 HUSTLE BELLE 21-11 "King" is the product of nearly 40 years of passionate Berkshire breeding. His story begins with our original purchase of Miss Silver Show Sooner ("Christmas") and is far from over as his service as a sire has just begun. The phenotypic characteristics he represents are exciting for us to visit about but we believe can be best summed up in his picture. His data, through the years of diligent testing, is as progressive as we have ever used. King's Pedigree Indexes: "King" MLI 106.7, TSI 118.6; Sire: TSI 123.8, Paternal granddam: TSI: 139.5; MGS: TSI 103.4; Dam: TSI 113.1, Granddam TSI 113.1. Given the information we know on this young sire, we believe his positive impact could be seen in a wide cross section of the American swine industry. Early services to "King" include bred gilt entries to the 2024 National Barrow Show which sold for $2,000 and $1,500. Current service also includes matings for the AJC Berkshires entries at the 2025 shows. Every mating in "King's" pedigree is from natural service. |