KSG Agro has begun to renew the livestock at the pig farm in the village Niva Trudova with breeding pigs of Canadian genetics Genesus. This was reported by the press service of the agricultural holding.
The first batch of breeding pigs of Canadian genetics Genesus, comprised of 184 heads: 165 hybrid F-1 pigs (YorkshireHLandrace), 15 purebred Yorkshire pigs, 2 Duroc boars and 2 Landrace boars. They are currently under quarantine. A total of 11 deliveries of pigs of Canadian genetics are planned.
“We carry out the process of rejuvenating the pig population using the best samples of pig genetics existing on the world markets, which certainly includes the Canadian Genesus,” comments Sergiy Kasianov, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “The key task is to meet the demand for high-quality pork and offer Ukrainian consumers, including Ukrainian pig breeders, samples of the best genetics presented in the world.”
“We are very pleased to start cooperation with such a powerful market player as KSG Agro. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership. The genetics of the Genesus company allows to obtain a lower production cost compared to the European one. Genesus genetics pigs are strong, grow quickly and develop well, producing the maximum possible number of kilograms of piglets per square meter of farm, ”said Yevgen Shatokhin, Genesus representative in Ukraine, founder of GENESUS Ukraine and AGRIFOOD Consulting.
As previously reported, KSG Agro pig farm is currently using Danish genetics from Dunbred and is in talks with the Swiss genetic company SUISAG. As part of the livestock renewal program, the agricultural holding will renew about 30% of the livestock by the end of 2021, and will also purchase about 1,000 sows. Due to the rejuvenation of the herd, the pig farm of the agricultural holding will improve the quality characteristics and replace the sows of the main herd, which will increase the birth rate of piglets with high-quality genetics.
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KSG Agro is one of the leading agricultural holdings in Ukraine, a European innovative group of companies operating on the principle of vertical integration. The holding’s shares are listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. KSG Agro is a member of the European Business Association (EBA) and the Pig Breeders of Ukraine Association.
The main activity of the holding is the cultivation of land and the production of agricultural crops, as well as the pig-breeding business, for which Strong-Invest LLC is responsible. Since September 2014, KSG Agro has been implementing a development strategy, according to which the company develops the most promising projects, primarily in pig breeding and crop production.
Genesus is the world’s largest privately-owned genetic company that exclusively breeds pigs. Genesus is headquartered in Canada, Manitoba. Nucleuses and reproduction farms of the company are located in many countries of the world, including: Canada, USA, China, Thailand, Philippines, France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, etc.
The company is currently represented in Ukraine. In 2019, on the basis of the 2004 Agrarian Company, a nucleus for the Big White breed (Yorkshire) and a multiplier for the production of hybrid F-1 pigs (YorkshireHLandrace) were started.