Table pig breeding
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Global situation pig breeding

EU based organizations% Developed countries % Worldwide
PIC (= Genus owned) 18 (2,2 million replacement gilts) 10
TOPIGS NL 8 (1 million replacement gilts) 5
Danbred DK 6 (0,7 million replacement gilts)3
Hypor-Genex NL* 63
JSR UK 3 1
Seghers Rattlerow B-UK
(incl. NewshamUS)
31
Herdbooks/Nucleus F 31
ACMC UK21
Herdbook Poland2 1
Herdbooks It20,5
Herdbooks D2 0,5
BHZP D 1,5 0,5
France Hybrides FR ***1,5 0,5
Herdbooks East EU2 0,5
Total EU based60%28,5%

Non-EU based organizations % Developed countries% Worldwide
Monsanto USA**52
Smithfield Genetics USA 31
Geneticporc (C)31
National Swine Registry US 52
Canadian National Breeders52
Total non-EU based 21%8%

Version April 2, 2007.
* Hendrix Genetics have acquired the pig breeding part of Nutreco (Euribrid: Hypor –Genex) June 2007
** Newsham have acquired the breeding part of Monsanto September 2007
*** Hendrix Genetics acquire France Hybrides in the course of 2008