May 23, 2007

UK's JSR Titan pigs make waves in Greece

Britain's leading pig breeding company, JSR Genetics, are heading towards a good market in Greece with its well-bred pigs paving way for an expansion of its F-One Hellas franchise across the country.

This followed an extraordinary number of interest was drawn to JSR's Titan Sireline boar, Genepacker 90 gilts, as well as a number of locally produced H.C. boars and an XL41 boar at the Zootechnia Exhibition, on Thessaloniki where they were on display for the first time earlier this year.

Far bigger than the UK's Pig & Poultry Fair, the bi-annual Greek event attracted nearly 43,000 visitors, with the JSR/F-One Hellas stand providing one of the two-day weekend show's most popular highlights.

Paul Anderson, European Sales Director for JSR Genetics, said many new and existing customers placed orders at the show and 37 Titan Boars and 320 Genepacker 90 gilts have already been successfully delivered to F-One Hellas, where they will stay until they have reached their finishing weight. They will then be distributed across the country.

The show provided the first opportunity to show off the JSR pigs in Greece since the franchise with F-One Hellas was signed in 2006 and director and owner George Pontikes was pleased with the increasing level of interest and the number of inquiries about breeding stock which prompted him to extend his activities nationally.