June 19, 2008

Dutch pigs organisations Van Gennip KI, PIC and Hypo/Parvak have now merged into a new entity - Preferent KI.

Preferent KI's focus would be cost price reduction and delivery of semen from both reproductive and terminal pigs with high health status.

The new national organisation would also collaborate with KI Twente, which would handle the production and distribution of Preferent genetics.

Van Gennip has a majority share of 55 percent in Preferent KI, Hypor 35 percent and PIC 10 percent.

Preferent KI, under director Harrie van Gennip, has five production locations in The Netherlands. Laboratory and distribution centres will be established in Lierop and Staphorst and the organisation plans to extend activities throughout the Netherlands, where its current market share is 15 percent.