Topigs Philippines and Monterey Foods Corporation (MFC) formally signs an InGene partnership agreement that allows Topigs to start supplying pig genetics to Monterey.

Topigs is a breeding organisation originally from the Netherlands. The production will start in Monterey's South Mindanao Live Operations.

The InGene programme enables MFC, a major pig operation in the Philippines,to produce its own sows with the highest genetic potential using the genetics, knowledge and support of the Dutch breeder.

A key element of InGene is the linking of MFC's breeding herd to Pigbase, the world's largest pig-breeding database that contains genetic information from more than 800 breeding farms worldwide. Pigbase contains data on more than 20 million pigs, which makes it a strong tool for achieving genetic progress within the breeding organisation's breeding programme as well as on farms using the Ingene programme.

Topigs Philippines, a subsidiary of Topigs International, is a key genetic supplier in the Philippines, which is active globally. Monterey Foods Corporation has operations in feed milling, breeding, livestock raising, slaughtering, meat retailing, and meat processing. It is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation.