July 23, 2009
UPB Genetic World ships first pigs to Vietnam
Spanish company UPB Genetic World for the first time has shipped live reproduction pigs to Vietnam.
The company, headquartered in Viver i Serrateix near Barcelona, has exported both male and female pigs (pure Landrace, Large White and Piétrain). The animals have a pedigree of the Spanish National Association of Selected Swine Breeders (ANPS).
The transaction was established over four years ago, leading to this deal in which the animals will occupy a genetic nucleus farm near Bacninh, close to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.
The company sees potentials in Vietnam with a young pig population of 84 million and an important tradition in the pork sector. The number of reproductive animals is expected to grow enormously to reach 3.6 million sows in the next ten years.
According to UPB, the animals' high level of sanitary status helped facilitate the choice for Spanish company.
The live animals were transported from Barcelona to Hanoi, via Frankfurt by plane on July 20.
