Hypor B.V. announced that the recently acquired France-Hybrides has successfully shipped 315 GGP females and boars from their Sichamps and Châteauneuf-sur-Loire French nucleus farms to pig farms located in Shandong Province.
This shipment was organised by the Shandong Husbandry Bureau.
Given the global concerns over the AH1N1 flu outbreak, strict health monitoring and quarantine requirements of Chinese regulators, the successful delivery of this shipment is accredited to the compliance by France Hybrides to additional Chinese ''flu'' import and biosecurity protocols.
The high health animals were already in quarantine in France when AH1N1 closed the doors to pig breeding stock export opportunities around the world. To proceed with the export of the animals, France-Hybrides, exporter France AGRIMER, French government veterinarians and the French Embassy in China worked closely with Chinese officials to verify their AH1N1 free status.
Upon arrival at the Chinese quarantine facility on May 28, 2009, the animals continued to be monitored and received clearance for delivery to their destination farms on July 12th.
Didier Goupil, France-Hybrides Manager, said they are looking forward to sending a second delivery later this year.
Raf Beeren, Deputy Managing Director Hypor, said that the successful delivery of breeding stock to China bodes well for future opportunities in Asian markets, in spite of the ongoing concern over AH1N1 in this region.
Hypor, a Hendrix Genetics company, is one of the world's leading suppliers of swine genetics. With its head office located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, the company has strategically located and interconnected breeding centres in North America, Europe and Asia.
France Hybrides develops swine breeding stock and technical expertise for the pork meat industry. The company, acquired by Hypor in 2008 has headquarters in Saint Jean de Braye, near Orléans, and several High Health Pure Line farms throughout France serving the world's pork industry in more than 30 countries.
