December 14, 2012

Topigs appoints director for international AI and business development

TOPIGS will appoint Jan Sallevelt as Director International AI (Artificial Insemination) & Business Development.

Jan Sallevelt has a gained a wealth of experience in the pig industry and AI, in particular. For 17 years, he was the director of Varkens K.I Nederland, the leading Dutch AI organisation and sister company of TOPIGS. Before that he held various positions in the international pig genetics business.

The appointment of Jan Sallevelt fits in with the strategic plans of TOPIGS to realise a strong growth in its AI activities over the next years. Within this strategy Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands will host the leading AI organisations within TOPIGS. These will serve as centres of excellence to support the expansion of TOPIGS' AI activities worldwide, especially in Asia. These centres of excellence will provide support in the areas of innovation, knowledge and service.

With a production of more than 1,100,000 crossbred gilts and over seven million doses of semen per year, TOPIGS is one of the biggest genetics suppliers in the world.