More TOPIGS Sows In The Netherlands

TOPIGS 20 is the most used sow with a market share of 72%. The turnover of semen for the in-house nucleus system rose by 6%. Dutch farmers produced about 140,000 gilts via the in-house nucleus system.

This means that a grand total of 355,000 TOPIGS gilts were sold in 2006, a market share of over 85%.

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