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Pietrain NUCLEUS boars will be available in an additional AI station from 2014, 1st September.

As usual, NUCLEUS will be present to SPACE 2014 from September 16 to 19 in Rennes (France), Hall 8, booth A14. We invite you to meet us during this fair.

High replacement rate and high selection pressure for boars entered in AIC are security for updated breeding stock with exceptional genetic values

On the 13th of May 2014, for the visit in China of French Ministry of Agriculture, food industry and forestry, Stéphane LE FOLL, NUCLEUS signed contract for sale of 850 GGP sows with BAICHUAN GROUP.

Year 2013 has been very good vintage for NUCLEUS SAS. Despite market in high decrease, NUCLEUS increased number of semen doses sold.

On March 11th, NUCLEUS welcomed in France delegation of Chinese officials from AQCIQ. During a week, this delegation visited quarantine facilities for export to China, GGP farms, laboratories and AI Centers. 

NUCLEUS participated very actively on EQS (Sanitary Quality Engagement) approach settled by French Pig Breeding Association. 

Year 2013 leads to settlement of two new Large White GGP farms in France (EARL PORTERIE in Barcugnan (South West) and EARL BOUCHONNEAU in Saint Christophe du Bois (Centre West)). 

Good work of our GGP farmers on prolificacy increase has given results! According last study of NUCLEUS R&D department, performances of Large White GGP sows, mothers of boars actually in our AI Centers, reached high levels.

NUCLEUS successfully exported 684 animals to Chinese companies Shanghai Qinnong and Beijing Jiuding. Animals arrived in good health on the 12^th of October 2013 in Shanghai (China). NUCLEUS genetic is approved by Chinese market for its qualities of productivity and feed efficiency. "Thanks to this new export, we aspire to take major market share on imported animals in China in 2013" said Jacques GOURMELON, managing director of NUCLEUS. "This success is result of fierce work of our teams and GGP farmers for improvement and promotion of our genetic potential. At the time when all pig producers from all around the world are requiring profitability driver, NUCLEUS genetic assumed its leading and locomotive position when being one of the best genetic in France and in the world".