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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".

NUCLEUS participated to last SPACE exhibition hold from 10th to 13th of September in Rennes (France). Thank to all French and foreign visitors who met us! "NUCLEUS showed his leading position on French pig breeding market and its excellent figures for export" said Jacques GOURMELON, NUCLEUS managing director. "Our customers gave us very good feedback on expression of genetic potential of our animals. Quality of our genetic is shown by performances of our animals in France as well as abroad"

SPACE fair will be hold between 10th and 13th of September 2013 in Rennes (FRANCE). SPACE is one of the major livestock show in the World.

For more information: www.space.fr

At the end of its annual general meeting on the 5th of June 2013, the meeting of shareholders has elected a new Chairman : Lucien Geffrelot. He is succeeding to Guy Dartois. Lucien Geffrelot  member of Cooperl Arc Atlantique is a Pietrain GGP farmer. Guy Dartois and Lucien Geffrelot have congratulated all the staff (breeders and technical staff) for the good figures on 2012 and the forecasts for 2013.

In May 2013, NUCLEUS increased its GGP herd in Pietrain. Farm of Lucien Geffrelot has been restructured. After depopulation-repopulation, size reached 200 Pietrain GGP sows. To meet market requirements, this GGP farm has been populated in stress-negative Pietrain line. Increase of NUCLEUS Pietrain GGP herd shows NUCLEUS wiliness to increase selection pressure. With 7 GGP farms in Pietrain line, 800 Pietrain GGP sows whose 400 are stress negative, NUCLEUS keeps its leading position on Pietrain in France.