Genus plc is a British-based business selling elite genetics and other products manufactured using biotechnology to cattle and pig farmers. It is headquartered in Basingstoke and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The business has its origins in the former Breeding & Production Division of the Milk Marketing Board which was established in 1933 and broken up in 1994.[3] In 1999 Genus acquired ABS Global, a company founded by J.R. Prentice in the US as the American Breeders Service in 1941 selling the semen of cattle.[4] In 2005 Genus acquired, through the takeover of Sygen International plc, PIC, a company founded by six pork producers in the UK as the Pig Improvement Company in 1962.[5]
Operations
The company has three divisions:[6]
PIC's pedigree herds sire an estimated 30% of commercially reared pigs.[7]
- ABS - products for cattle
- PIC - products for pigs
- Genus R&D - management of the research and development pipeline for cattle, pigs and other species.
External links
References
- About Us - Our Team Genus plc, retrieved 2 August 2023^
- Annual Report 2025 Genus plc, retrieved 28 January 2026^
- The BSE Inquiry^
- Genus agrees to acquire ABS Global Milwaukee Business Journal, 3 August 1999, retrieved 1 March 2020^
- Genus Completes Acquisition Of Sygen The Pig Site, retrieved 28 March 2015^
- Genus Market Watch, retrieved 25 March 2018^
- Hannah Devlin. Scientists genetically engineer pigs immune to costly disease The Guardian, 20 June 2018, retrieved 11 December 2021^