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Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

2015 Annual Report

The Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc. is a national organization managed by

a Board of Directors with representatives from the following member organizations:

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL

CANADIAN MEAT COUNCIL

CANADIAN SWINE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

ATLANTIC SWINE CENTRE

CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DU PORC DU QUÉBEC INC.

ONTARIO SWINE IMPROVEMENT INC.

WESTERN SWINE TESTING ASSOCIATION

CCSI’s mission is to enhance the ability of the Canadian swine industry to

compete domestically and abroad, by providing leadership, coordination and services for swine genetic improvement

Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc.

2015 Annual Report Table of Contents

About CCSI ....................................................................................................................... 1

Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors ..................................................... 2

Chief Executive Officer’s Report ....................................................................................... 3

National Standards ........................................................................................................... 5

CCSI Database and Website ............................................................................................ 6

National Swine Improvement Program ............................................................................. 7

Training, Conferences and Consultation ......................................................................... 10

Genetics Support for the Canadian Pork Industry .......................................................... 11

Services for Other Livestock Species ............................................................................. 13

Research and Technology Transfer ................................................................................ 14

Year in Pictures ............................................................................................................... 16

Appendix 1. Members of the Board of Directors, 2014-2015 ........................................ 18

Appendix 2. CCSI Staff .................................................................................................. 19

Appendix 3. Genetics Committee Participants ................................................................ 20

Appendix 4. Genetic change by breed ........................................................................... 22

Appendix 5. Economic value for commercial herds ....................................................... 23

Appendix 6. Genetic Trends for herds active in 2014 ..................................................... 24

Appendix 7. Summary for Backfat and Age at 100 Kg (2014) ....................................... 26

Appendix 8. Sow Productivity Summary (2014) ............................................................. 27

Appendix 9. Participating A.I. Centres ........................................................................... 28

Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc. 2015 Annual Report

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About CCSI CCSI is a national non-profit corporation created by the Canadian swine industry to provide leadership, coordination and services for swine genetic improvement in Canada. Main areas of activity include:

Maintenance of national standards for data recording, genetic evaluation and reporting;

Oversight of the national technician accreditation program for ultrasonic measurements on pigs;

Maintenance of a national database with controlled access through the CCSI website;

Coordination of the national swine improvement program in cooperation with member organizations;

Training, conferences and consultation for members and clients;

Support to the Canadian pork industry on the role of genetics for broader industry goals;

Genetic improvement services for other livestock species; and

Applied research and subsequent development of new tools and services for application in industry.

CCSI is governed by a board of directors appointed by other non-profit industry organizations across Canada who represent genetic suppliers, commercial producers, pork processors and regional swine improvement centres.

On December 15th 2014, CCSI celebrated its 20

th year of operations. CCSI has been working closely with

swine breeders, producers and other stakeholders for the betterment of the industry as a whole and looks forward to continue to do so for many more years to come.

CCSI was created on December 15, 1994, following privatization of the Canadian Swine Improvement Program from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). CCSI is an example of the successful

privatization of a program by AAFC. Since its creation, CCSI has made considerable advances in the scope and quality of its services, while transferring all the related costs to its industry users.


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Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dear Fellow Stakeholders of CCSI, Congratulations to CCSI for celebrating its 20 years of service to the Canadian swine industry! This is a grand accomplishment and something to be very proud of. As we know, the swine genetics industry has changed significantly and CCSI has had to adapt over the years to those changes. Being responsive to industry needs has helped ensure the longevity of the organization. The last statement also speaks to the future of CCSI. At last year’s annual meeting the Board of CCSI agreed to embark upon a strategic planning process to develop recommendations for structural changes and further business development. We engaged with members, industry stakeholders and key customers to discuss and recommend changes to the Board. That process is now complete and the results will be presented

later in this meeting. This past year has seen many accomplishments for CCSI. Taking the lead on cutting edge research has helped CCSI to be recognized as an Industry leader in the field. Brian and his team deserve a lot of credit for developing and managing these projects on an ongoing basis. The genetic testing program has been very successful too. Adding new modules for genetic evaluations and upgrades to eFarm has allowed genetic suppliers and breeders to remain on the leading edge of genetic improvement. With the support of CCSI, users of the genetic evaluation program continue to have distinct advantages in the genetic sector. As we look forward, the future looks very exciting for CCSI. We will begin to implement our restructuring plan and position the organization for further success. As part of that process, we will continue to look for other business opportunities that are relevant and responsive to our stakeholders. Genomic evaluations will soon be a regular component of the genetic improvement package putting CCSI and its users at the leading edge of that technology. As well, new research projects are presently under development and CCSI will play a key role in shaping the future of the Canadian swine industry. Congratulations again to Brian and his team at CCSI. They have brought the organization to a high level and I’m looking forward to their future accomplishments. I would also like to thank the Board of Directors of CCSI. It is quite pleasurable to work with people that put aside their personal needs and work together for the benefit of the industry. It is this type of collaborative spirit that is the strength of CCSI. Respectfully Submitted, Rod de Wolde


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Chief Executive Officer’s Report

On December 15, 2014 CCSI reached a milestone of 20 years in business. Today we take the opportunity to look back and reflect on some of the things that have taken place since we started in 1994. In addition, CCSI is currently in the process of a strategic review and at this year’s annual meeting members will be considering options for some restructuring to position CCSI for the road ahead. When we started at CCSI, the main business was the Canadian Swine Improvement Program (CSIP). It mostly involved coordination of the “weigh and probe” program which evaluated pigs on farms and provided genetic evaluations for growth and ultrasonic backfat. We were also starting on a third trait with the introduction of genetic evaluations for litter size. National genetic evaluations were run once every three months. It was a big job and required expensive computers.

Of course much has changed since 1994. The CSIP is now implementing weekly national evaluations for 18 traits, and more traits are in the pipeline. Everything is more automated, with data entry, uploads, downloads, edits, queries, reporting and genetic improvement tools all accessible on-line through the CCSI website. These developments involving new traits, new genetic evaluation methods and information technology have been critical to ensure that the CSIP remains relevant to our changing user base and at the leading edge of genetic improvement technologies. To ensure essential developments have taken place, in addition to the routine delivery of the CSIP, the R&D part of CCSI’s business has grown substantially. In fact, reaching over $1 million this year, R&D represents the majority of CCSI’s expenditures. Most of this R&D effort is in collaboration with researchers at other institutions, our members, clients and other industry partners. The projects have an underlying objective to enhance genetic improvement services for the industry. However, they often involve experts in other fields such as swine health, meat quality, animal nutrition, human nutrition, marketing and economics. What we do in genetics has to fit in and work with a whole farm and whole industry approach. Working with other experts is therefore very important and it must also be done with the ever changing industry in mind. To say the industry we serve today is not what it was twenty years ago would be an understatement. The following table compares some industry numbers from when we started in 1994 to where we are today. These are some big changes! There has been tremendous growth in the industry, while at the same time there are fewer and much larger players both on the farm and at the slaughter plant levels. The economic importance of the industry has correspondingly increased as reflected in over $4 billion of exports today compared to less than $1 billion 20 years ago.

What’s changed in the pork industry?

1994 2014 2014 / 1994

Number of hog farms About 25,000 About 7000 -62% Number of pigs on farms 10.7 million 13.1 million +22% Number of pigs per farm 428 1871 +337% Hogs marketed 16.4 million 26.3 million +61% Average carcass weight 82.6 kg 99.4 kg +20% Total kg carcass 1.4 billion kg 2.6 billion kg +86% Federally inspected plants 50 30 -40% Hogs per plant 284 thousand 652 thousand +130% Percent hogs in top four plants 53% 65% +23% Pigs and hogs exported 0.9 million 4.9 million +435% Pork exported 289 million kg 1,153 million kg +299% Value of exports $0.9 billion $4.2 billion +363%


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One important reason that the Canadian industry is so competitive in pork production is because of genetic improvement. The engine behind this has been the Canadian Swine Improvement Program (CSIP) which was initially developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. CCSI has maintained and further developed the CSIP and the majority of Canadian genetic suppliers have continued to use the national program. The table below shows the level of participation and the change in genetic potential for three key production traits. As with the broader industry, there are fewer but much larger players involved in the genetics sector. With more than 90 thousand nucleus pigs tested per year, the CSIP is one of the largest genetic improvement programs in the world. The genetic suppliers using CSIP continue to make improvements year after year to provide the genetic potential needed for the commercial industry to be competitive.

What’s changed with the Canadian Swine

Improvement Program? 1994 2014 2014 / 1994

Herds using CSIP 287 90 -69% Nucleus pigs tested 116 thousand 91 thousand -22% Pigs tested per herd 403 1006 +150% Average genetic potential* for age at 100 kg

166 days 147 days 12% faster

Average genetic potential* for backfat at 100 kg

13.6 mm 10.6 mm 22% leaner

Average genetic potential* for litter size

11.4 total born 14.3 total born 25% more

Average potential* for pigs per sow per year

21.9 27.5 25% more

* Genetic potential based on management level of CSIP herds in 2014 and 10% heterosis for litter size When CCSI was created in 1994, essentially all of the Canadian breeders were using the Canadian Swine Improvement Program. It was funded and delivered by the federal and provincial governments at that time. Today the program is operated by CCSI in cooperation with our regional centres and our clients, with clients paying for the costs. There are three major clients that represent about 75% of the CSIP: Fast Genetics (HyLife), Sogeporc (Olymel) and Alliance Genetics Canada. There are about 20 other companies and breeders using the program in Canada. Outside of CSIP users, there are several companies, one Canadian company (Genesus) who has a program similar to CSIP and multinational companies (PIC, Hypor, Topigs and DNA-Genetics) with their own programs in other countries. Although multinational companies have an important share of the Canadian market, the majority of commercial genetics in Canada is still coming from Canadian companies and breeders, and the vast majority of these are using the national program. Maintaining and further developing the CSIP thus continues to be very important for the whole industry. CCSI is also a member of PigGen Canada, a consortium of genetic suppliers including breeders and companies using CSIP, Genesus and most of the multinational companies. Through PigGen Canada we are able to have the entire genetic sector working together on pre-competitive research in challenging areas such as genetics to improve swine health. As we look forward to the next five, ten and 20 years, CCSI along with our partners in industry and government will need to adapt to further changes. We can be very proud of our accomplishments as an industry and of the role that CCSI has played in our first 20 years. However, the ride for our industry is far from over. Congratulations and thanks to everyone that has been involved with CCSI including staff, board members, member organizations, clients, collaborators, funders and other supporters. The industry is stronger because of your efforts and well positioned to continue at the forefront of genetics. Brian Sullivan Chief Executive Officer


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National Standards

The development and application of standards ensure consistent and accurate data collection across the country. This is important for the efficiency of genetic evaluations, and even more for upcoming genomic evaluation systems. National standards are available for measurements and recording of sow productivity data, ultrasonic scanning, conformation scoring and for carcass and meat quality measurements. Standard procedures are also important for data validation, adjustment of raw data to standard weights, genetic evaluation models and reporting of results.

National accreditation program for ultrasonic measurements The accreditation program is managed by CCSI and is an important part of the Canadian Swine Improvement Program. The national standards officer, Raymond Deshaies from the Centre de développement du porc du Québec (CDPQ), supervises national standard sessions and technician training following CCSI’s standards. Due to biosecurity issues related to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and the Delta coronavirus, no national standards accreditation sessions were held in 2014; several on-farm and regional sessions were held instead. Breeding stock suppliers have the option of requesting technician services from a regional centre or having their own technicians accredited. Regional centres can also help with data collection and transmission to the CCSI database. Currently, there are 41 technicians accredited for collecting ultrasound measures for backfat thickness and lean depth including 34 level I and 7 level II technicians. This includes 12 technicians certified for ultrasound scanning for loin intramuscular fat.

Other traits Standards also include many other traits and measures, basically everything that is entered into the CCSI database. In recent years, huge efforts were made to define and validate standards for carcass and meat quality traits in collaboration with Canada Pork International. More work is underway to apply them and centralize new data into the CCSI database as part of projects or routine data collection. CCSI is also continuously working on developing new phenotypes and testing new equipment as part of projects or during standards sessions. This ensures proper data collection and optimizes the quality and relevance of data used in national genetic evaluations. Regular communication is also maintained with international organizations in charge of managing standards in animal recording, such as ICAR, ATOL and EOL.


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CCSI Database and Website

We are actively looking at changing the bi-weekly evaluation to weekly. This will have an impact on the timing of receiving data, and the evaluations themselves. Several test runs have been done, and we have made some changes based on them. One big change is that we will only report on active animals for the new runs. We typically do all animals in the database, and will continue to once a month, but for the others, only active animals will receive new evaluations. Active is defined as animals born in recent years, their parents, AI sires, and genotyped animals. There has also been, and will continue to be, work done on automating the run more, so less people time is spent on them. Once this is done routinely, you will be able to get full national evaluations in time for selection decisions. In addition to the more frequent evaluations, there are also more traits

evaluated and other enhancements. Examples include feed intake, new birth weight traits, weight data without scanning information and some new custom traits. In parallel, testing is continuing for genomic breeding values. Starting with traits for litter size, growth, and IMF, several runs have been completed and the results are being validated. We are truly setting the foundation for a transformative year at CCSI. However, all of these exciting developments come at a cost. With all this new data, the workload on our server continues to increase. We typically use a three year time frame for getting a new server, and we are now past that period. We are looking at options to replace the server, and hope that it will happen in the next several months. In the meantime, we are looking at ways to lessen the impact on the current server. As always, the website continues to evolve. A recent change in Quebec has seen the data from breeders no longer centralized at CDPQ. A project was undertaken to receive data directly from the on-farm software being used by the breeders in Quebec. New data transfer routines were created, as well as numerous changes to the website to provide the same functionality as breeders had previously with the CDPQ computer services. In addition, significant work was done in conjunction with Sogeporc/Olymel to receive data directly from their on-farm software. A large amount of effort has also been spent by both CCSI and Fast Genetics/Hylife to ensure that historical data is in sync, and new traits are sent and received from their on-farm software. China continues to be active using eFarm. There are about ten active herds which have entered over 9500 litters in the past year. There is interest from several more Chinese herds to join CCSI. The Canadian breeders also continue to be active with eFarm, with the majority of them using it for management services in addition to the genetic improvement tools. eFarm was originally developed when breeders mentioned that the tools for genetic improvement were second to none and they requested that we add management tools and reports. This would allow them to use just one software package for both genetic improvement and management. Thus, the development of data entry and reports to facilitate that has started. Although much work has been done, more work is still being done. We continue to work with the users to improve the existing tools, add new functionality, and provide more documentation.

Jim Groves Computer Services Manager


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National Swine Improvement Program

The program is delivered in cooperation with the regional swine improvement centres. Regional centres can also help with data collection and transmission to the CCSI database. Data can also be transferred from on-farm software or entered directly into the CCSI database using eFarm. Genetic evaluations, reports, tools for selection and mating plans are available through the CCSI website.

Performance Testing A total of 93,065 pigs were tested on the program in 2014, which represents an increase of about 5% compared to 2013. The pie chart below shows the number of pigs performance-tested by breed in 2014 as well as a summary of the number of performance records collected in 2014. A total of 128,179 litter records were centralized in the CCSI database in 2014 (+4% compared to 2013), including 114,128 litters born from purebred sows, included in genetic evaluations for sow productivity traits. Average performance by breed for backfat, age and litter traits are provided in Appendices 7 and 8 of this report.

Performance tested pigs by breed in 2014

Data collected on the Canadian Swine Improvement Program 2013 2014

Number of herds reporting weight and scan data 79 92 Number of pigs tested 88,879 93,065 Number of purebred pigs 85,609 89,967 Number of tested pigs with teat counts 57,377 71,442 Number of pigs scanned for intramuscular fat 3,521 3,694 Number of herds reporting litter data 120 115 Number of litters born 123,475 128,179 Number of litters born from purebred sows 105,358 114,128 Number of purebred litters 34,867 35,280 Number of litters with piglet perinatal survival recorded 106,980 112,345 Number of litters with litter weight at weaning 55,575 41,580

Duroc 11,724

13%

Crossbred 2,698

3%

Yorkshire 46,711

50%

Landrace 30,576

32%

Other 1,356

2%


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Genetic Evaluations Routine national bi-weekly evaluations are provided for seven breeds (Yorkshire, Landrace Duroc, Lacombe, Hampshire, Piétrain and TaiZumu) and include 18 traits including growth and feed efficiency, carcass, meat quality and sow productivity traits. In addition, a dam line index and a sire line index are computed for each pig. Following a request from the CCSI Genetics Committee, work is underway to switch to weekly national evaluations. Interim on-farm evaluations are provided for growth, feed efficiency, carcass traits and litter size for all newly scanned purebred and crossbred pigs. These EBVs are based on the latest national parent EBVs and performance of newly tested pigs. On-farm EBVs can be computed instantly on-line or from within several software packages that have links to the CCSI database server. Existing genetic evaluations are constantly improved, and new evaluations are added in order to optimize the use of all the data collected in breeding farms across Canada. Special sow productivity runs were automated to provide statistics allowing the detection of hypoprolific boars. Several areas are currently being investigated. These include new models for the genetic evaluation of feed intake, growth, fat and lean deposition using random regression and non-linear models, pilot genetic evaluations for litter size including data collected on crossbred sows and pilot EBVs for average piglet weight average and uniformity at birth and at weaning.

Genetic Improvement The Canadian Swine Improvement Program delivered by CCSI offers to participating breeders genetic evaluations for economically important traits measured on their pigs. The table below shows the genetic gains achieved in 2014 on some key traits, compared to average gains observed in the previous 5 years. For most traits, genetic improvement has accelerated in the past year. These are estimated gains that will be transferred to commercial herds using a terminal Duroc boar on a Landrace-Yorkshire hybrid sow. Appendices 4, 5 & 6 provide more details on genetic trends by breed in recent years, as well as translation into economic gains.

Genetic Change for some key traits evaluated on the national swine improvement program

Traits Units Average annual

change 2008-2013

Change In 2014

Days to market weight days -0.8 -1.1 Lean yield % +0.05 +0.05 Loin eye area cm2 +0.15 +0.26 Feed conversion ratio kg feed/kg gain -0.011 -0.017 Backfat mm -0.03 -0.07 Loin muscle depth mm +0.17 +0.35 Litter size at birth piglets/litter +0.10 +0.28 Piglet perinatal survival %/litter +0.28 +0.36 Farrowing interval days -0.01 -0.01 Functional teats teats +0.02 +0.07

* Based on the genetic gains in selection herds active in 2014


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Genomic Evaluations With continuous new advancements in molecular biology, bioinformatics, computer hardware and software, potential of the large-scale application of genomics becomes more evident. Currently information of about 8,000 animals genotyped with 60K and 70K SNP panels is stored in the national database including 1,709 Duroc, 2,644 Landrace, 3,485 Yorkshire, 6 Lacombe and 112 crossbreds. The validation test studies performed this year are more promising than last year as the number of genotyped animals is keeping increasing. CCSI and some of its clients are continuing their investments on genomics by genotyping more animals with the high-density SNP panels. Since last year, new tools have also been developed including the Genomic Profiler Porcine HD BeadChip 70K SNP panel (GeneSeek, Lansing, USA) and Porcine High-Density 650K SNP panel (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, USA). The price of genotyping is also decreasing as technology provides new tools. For example, the 650K panel costs about $220 and provides genotypes for 658,692 SNPs. This price can even decrease drastically with the purchase of a very large volume of the panels. The other advancement is the whole genome sequence technology, which has already started opening its path to research application in animal production. Though high-density panels of SNPs such as 650K are relatively affordable for research and have promising future applications, the current commercial applications are limited. A bottleneck for the genomic application is a lack of affordable very low-density panels that can be used for testing very young piglets. Large benefit of genomics can come from early selection of potential candidates for performance testing and evaluation. This has been one of the topics that CCSI has been discussing with the genotyping industry and also different collaborators in industry and academia. CCSI has also been involved with different research activities for the development of affordable low-density SNP panels. High-density panel genotypes can be predicted with high accuracy from low-density panel. The process is call imputation and the imputed genotypes can be used for genomic evaluation. CCSI has purchased the license for two different software programs which can be used for imputation and genomic evaluation, respectively. CCSI has also been working on the development of a standard operating procedure for genomic selection application, which provides guidelines for breeders, genotyping labs and also CCSI. With continuous investment, development and collaboration with different organization involved in genomics technology, commercial genomic selection for pigs in Canada will soon be a routine part of genetic improvement programs.


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Training, Conferences and Consultation

Regular interaction with members, clients and the research community is important for effective use of genetic improvement services by industry, for input from stakeholders and to keep Canada on the leading edge of genetics research and innovation. One such group is the CCSI Genetics Committee which meets twice per year to discuss various important issues related to the swine industry. These topics in the past year included genomics, swine health, hypoprolific animals, feed efficiency, DNA banking, breeding objectives, novel technologies, use of data from crossbred litters in genetic evaluations, slaughtering pigs at heavier weights and increasing performance testing weights. The CCSI Genetics Committee is an advisory group of researchers and industry experts from across Canada, and also interacts with researchers from other countries such as France and China. In 2014, the spring and fall meetings were held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Gatineau, Quebec, respectively.

CCSI also gave presentations at regional, national and international conferences and meetings and met with several international delegations interested in Canadian genetics. These included visitors from Serbia, France and China. Below is a list of conferences and seminars attended by CCSI staff in the past year.

CMSA Annual Symposium (May 2014)

Short course at Iowa State University on disease genetics (June 2014)

10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (August 2014)

National Swine Improvement Federation Annual Meeting (December 2014)

Banff Pork Seminar (January 2015)

Centralia Swine Research Update (February 2015)

Journées de la Recherche Porcine (February 2015)

CCSI Genetics Committee participants, October 2014


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Genetics Support for the Canadian Pork Industry

CCSI is a unique organization in the sense that although it provides coordination, leadership and genetic evaluation services for the swine breeding industry, the organization also works closely with several pig industry partners – and not merely on the genetic improvement front. CCSI is dedicated to bringing research application up the value chain for the betterment of the industry. Working closely with industry partners, A.I. centres, genetic suppliers and other stakeholders is important for the success of the industry and would not be likely if such collaboration were not in place. CCSI thanks the many organizations for their involvement and collaboration in improving the swine industry as a whole. CCSI supports the efforts of other stakeholders including the Canadian Pork Council, Canadian Meat Council, Canada Pork International, Swine Innovation Porc, Canadian Swine Exporters Association and the federal government. This support includes participation in committees such as for traceability, hosting visits from international delegations, development of Canadian standards for pork quality and participation on Canadian Meat Science Association committees.

Support for CCSI’s Members and Other Industry Organizations

Brian Sullivan sits on the OSI Board of Directors, the CPC’s ID and Traceability Working Committee, and has been Secretary-Treasurer for PigGen Canada. Laurence Maignel is a member of the CDPQ Genetics and Test Station Advisory Committees. Stefanie Wyss is the editor for the Canadian Meat Science Association’s newsletter.

CCSI has also provided support to its regional members by meeting with delegations from various countries.

Chinese delegation visiting Ontario Swine Improvement, January 2015 From left to right: Dan Cohoe (Ontario Swine Improvement), Professor Yin (An Hui Agriculture University), Liu Jiang (Anhui Wangjiang Shenjiang Farming Co. Ltd.),

Alfred Wahl (Polar Genetics (2012) Inc.), Tian Wenzhao (Anhui Provincial Bureau of Husbandry and Veterinary), Li Li (CCSI), Dave Vandenbroek (Alliance Genetics

Canada) and Mr.Qian Kun (An Hui Academy of Agriculture Institute)


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Canadian Meat Science Association

CCSI is a corporate member of the Canadian Meat Science Association. CCSI provided editorial support for the CMSA’s newsletter. The CMSA’s Annual Meeting and Technical Symposium were held jointly with the Canadian Meat Council's 95

th Annual Conference in May 6-8, 2015 in Ottawa. Information on

the CMSA is available at http://cmsa-ascv.ca/.

Canadian Swine Exporters Association

CCSI provides support for exporters by hosting foreign delegations, participating in international conferences and seminars and providing technical support regarding the swine improvement program. Information about the Canadian Swine Exporters Association is available at www.canadianswine.com.

National Pork Value Chain Roundtable

CCSI is a member of the National Pork Value Chain Roundtable and participates in the Innovation Pillar Working Group. Information on the Round Table is available at www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/rt-tr/por-eng.htm.

PigGen Canada

CCSI is a member of PigGen Canada, an organization dedicated to representing the Canadian swine genetics industry with a single voice, and to developing strategies and support for Canadian swine genetics research in concert with the priorities of the Canadian pork industry. PigGen Canada’s main research priorities include: health and disease resistance, meat quality and lean meat deposition, sow lifetime productivity, production efficiency and animal welfare. More information on PigGen Canada is available at www.piggencanada.ca.

Other

CCSI is a member of the European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB) and participates in the EFFAB Patent Watch. Information is available at www.effab.org.

CCSI collaborates with the Institut pour la Filière Porcine (IFIP-France) regarding standards, genetic evaluations and research projects. Information is available at www.ifip.asso.fr.


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Services for Other Livestock Species

The infrastructure which has been developed for delivery of the national swine improvement program positions CCSI well to offer similar services to other species in a very cost effective manner. This is important for livestock sectors which would otherwise not have the required resources and expertise to develop their own programs. Providing these services also helps to support CCSI financially and allows for a larger team of specialists in genetics. Goats National Dairy Goat Improvement Advisory Group

The National Dairy Goat Improvement Advisory Group has continued to meet over the past year to solidify its mission of representing the goat improvement industry as a whole and to bring together stakeholders involved in goat improvement programs and services. The organization discussed classification and milk recording options as well the use of these data in genetic evaluations.

GoatGenetics.Ca

GoatGenetics.ca is a bilingual website which centralizes pedigrees, lactation records and conformation scores along with genetic evaluations. It provides a list of who’s who in goat genetics, top ranking goats and general information on dairy goat genetic improvement. Since January 2015, Canadian Goat

Society members have access to the SelBase Option on GoatGenetics.Ca included with their membership, which gives access to: Goats On The Web, Top Goats and Simulate a Mating. Arctic charr CCSI is involved in a new project on Aquaculture Development and Profitable Commercialization of Arctic Charr in Canada. The project is led by the Coastal Zones Research Institute and CCSI is leading the design and development of an internet accessible central database for a national Arctic charr breeding program.

From head of table going clockwise: John Rose (Icy Waters), Jonathan Lucas, (Icy Waters), Claude Pelletier, (Costal Zones Research Institute), Brian Sullivan

(CCSI), André Dumas (Costal Zones Research Institute), Mike Edwards, (Icy Waters), Jim Groves (CCSI), Mathieu Renner (Icy Waters)


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Research and Technology Transfer

Use of novel technologies to optimize pig performance, welfare and carcass value This intricate project funded by Swine Innovation Porc that started in 2014 will study the use of emerging technologies as a means of collecting various traits on live pigs and carcasses. Pilot studies are currently being carried out in various universities and research centres across Canada. These technologies include the use of cameras to predict weight and conformation

in finishing barns as well as thermal systems to detect body temperature. Other traits of interest to be measured on live pigs will include feed intake, behaviour, water consumption, social interaction and movement. Vision systems such as 3D imaging technologies will be used on carcasses to assess fine carcass composition using objective and non-invasive methods and meat quality will be evaluated on various cuts using digital imaging, near infrared (NIR) and hyperspectral imaging technologies. A total of 2,500 commercial pigs tested under different management practices in research barns across Canada will be tracked from weaning to post-slaughter using recent advances in computer vision. The effects of each management practice will be determined from feed efficiency, welfare, carcass and meat quality data obtained through objective indicators. All collected data (pre- and post-mortem) will be used in analyses with genotypes to find associations between traits, management practices and genotypes. This project, involves researchers and industry experts from various areas ranging from nutrition to engineering. It will provide breeders and producers guidelines on using these new technologies in swine production in addition to delivering recommendations to optimize performance, welfare and carcass value in Canadian pigs. Participating organizations in the project include Alliance Genetics Canada, Centre de développement du porc du Québec, Conestoga Meat Packers, Fast Genetics, Genesus, Société des éleveurs de porcs du Québec, Maple Leaf Foods, Olymel, Ontario Swine Improvement, Western Swine Testing Association in addition to researchers at Université Laval, McGill University, University of Guelph and AAFC research centres across Canada. In February 2015, with support from Swine Innovation Porc, the Novel technologies translational network met for the first time to discuss different sub-projects and the status of activities within these sub-projects.

Novel technologies translational network meeting, February 2015


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Alternatives for the control of boar taint in Canadian pork This project is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Agri-Innovation program and le Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et Alimentation du Quebec along with many industry partners. It will review and test alternatives for controlling boar taint through genomics, feeding and management. This includes the investigation of innovative methods to measure boar taint compounds on fat tissues from hog carcasses and predict the genetic potential for boar taint levels for active boars in Canadian A.I. studs. Additionally 1,000 commercial pigs (females, intact males, barrows and immunocastrates) sired from two groups of boars pre-selected based on their genotype for specific genetic markers known to influence boar taint, and fed with different feeding programs and/or feed additives will be tested as part of commercial trials. Sensory analyses of cooked pork produced during commercial trials as well as an economic analysis of the different scenarios tested in the project will also be performed. Since the beginning of the project a literature review of factors affecting boar taint was completed, and close to 700 boars in A.I. centres across Canada were genotyped. Boars with extreme genomic values for boar taint compounds are being used as sires for commercial trials in research barns in Quebec and in Manitoba. The first of two trials to be carried out at the Deschambault swine testing station is winding down and inseminations for a second trial in Quebec were completed in January 2015. Participating organizations in the project include the Atlantic Swine Centre, Centre de développement du porc du Québec, Ontario Swine Improvement, Western Swine Testing Association, Alliance Genetics Canada, Fast Genetics, Olymel, Société des éleveurs de porcs du Québec, Zoetis, researchers at the Universities of Guelph and Carleton and at the AAFC research centre in St. Hyacinthe.

Exploring options for imputing to high density genotypes from various lower density panels in swine as a mean of greater uptake of genomics by industry In collaboration with CCSI, this project is led by professor Zeny Feng from the Department of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Guelph and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The objective is to develop an affordable low-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel and assess the precision of the genomic estimated breeding values prediction using imputed high density SNP genotypes. Research on the application of genomics for the Canadian swine industry started in 2009. Since then, Porcine60K BeadChip (Illumina, San Diego, USA), Genomic Profiler Porcine 10K LD and 70K HD BeadChip (GeneSeek, Lansing, USA) and Porcine High-Density 650K panel (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, USA) have been made available for research and application across the world. Preliminary research results obtained by CCSI showed that the genetic improvement of swine using the information provided by the Illumina Procine60K BeadChip was promising. However, due to the high genotyping cost of the dense SNP chips, the number of animals to be genotyped is limited by the available resources for commercial investments on genome evaluations by the Canadian swine industry. There are two possible solutions to lower the genotyping cost. The first solution is to genotype a large number of animals to bargain a lower price per animal. However, this will increase the overall cost and is thus not economically justifiable. Another solution is to genotype a low-density subset panel (e.g., 384 to 10K SNP chip) and complement this with an accurate imputation method for the untyped SNPs. Preliminary research has been conducted to investigate the performance of imputing genotypes from low-density panels (384 ~10K) to high-density panel (60K). The results indicate that low-density SNP panels generally yield very accurate imputation and correspondingly accuracte genomic estimation of breeding values. The imputed panels could be very useful for a broad swine screening within litters or across the entire swine population.

PigGen Canada gilt acclimation project PigGen Canada’s first major project focused on enhancing sow health with genomics. It is based on data collected on crossbred replacement gilts transferred from high health multiplier herds into commercial ones experiencing health related challenges. Genetics in the multipliers will trace back to nucleus operations represented by the members of PGC and are spread out across 24 different commercial herds. CCSI has worked closely

with Canadian Swine Breeders Association (CSBA) to identify a combined total of 343 F1 gilts from four commercial herds to participate in this project. In the past year, serological and genotype analyses were carried out, production and mortality data on gilts and their litters collected and preliminary data analyses were carried out. The project is expected to be completed in late 2015.


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Year in Pictures

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Brian Sullivan (right) and Donald Macdonald (centre right)

presenting CCSI’s Swine Breeders Merit Award to Lloyd and Shirley

Evans, June 2014

Donald Macdonald (left) and Brian Sullivan (on the right)

congratulating Dan Hurnik, recipient of the B.W. Kennedy

Memorial Award for 2014

Penny for your thoughts?

Jim Groves, May 2014

Wim Van Berkel (left) and Jim Groves,

June 2014

Brian Sullivan dog sledding in the Yukon, February 2015

Visit at AAFC Sherbrooke experimental slaughter plant, July 2014

From left to right: Marcel Marcoux (AAFC), Frédéric Fortin (CDPQ), Marie-

Pierre Fortier (CDPQ), Eric Pouliot (CEPOQ) and Candido Pomar (AAFC)


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Celebrating 20 years! From left to right (1st

row): Lisa Sullivan, Alison Sullivan, Cheryl Sullivan, Stefanie Wyss, Laurence Maignel, Mohsen

Jafarikia, Joël Groves, Ian Groves 2

nd row: Brian Sullivan, Philip Sullivan, Jim Groves, Francine Roy

Dr. Zhu Li and Li Li at the CCSI Genetics Committee Meeting in

Gatineau, October 2014

Happy Birthday Brian! March 2015

Dancing up a storm on Prince Edward Island, June 2014

Wim Van Berkel and Stefanie Wyss,

January 2015


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Appendix 1. Members of the Board of Directors, 2014-2015

Board member Organization

Rod de Wolde CCSI Chairman, Ontario Swine Improvement

Pierre Falardeau Centre de développement du porc du Québec

Dan Hurnik Atlantic Swine Centre

Donald MacDonald Atlantic Swine Centre

Normand Martineau Centre de développement du porc du Québec

Keith Rasmuson Western Swine Testing Association

Brent Robinson Ontario Swine Improvement

Line Théroux Canadian Swine Breeders Association

Wim Van Berkel Western Swine Testing Association

John Webb Canadian Meat Council

Bill Wymenga Canadian Pork Council

CCSI Board of Directors, June 2014 Front row (from left to right): Wim Van Berkel, Rod de Wolde, Brian Sullivan

Back row (from left to right): Brent Robinson, Pierre Falardeau, Line Théroux, Normand Martineau, Bill Wymenga, Dan Hurnik, Keith Rasmuson, Donald MacDonald, John Webb


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Appendix 2. CCSI Staff

Brian Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer Francine Roy, Secretary and Office Manager Jim Groves, Computer Services Manager Laurence Maignel, Geneticist Li Li, Programmer/Analyst Mohsen Jafarikia, Geneticist Stefanie Wyss, Technical Assistant

CCSI Staff Front row (from left to right): Francine Roy, Laurence Maignel, Mohsen Jafarikia, Li Li, Stefanie Wyss

Back row (from left to right): Brian Sullivan, Jim Groves, Rod de Wolde (CCSI Chairman)


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Appendix 3. Genetics Committee Participants

Participants Organization

Frédéric Fortin Centre de développement du porc du Québec (Chairman)

Abida Ouyed Swine Innovation Porc

Alison Sullivan University of Guelph

Allan King University of Guelph

André Auger Société des Éleveurs de porcs du Québec

Anh Quach University of Guelph

Benny Mote Fast Genetics

Bethany Uttaro Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Brian Sullivan Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Carl Lessard Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Chris Crump Ontario Swine Improvement

Dan Cohoe Ontario Swine Improvement

Daniel Villagómez University of Guelph

Daniela Grossi University of Guelph

Dave Vandenbroek Alliance Genetics Canada

Didier Gaudré IFIP

Germain Blouin Centre de développement du porc du Québec

Graham Plastow University of Alberta

Guillaume Sylvain-Drolet DNA LandMarks

Guo Zongyi Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences Institute

Isabelle Girard Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency

Jim Groves Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Jim Squires University of Guelph

Joël Rivest Centre de développement du porc du Québec

John Harding Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Josée Daigneault Zoetis

Ken Hamoen Sandridge Farms

Laurence Maignel Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Lee Whittington Prairie Swine Centre

Li Li Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Line Théroux Société des Éleveurs de porcs du Québec

Maria DeRosa Carleton University

Marie Vachon Swine Innovation Porc

Matt Loewen Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Michael Young Canada Pork International

Mohsen Jafarikia Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Murray Duggan Fast Genetics

Murray Pettitt University of Saskatchewan


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Participants Organization

Nicole Dion Olymel

Pan Hongmei Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences Institute

Patrick Chevillon IFIP

Peter Van Vloten Zoetis

Rod de Wolde Alliance Genetics Canada

Sandrine Schwob IFIP

Sophie Bernier DNA LandMarks

Stefanie Wyss Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Tamas Revay University of Guelph

Vincent Legendre IFIP

Violette Caron Centre de développement du porc du Québec

Walter Preugschas Peak Swine Genetics

Wim Van Berkel Western Swine Testing Association

Zhang FengMing Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences Institute

Zhou Jiantao Chongqing Longsheng Agriculture Development Ltd

Zhu Li Sichuan Agricultural University

CCSI Genetics Committee, May 2015

From left to right: Brian Sullivan, Dave Vandenbroek, Daniel Villagómez, Mohsen Jafarikia, Chris Crump, Wim Van Berkel, Dan Cohoe, Abida Ouyed, Frédéric Fortin, Raymond Deshaies, Marie

Vachon, Germain Blouin, Laurence Maignel, Jim Groves, Nicole Dion, Anh Quach, Lee Whittington, Daniela Grossi, Stefanie Wyss, Murray Duggan and Tamas Revay


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Appendix 4. Genetic change by breed

Yorkshire

Trait

2008 2014 Total change (2008-2014)

Average annual gain (2008-2014) #pigs EBV average #pigs EBV average

Lean Yield (%) 29,751 +0.02 19,497 +0.01 -0.01 -0.00

Loin Eye Area (cm2) 29,751 -0.35 19,497 +0.13 +0.48 +0.08

Age (days) 29,751 +3.90 31,987 -0.60 -4.50 -0.80

Feed Conversion (kg/kg) 29,751 +0.055 19,497 -0.011 -0.066 -0.011

Backfat (mm) 29,751 +0.03 31,987 -0.01 -0.04 -0.01

Lean Depth (mm) 29,751 -0.65 19,497 +0.23 +0.88 +0.15

Number Born (pigs/litter) 29,751 +0.08 31,987 +0.89 +0.81 +0.14

Piglet perinatal survival (%) 29,751 -0.67 31,987 +0.96 +1.62 +0.27

Farrowing interval (days) 29,751 0.00 31,987 +0.01 +0.01 +0.00

Functional teats (teat) 13,278 -0.13 23,742 +0.00 +0.21 +0.04

Landrace

Trait

2008 2014 Total change (2008-2014)


Lean Yield (%) 21,107 +0.02 13,660 +0.04 +0.02 +0.00

Loin Eye Area (cm2) 21,107 -0.28 13,660 +0.08 +0.36 +0.06

Age (days) 21,107 +2.90 23,153 -0.70 -3.70 -0.62


Backfat (mm) 21,107 -0.04 23,153 -0.09 -0.04 -0.01

Lean Depth (mm) 21,107 -0.26 13,660 +0.18 +0.44 +0.07

Number Born (pigs/litter) 21,107 -0.18 23,153 +0.61 +0.79 +0.13

Piglet perinatal survival (%) 21,088 -0.83 23,153 +1.06 +1.89 +0.32

Farrowing interval (days) 21,088 +0.08 23,153 +0.01 -0.07 -0.01

Functional teats (teats) 11,267 -0.12 21,467 +0.03 +0.15 +0.03

Duroc

Trait

2008 2014 Total change (2008-2014)


Lean Yield (%) 8,802 -0.27 10,015 +0.03 +0.30 +0.05

Loin Eye Area (cm2) 8,802 -1.40 10,015 +0.16 +1.56 +0.26

Age (days) 8,802 +6.00 10,037 -0.50 -6.50 -1.08


Backfat (mm) 8,802 +0.39 10,037 -0.04 -0.43 -0.072

Lean Depth (mm) 8,802 -1.56 10,015 +0.22 +1.79 +0.30

Number Born (pigs/litter) 8,802 +0.26 10,037 +0.37 +0.11 +0.02

Piglet perinatal survival (%) 8,802 +0.23 10,037 +0.15 -0.08 -0.01

Farrowing interval (days) 8,802 +0.02 10,037 +0.1 +0.08 +0.01

Functional teats (teats) 829 -0.25 4,366 +0.03 +0.28 +0.05

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Appendix 5. Economic value for commercial herds

Change in Commercial Sows (F1s) and Hogs due to genetic improvement in Canada from 2008 to 2014

Trait Sire Line

Duroc

Dam Line Market Hogs

Yorkshire Landrace F1s

Lean Yield (%) +0.30 -0.01 +0.02 +0.01 +0.16

Loin Eye Area (cm2) +1.56 +0.48 +0.36 +0.42 +0.99

Age (days) -6.50 -4.50 -3.70 -4.10 -5.30

Feed conversion (kg/kg) -0.086 -0.066 -0.057 -0.062 -0.074

Backfat thickness (mm) -0.43 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.24

Lean depth (mm) +1.79 +0.88 +0.44 +0.66 +1.22

Number born (pigs/litter) +0.81 +0.79 +0.80

Piglet perinatal survival (%) +1.62 +1.89 +1.76

Farrowing interval (days) +0.01 -0.07 -0.03

Functional teats (teats) +0.21 +0.15 +0.18

Sire Line Index ($/litter) $19.80

Dam Line Index ($/litter) $23.50 $19.00 $42.50

Sows are about $137 per year more productive today than 6 years ago due to genetic improvements in

growth, feed efficiency, carcass quality, litter size, piglet survival and number of teats.

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Appendix 6. Genetic Trends for herds active in 2014

Yorkshire Landrace Duroc


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Yorkshire Landrace Duroc


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Appendix 7. Summary for Backfat and Age at 100 Kg (2014)

#

Herds

# Pigs Tested

Age Averages Backfat Averages

# Boars

Age (days)

# Gilts

Age (days)

# Boars

Backfat (mm)

# Gilts

Backfat (mm)

Atlantic

Yorkshire 1 90 14 154 76 157 14 12.4 76 13.1

Landrace 2 22 10 151 12 151 10 12.6 12 12.4

Duroc 2 25 13 158 12 155 13 13.7 12 13.6

All 3 breeds 2 137 37 155 100 156 37 12.9 100 13.1

Québec

Yorkshire 14 7,777 1,490 148 4,842 156 1,490 11.5 4,842 12.1

Landrace 14 7,945 1,507 147 4,931 155 1,507 11.5 4,930 11.6

Duroc 10 4,248 1,953 144 2,152 153 1,953 10.5 2,152 11.0

All 3 breeds 19 19,970 4,950 146 11,925 155 4,950 11.1 11,924 11.7

Ontario

Yorkshire 19 3,875 676 146 3,197 150 676 10.4 3,197 11.3

Landrace 16 2,920 657 143 2,262 150 657 10.0 2,262 10.9

Duroc 15 1,906 763 145 1,143 153 763 9.9 1,143 10.6

All 3 breeds 21 8,701 2,096 144 6,602 151 2,096 10.1 6,602 11

West

Yorkshire 36 33,522 5,409 160 28,113 170 5,288 10.0 14,874 9.3

Landrace 31 18,179 3,421 156 14,757 161 3,343 10.5 4,830 8.5

Duroc 27 5,400 2,714 157 2,682 163 2,688 9.8 2,677 9.9

All 3 breeds 39 57,101 11,544 158 45,552 166 11,319 10.1 22,381 9.2

Canada

Yorkshire 70 45,264 7,589 156 36,228 166 7,468 10.3 22,989 10.2

Landrace 63 29,066 5,595 152 21,962 159 5,517 10.7 12,034 10.2

Duroc 54 11,579 5,443 151 5,989 157 5,417 10.1 5,984 10.4

All 3 breeds 81 85,909 18,627 153 64,179 162 18,402 10.4 41,007 10.2

Note: 3,105 purebred castrates, 1,356 animals from other breeds and 2,698 crossbred pigs were also tested on the program during this time period


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Appendix 8. Sow Productivity Summary (2014)

Parity # Herds

Total Piglets Born Piglets Born Alive

# Litters Average Upper 10

th

percentile # Litters Average

Upper 10th

percentile

Yorkshire

1 68 13,846 12.5 13.7 12,774 10.9 12.8

2 65 10,343 13.2 14.5 9,404 11.6 13.6

3 61 7,731 14.1 15.0 6,939 12.2 13.7

4 59 6,370 14.3 15.3 5,715 12.1 14.0

5 58 5,107 14.2 15.6 4,605 11.9 13.9

6 53 3,408 14.0 15.5 3,060 11.6 13.5

7+ 50 4,213 12.9 15.7 3,670 10.8 13.2

All 73 51,018 13.4 15.2 46,167 11.5 13.6

Landrace

1 52 6,800 12.2 13.1 5,923 11.0 12.2

2 51 5,121 12.4 13.1 4,333 11.3 12.2

3 49 3,914 13.2 14.0 3,458 11.9 13.2

4 45 3,125 13.3 14.3 2,866 11.8 13.2

5 46 2,192 13.0 14.5 2,006 11.5 13.3

6 40 1,539 12.9 14.5 1,420 11.2 13.2

7+ 41 2,586 12.0 14.5 2,277 10.5 13.5

All 58 25,277 12.6 14.2 22,283 11.3 13.1

Duroc

1 37 951 9.4 10.8 805 8.4 10.2

2 37 725 9.7 11.3 608 8.7 10.1

3 32 396 10.3 12.3 343 9.1 12.0

4 24 225 10.5 11.4 195 9.2 10.6

5 18 126 10.6 13.6 106 9.2 11.4

6 15 62 10.7 12.0 54 8.9 10.3

7+ 14 37 10.6 14.0 29 8.8 10.5

All 40 2,522 9.9 12.0 2,140 8.7 11.0

Note: 49,362 litters from commercial sows and other breeds were born during the same time period


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Appendix 9. Participating A.I. Centres

Participating A.I. Centres

CIPQ inc. (Roxton) a/s Ronald Drapeau

2100, Rang 6 Roxton Falls, PQ J0H 1E0

Tél: (514) 375-9977 Fax: (514) 375-2077 Email: [email protected]

www.cipq.com

CIPQ inc. (St-Lambert)

a/s Ronald Drapeau 1486, rang St-Aimé

Saint-Lambert, PQ G0S 2WO Tél: (418) 889-9748 Fax: (418) 889-8210

Email: [email protected] www.cipq.com

International Genetics PEI Ltd.

Box 43 Mount Stewart, PE C0A 1T0

Tel: (902) 659-2883 Email: [email protected]

www.peipork.pe.ca/quality/aiunit

Magnum Swine Genetics

Box 1514 Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0

Tel: (403) 553-4844 1-888-553-4844 Fax: (403) 553-4845

Email: [email protected] www.magnumswine.com

OSI Swine A.I. Centre

P.O. Box 400 Innerkip, ON N0J 1M0

Tel: (519) 469-3010 Fax: (519) 469-8692 Email: [email protected]

www.osi.org

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://pdcc/Stefanie/www.peipork.pe.ca/quality/aiunitfile://pdcc/Stefanie/[email protected]://pdcc/Stefanie/www.magnumswine.comhttp://www.osi.org/

Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Central Experimental Farm, Bldg. 75, 960 Carling Avenue

Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6 Phone: (613) 233-8872

Fax: (613) 233-8903 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ccsi.ca

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