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Babcock genetics' Costa Rican partnership
Babcock Genetics, a leading supplier of closed herd
proprietary pork genetics, has announced a partnership with Alimentos Cristal, a
food, feed and genetics company based in Zarcero, Costa
Rica.
Alimentos Cristal President Nelson Rojas said “the
objective of this partnership is to provide local producers with first rate
closed herd genetics that are necessary to support the pork marketing strategy
of our company.â€
Kevin Schleusner, Babcock's Sales and Marketing Manager,
said “we have worked diligently in recent months to establish a first rate
daughter nucleus herd in Costa Rica.
This herd provides the foundation
for Alimentos Cristal in Costa Rica as well as other countries as their market
expands.†Alimentos Cristal will market throughout Central America as well as
Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela and other countries in Latin
America.
“Costa Rica's high health status is a key to marketing in other
countries in Central and South America,†Schleusner added, “and this partnership
utilising Babcock's superior genetics will help Alimentos Cristal expand their
expertise.â€
Babcock Genetics has been a well-known supplier of closed
herd swine genetic programs for 40 years. The company employs genetic
consultants who provide onsite training and continuing support for customers to
insure that the closed genetic system delivers beneficial
results.
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