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Genus plc
TypePublic
ISINGB0002074580 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryBiotechnology
Founded1933
HeadquartersBasingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Key people
Iain Ferguson, Chairman[1]
Steven Wilson, CEO[1]
RevenueIncrease £593.4 million (2022)[2]
Increase £49.4 million (2022)[2]
Decrease £36.7 million (2022)[2]
Websitewww.genusplc.com

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.

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Biotechnology

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Basingstoke

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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]

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Operations

The Company has three divisions:[6]

  • ABS - products for cattle
  • PIC - products for pigs
  • Genus R&D - management of the research and development pipeline for cattle, pigs and other species.

PIC's pedigree herds sire an estimated 30% of commercially reared pigs.[7]

Source: "Genus plc", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 16th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus_plc.

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References
  1. ^ a b "Genus plc - Investor Relations - Genus Board". genusplc.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Genus plc. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ The BSE Inquiry Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Genus agrees to acquire ABS Global". Milwaukee Business Journal. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Genus Completes Acquisition Of Sygen". The Pig Site. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Genus". Market Watch. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ Devlin, Hannah (20 June 2018). "Scientists genetically engineer pigs immune to costly disease". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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