Topigs Norsvin: farmer-owned pig genetics, TN70 and TN Duroc
Topigs Norsvin is a farmer-owned pig breeding company formed in 2014, supplying TN70 sows and TN Tempo and TN Duroc sire lines in over 70 countries.
Topigs Norsvin is a farmer-owned pig breeding company, formed in 2014 when the Dutch Topigs and Norwegian Norsvin cooperatives combined their international operations.
Netherlands · Farmer-owned cooperative
Topigs Norsvin is a pig genetics company with cooperative roots in the Netherlands and Norway. Dutch pig farmers set up the Centraal Bureau voor de Varkensfokkerij in 1922, and Norwegian pig farmers founded Norsvin as their own cooperative in 1958. In 2014 the two combined their international operations as Topigs Norsvin, which remains farmer-owned and is based in Den Bosch in the Netherlands.
The company breeds maternal and terminal sire lines, with selection that weighs reproduction, feed efficiency, survival and production traits together, an approach it calls Balanced Breeding. Its best-known products are the TN70 hybrid sow, which combines Norsvin Landrace and Z-line genetics, and the TN Tempo and TN Duroc sire lines. For a pig unit, the sow line shapes litter size and piglet survival, while the terminal sire drives growth, feed conversion and carcass value.
Size of the business
Topigs Norsvin is active in more than 70 countries, and its selection covers over 40 traits.
What does the company offer?
Topigs Norsvin offers maternal and terminal sire lines, including TN70, TN Tempo and TN Duroc, along with breeding programmes and reproduction support.
How should a buyer make contact?
Sales are organised by country and business unit, with local contacts for each market. A useful enquiry describes the farm, the scale of the project and the timing required.
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