{"id":362,"date":"2018-02-11T23:13:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T23:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2018-02-11T23:13:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T23:13:53","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/ca-fr\/company-2\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1938<\/h3>\n<p>Commercial bovine artificial insemination (AI) begins using fresh, quickly delivered semen. How quickly? Imagine small planes air-dropping parachutes of vessels containing semen to waiting technicians standing beside ground markers. Quite a picture, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1941<\/h3>\n<p>Rockefeller (Rock) Prentice of Barrington, Illinois, forms the American Dairy Guernsey Associates (ADGA) of Northern Illinois, the precursor to today\u2019s ABS Global. Three Guernsey sires form the core of an organization that would become the first privately owned bull stud in the USA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1945<\/h3>\n<p>In 1945, Holstein sires, the most popular dairy breed sold globally today, join the ABS lineup and quickly make a name for themselves (and a name-change for us).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1945<\/h3>\n<p>In 1945, ADGA of Northern Illinois changes its name to the American Scientific Breeding Institute to reflect a greater number of Holsteins than Guernseys.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.jpg\" alt=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1947<\/h3>\n<p>In 1947, a new year brings a new breed as Jersey sires join the company lineup.<\/p>\n<p>In 1947, we move from Illinois to Madison, Wis., and change our name to Wisconsin Scientific Breeding Institute.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1948<\/h3>\n<p>In 1948, Rock Prentice and Dr. E.L. Willet establish the American Foundation of the Study of Genetics. A few years later, the foundation would create the first embryo transfer calf using a now-familiar process known today as \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 in vitro fertilization (IVF).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1950<\/h3>\n<p>The company breaks into the beef market when it adds Angus sires to the lineup.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.jpg\" alt=\"9\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1953<\/h3>\n<p>In 1953, the first semen ampule to hold frozen semen is created. Made of glass, the ampule holds 1.2 cc of semen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1953<\/h3>\n<p>In 1953, the world meets Frosty, a healthy heifer and the first North American calf born from frozen semen artificial insemination. Thirty years later, history would be made again when the same semen successfully conceives another AI calf (clearly, frozen semen has a long, long shelf life).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.jpg\" alt=\"11\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1954<\/h3>\n<p>In 1953, the world meets Frosty, a healthy heifer and the first North American calf born from frozen semen artificial insemination. Thirty years later, history would be made again when the same semen successfully conceives another AI calf (clearly, frozen semen has a long, long shelf life).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1956<\/h3>\n<p>In 1956, our researchers collaborate with Linde Corporation to introduce the industry\u2019s first container for storing and transporting frozen semen using liquid nitrogen.<\/p>\n<p>The container was funded by the organization at a cost of $770,000 and establishes us as the first organization in the USA to rely 100 percent on liquid nitrogen-refrigerated frozen semen. Peru becomes the first country to receive frozen semen outside of the USA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/0S6B8111.jpg\" alt=\"0S6B8111\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1956<\/h3>\n<p>In 1956, Dr. Basile Luyet joins the organization. This Catholic priest and prominent cryobiologist perfects the process for freezing and storing semen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.jpg\" alt=\"14\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1956<\/h3>\n<p>Remember the parachuting semen of 1938? In 1956, thanks to our new transport container, drivers can now deliver frozen semen via the first truck route in the Midwest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.jpg\" alt=\"15\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1958<\/h3>\n<p>In 1958, our name is officially changed to American Breeders Service (ABS).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.jpg\" alt=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1959<\/h3>\n<p>In 1959, Rock Prentice has trouble finding accurate, accessible production records to improve genetic evaluations. He discovers the Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland, has the information he needs. The bad news: They lack funding to do anything with them. However, thanks to a generous donation from Rock Prentice, daughter records by bull and breed are published in the first AI sire summary.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/17.jpg\" alt=\"17\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1963<\/h3>\n<p>In 1963, ABS geneticist, Dr. Robert E. Walton, introduces the Estimated Daughter Superiority (EDS) measurement, a young sire program to progeny test sires in a truly random fashion. EDS determines the value of bulls old enough to have milking daughters, which lays the foundation for the genetic evaluations used everywhere today. Dr. Walton would go on to become the 2nd president of ABS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.jpg\" alt=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1965<\/h3>\n<p>In 1965, DeForest, Wis., USA, becomes ABS headquarters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/19.jpg\" alt=\"19\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1967<\/h3>\n<p>In 1967, the now infamous ABS Bullboard is erected along I-94 in DeForest. Since its inception, it has hosted thousands of punny messages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/20.jpg\" alt=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1967<\/h3>\n<p>In his later years, Rock Prentice considers several buyers for the company, eventually choosing W.R. Grace &amp; Company in 1967.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/21.jpg\" alt=\"21\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1968<\/h3>\n<p>In 1968, ABS introduces the first computerized mating program, initially called Genetic Mating Service (GMS), which has made more than 68 million matings since its inception.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.jpg\" alt=\"22\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1968<\/h3>\n<p>In 1968, ABS creates linear genetic evaluation systems that would later be adopted by the Holstein Association.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/23.jpg\" alt=\"23\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1971<\/h3>\n<p>In 1971, ABS opens for business in France.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/24.jpg\" alt=\"24\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1975<\/h3>\n<p>In 1975, the first Genetic Trait Summary is published in the USA. This first-of-its-kind dataset would become a valuable asset for mating cows with the GMS (which now stands for Genetic Management System) program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/25.jpg\" alt=\"25\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1978<\/h3>\n<p>In 1978, ABS invents and introduces a monitor ampule placed with stored semen, improving quality control by ensuring semen is maintained at the proper temperature.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/26.jpg\" alt=\"26\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1980<\/h3>\n<p>In 1953, the world meets Frosty, a healthy heifer and the first North American calf born from frozen semen artificial insemination. Thirty years later, history would be made again when the same semen successfully conceives another AI calf (clearly, frozen semen has a long, long shelf life).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/27.jpg\" alt=\"27\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1980<\/h3>\n<p>In 1980, our Reproductive Management System (RMS) manages herd reproduction by utilizing heat detection, artificial insemination, synchronization, and data management services provided by professional technicians.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/29.jpg\" alt=\"29\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1987<\/h3>\n<p>In 1987, ABS develops nuclear fusion transfer. This involves the cells of a cow\u2019s embryo being loosened and individually placed into donor cow eggs that had their own DNA content removed. Once paired, the two are fused together to create a cloned embryo. These embryos are transferred to surrogate cows to create cloned calves. The first two calves born from this technology were named Fusion and Copy. Seems appropriate!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/30.jpg\" alt=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1993<\/h3>\n<p>Ardshiel, Inc. acquires the company and changes its name to ABS Global. Has a nice ring to it, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/31.jpg\" alt=\"31\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1994<\/h3>\n<p>Hola, M\u00e9xico. In 1994, ABS Global opens a branch in yet another new country.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/32.jpg\" alt=\"32\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1996<\/h3>\n<p>In 1996, ABS Global enters a joint venture with Incorporated Pecplan Bradesco, a Brazilian company that imports and distributes insemination products, adopting their stud as our own. The joint venture becomes known as ABS Pecplan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/33.jpg\" alt=\"33\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1996<\/h3>\n<p>Where\u2019s the beef? In 1996, our partnership with Circle A Ranch and the Angus Sire Alliance makes ABS Global the exclusive marketing agent for some of the most profitable beef bulls in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.jpg\" alt=\"13\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1997<\/h3>\n<p>In 1997, ABS Global announces the arrival of Gene, the world\u2019s first cloned bovine calf. Even though Gene is in the womb at the same time as &#8220;Dolly the Sheep,&#8221; the world\u2019s first cloned animal, Dolly is born first due to a sheep\u2019s shorter gestation period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/35.jpg\" alt=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1998<\/h3>\n<p>In 1998, ABS Global introduces Valiant\u00ae, a line named after the influential ABS sire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/36.jpg\" alt=\"36\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1999<\/h3>\n<p>In 1999, Genus plc, a publicly traded company based in England, purchases ABS Global.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/37.jpg\" alt=\"Genus ABS web site shoot 11th June 2012\nJames Hudson, Uk Production and Operations Manager.\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2000<\/h3>\n<p>In 2000, additives further our success as Powerstart\u2122 silage additive enters the UK market.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/38.jpg\" alt=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2002<\/h3>\n<p>G\u2019day, Australia! In 2002, Genus plc buys ABS Australia, followed a few years later by its purchase of Riverina Artificial Breeders (RAB), the second largest semen production and progeny testing center in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/39.jpg\" alt=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<p>In 2005, the company officially geeks out as Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA) replaces the photographic tracking process for post-thaw semen checks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/40.jpg\" alt=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<p>Bovine, meet porcine. In 2005, Genus plc purchases Pig Improvement Company, the largest porcine genetics company in the world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/41.jpg\" alt=\"41\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<p>In 2005, ABS Global purchases land in Dekorra, Wis., USA, a township just north of DeForest. In 2007, a second headquarters facility is built with European-approved collection barns, an isolation barn, a rearing barn, and processing lab, as well as a state-of-the-art observation deck, arrival facility, calf facility, the Vern Meier Historical Barn, and a number of other ongoing projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/42.jpg\" alt=\"42\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2006<\/h3>\n<p>Guten tag, Deutschland! In 2006, we begin business in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/43.jpg\" alt=\"43\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2006<\/h3>\n<p>First Brazil, then the world. In 2006, ABS Global introduces the ABS Sexation\u2122 product line globally after a successful introduction in Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/44.jpg\" alt=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2007<\/h3>\n<p>In 2007, the company creates Fertility Plus\u00ae, a semen fertility product that increases conception rate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/45.jpg\" alt=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2008<\/h3>\n<p>In 2008, ABS Global begins genomic testing, analyzing DNA to estimate future performance more reliably and at an earlier age. Today, all sires in the ABS program are genomic tested.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/46.jpg\" alt=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2009<\/h3>\n<p>In 2009, ABS Global makes history with the only stud to have nine \u201cmillionaire\u201d sires, each of which has produced and sold more than one million units of semen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/47.jpg\" alt=\"47\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2009<\/h3>\n<p>In 2009, ABS China is founded.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/48.jpg\" alt=\"48\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<p>In 2011, collections start in our Whenby, England, facility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/49.jpg\" alt=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<p>As part of the new Dairy InFocus program, in 2011, cows with a lower genetic ranking are bred to beef with the resulting calves sold at a premium. Top-performing cows are used to create dairy replacement heifers. Today, InFocus is recognized as the leading source for premium dairy beef feeder cattle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/absmMockup.jpg\" alt=\"absmMockup\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<p>Released in 2012, ABS Monitor is the first reproductive monitoring program in the Artificial Insemination industry, helping dairy farmers easily produce more pregnancy and increase profitability of their business.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/50.jpg\" alt=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<p>As part of the new Dairy InFocus program, in 2011, cows with a lower genetic ranking are bred to beef with the resulting calves sold at a premium. Top-performing cows are used to create dairy replacement heifers. Today, InFocus is recognized as the leading source for premium dairy beef feeder cattle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/51.jpg\" alt=\"51\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<p>In 2012, ABS Global becomes the first company to use a proprietary database. Real World Data\u00ae (RWD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/52.jpg\" alt=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<p>Using RWD, in 2012 the company launches Sire Fertility, an index to measure a sire\u2019s semen fertility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/54.jpg\" alt=\"54\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2014<\/h3>\n<p>In 2014, the Global Production System (GPS) computerizes the entire production process. From collection through processing and storage, bar codes are used to track the semen of studs around the world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/55.jpg\" alt=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2014<\/h3>\n<p>In 2014, our Net Profit Genetics\u2122 program helps create more efficient, low-maintenance, and sustainable herds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/57.jpg\" alt=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, ABS Global acquires In-Vitro Brazil (IVB), the world leader in commercial bovine IVF.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/58.jpg\" alt=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, there\u2019s even more great news from Brazil as the company launches Y SYNC, an app that facilitates heat cycle synchronization in herds. The software is also used to monitor and collect information for the Fixed Time AI (FTAI) Beef Program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/59.jpg\" alt=\"59\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, ABS Global produces the first commercial units from our proprietary genomic bulls, each of which is born from our elite female nucleus herd.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_4795.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4795\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>Ol\u00e1 novamente, Brasil. In 2015, GPLAN, a mating program for Girolando bulls, is released in Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/60.jpg\" alt=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, ABS Global develops TransitionRight<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/61.jpg\" alt=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, ABS Global launches ABS NEO, an embryo program powered by exclusive IVB Transfer\u2122 technology.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/62.jpg\" alt=\"62\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p>In 2015, the Ruthin Gallery, a viewing room, meeting room, and education center opens in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/63.jpg\" alt=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, ABS Global acquires St. Jacobs ABC, an elite dairy genetics supplier that has been providing ABS with prestigious genetics since 1990.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/64.jpg\" alt=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, the Brahma Genetics Facility is opened in Pune, India.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/65.jpg\" alt=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>Hooray, yippee, huzzah! In 2016, the company celebrates 75 exciting years of nonstop and unbeatable genetic progress.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/66.jpg\" alt=\"66\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, ABS Global and De-Su Holsteins form a joint venture, De Novo Genetics. The partnership develops elite and differentiated Holstein genetics to help increase customer profitability through improved herd productivity, health, and efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.genusplc.com\/absglobal\/wp-content\/uploads\/67.jpg\" alt=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, ABS Pecplan and Agropecuaria Fazenda Brasil partner to collect and analyze individual feed intake data on crossbred animals, the first time this has been done in a commercial environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1938 Commercial bovine artificial insemination (AI) begins using fresh, quickly delivered semen. How quickly? Imagine small planes air-dropping parachutes of vessels containing semen to waiting technicians standing beside ground markers. 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