World Leading Swine Genetics

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World Leading Swine Genetics Solution Provider

• www.hypor.com

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About Hypor

• Head Office Saskatchewan, Canada
• 250 employees worldwide
• Operating Companies Spain, Canada, Benelux,
  Italy
• Dealers in Japan, The Philippines, Germany,
  Poland, Mexico, Thailand
• Market leaders in Canada, Spain
• High health nucleus herds in Canada and Spain

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Hypor Canadian Operations
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Hypor Units
Tullymet Genetic Nucleus
Green Hill AI Stud
Bon Accord Genetic Nucleus
Kenlis Genetic Nucleus
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Setting Direction

• Mission
• Hypor will add value to the global pork industry
  with customized genetic solutions supporting
  profitable pork production.
• Vision
• By 2010, Hypor will be a top 3 genetic solution
  provider in our selected markets creating value
  for all of our stakeholders.

• Values
• Hypor will succeed based on these core values
• Reliability
• Customer focus
• High standards of performance
• Ethical, responsible behaviour
• Market Orientation
• Hypor will focus on profitable growth achieved
  through differentiation (unique genetic
  solutions) and focus (choose profitable markets
  only)

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Hypor Fundamentals

• Regional organization
• Eastern/Western Europe, Americas, Asia
• Focus on specific markets
• Own all Nucleus breeding sites
• Full control and maximize genetic progress
• proactive breeding solutions
• Widely disbursed yet interconnected gene pool
• High health
• Focus on quantitative breeding techniques gene
  transfer technology.
• Monitor biotechnology developments
• Meet shareholders financial and operational
  expectations
• Active and contributing member of the Nutreco
  group
• Participate in the expected consolidation process
  of pig breeding companies.

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History of Hypor

• 1965 Hypor formed by Hendrix
• 1973 Formation of Hypor Spain
• Formation of Hypor International
• Formation of Hypor KI artificial insemination
  business unit
• 1979 First nucleus farms in Spain
• 1980 NPD Canada incorporated in Saskatchewan as
  first international franchise
• 1992 Acquisition of Gottem nucleus farm to
  Hendrix feed AI unit by Hypor Belgium
• 1995 Hypor Spain takes over HINA, the Nanta pig
  breeding company
• 1997 NPD Canada negotiates cancellation of
  franchise with PIC/NPD England
• 1998 Genex Swine Group formed
• 1999 Merger of Bovar/Parvak, The Netherlands
• Canadian Nucleus sow herd doubled
• 2003 Genex merges with Hypor to form Hypor
• Hypor Spain acquires Gratal, high health
  nucleus

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Hypors International Presence
Germany
Netherlands
Russia
Belgium
Canada
Central Eastern Europe
USA
Poland
Portugal
China
Japan
Mexico
Spain
Thailand
Philippines
Nigeria
Brazil
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What We Do

• We strive to meet and exceed producer
  expectations, innovate and lead in product
  development and deliver high quality customer
  service

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Genetic Improvement Pyramid
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Product Delivery
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Our Breeds

• A supplier of high quality swine genetics with a
  reputation for innovation and leadership, Hypor
  offers producers a robust product line.

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Hypors Global Sow Portfolio
The Tailor-Made Approach
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• Sire Lines Dam Lines

GGP
Duroc, Rock-Y, Bod-Y or Beau-Pi
Large White
Landrace
GP
PS
Duroc, Rock-Y, Bod-Y or Beau-Pi
FP
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Selection Traits Sow Lines

• Fertility BLUP
• Total born piglets
• Piglets born alive
• Piglet birth weight
• Piglets weaned
• Survival/mortality
• Age at first mating
• Interval weaning mating
• Daily Gain
• Meat percentage
• Feed conversion
• Carcass grading
• Meat quality

• Other traits
• Exterior (legs, conformation, etc.)
• Congenital defects
• (Maternal) Behavior
• Udder teats
• Milk production

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Hypor Breeding Program

• Distribution selection pressure Sow line

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EBV trends
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Landrace Performance
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Large White Performance
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Genex Hybrid Performance 2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Genex Hybrid Performance 1999-2004
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Hypors Global Boar Portfolio

• The Tailor-Made Approach

The arrows show the direction that genetics is
targeting for the future of each breed
Japan AB-Boar Available in Japan Only
Duroc Available in North America
Rock-Y Available in North America
Bod-Y Available in North America
Beau-Pi Available in Europe
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Selection Traits - Boar Lines

• Carcass BLUP
• Daily Gain
• Meat percentage
• Feed conversion
• Loin depth
• Loin Muscle Area
• Meat quality (PSE)
• Carcass grading
• Piglet vitality
• Other Traits
• Exterior (legs, conformation, etc.)
• Congenital defects
• Libido

• Biotechnology parameters
• Free of Halothane (except BeauPi)
• Free of RN-gene
• tests for a large scope of IMF, marbling
  related marker genes like HFABP, etc

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Hypor Breeding Program

• Distribution selection pressure Sire Line (excl.
  exterior traits)

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Genex Duroc test Quebec
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Genex Duroc test Alberta
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Hypor Customer Leader in Alberta Industry

• The third annual Olymelperformance awards.
• Five different categories in each category we
  had a Hyporcustomer either as a winner oras
  runner up.
• The Baas family accepted the Highest Index Award
  and theprestigious Grand ChampionAward for top
  overallperformance. The data was on some 5,400
  hogs. They were using the Genex Duroc as a
  terminal boar.

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Synergy trial Grow-Finish Results
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Synergy trial Cutout Pigs (U.o.G.)
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Synergy trial Cutout Pigs (U.o.G.)
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Synergy trial Cutout Pigs (U.o.G.)
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Field trial Quebec Duroc and Rocky nursery data
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Field trial Quebec Duroc and Rocky Finishing
data
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Rock-Y Slaughter results - Ontario
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Bio-Hypor

• BioHypor drives superior genetic progress and
  maintains and improves the health status of your
  herd.

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Bio-Hypor

• Bio-Hypor is a genetic selection tool that puts
  the power of a genetics company into the
  customers hands. Customers are able to plan
  their own breeding programs.
• Data exchange
• Identification of individual
• Estimation of breeding values with EuriBLUP
• GGP semen exchange with Hypor Nucleus
• Selection best pure lines to be GGP or GP
• Transmission of superior genes direct to PS level

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Exchange Genes and Data
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Tailor-Made Breeding System
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BioHypor Benefits
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Our Breeding Program

• Hypor breeding is a part of the Euribrid family
  of breeding companies dedicated exclusively to
  breeding development of new genetic solutions
  for the worldwide market.

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Breeding and RD

• Quantitative Genetics Data processsing (IT)
• Improved analysis techniques
• Additional measurements
• Intensified data collection / processing
• Biotechnology (DNA)
• Gene markers/QTL
• Functional genes
• Micro Array gene expression
• Geneflow technology
• Embryo transfer
• Frozen semen

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Some Research Development Alliances

• Gilt Pool Management for Improved Production
• reduce animal replacement rates to lt45,
  improving sow 'fitness', decreasing sow death
  losses, increasing labor efficiency space
  utilization
• Embryo Transfer
• new non-surgical procedures for transfer of
  embryos developed and have proven to be successful

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Customer Service Model

• Tools that add value.