Company

SUISAG is an innovative and value-oriented company for Swiss pig farmers and international genetics customers. With around 100 employees at various national and international sites, it is a leader in Swiss genetics, health programmes and at the level of service. SUISAG’s mission is clear: Through our work, we support our customers as their partner ensuring their successful and recognised results in responsible pig farming.

Customers at home and abroad can benefit from the comprehensive experience we have gained over decades. Switzerland’s official PRRS-free status and the decontamination of mycoplasma throughout the country also offer great advantages to customers abroad.

Take advantage of our many years of experience – we’re here for you!

In 1998, SUISAG resulted from the merger of different organisations of the pig sector.

As central service company headquartered in Sempach, we take care of the concerns of the Swiss pig production. SUISAG performs important tasks for the benefit of pig farming, particularly in the areas breeding, artificial insemination and pig health. In addition to the main shareholder Suisseporcs and a number of majority shareholders from the industry, there are also about 250 pig farmers holding SUISAG shares.

In the last three years, we have invested about CHF 1,2 m per year. In this way, we ensure sustainable further development of SUISAG as well as perfect services for our customers and partners at home and abroad.

Since 2015, there are two large photovoltaic plants on the SUISAG roofs of MLP Sempach and the artificial insemination (AI) station in Knutwil. The 4,553 solar modules and 43 inverters produce about 1,1 m kWh power. This allows for CO2-neutral coverage of the demand of about 300 households.

 

International

SUISAG cooperates with different partners worldwide. In various German AI organisations, there are SUISAG maternal line boars that are regularly replaced by new boars from Switzerland.

In addition to the export of fresh and deep-frozen sperm and breeding animals into European markets and sales markets outside Europe (e.g. Russia), our everyday work also includes the rendering of services dealing with genetics, artificial insemination and health.

The reliable breeding of SUISAG and their Swiss partners as well as the clear advantages of Swiss genetics in combination with extensive know-how in the area health, make us an increasingly attractive partner for customers worldwide.

   

Breeding & Genetics Division

In the past years, the pig breeding programme in Switzerland has decisively contributed to the improvement of resource efficiency and profitability in the pig production. Our breeding specialists closely cooperate with the nucleus breeding and multiplier herds to continuously promote an effective further development of genetics and – therefore – to improve the added value at the production level.

 

Production & Sales Division (P&S)

At the two AI stations of SUISAG, there are boars of two maternal line and three paternal line breeds. Thanks to this diversity, we are able to meet a wide range of requirements of sperm customers. With the targeted use of boars with a high health potential (coli resistances) or particularly good meat quality, specific improvements – be it in the stable or at the slaughter house – can be obtained.

  

Pig Health Service Division

The pig health service (SGD) supports animal-friendly husbandry as well as the quality-assured food production by targeted counselling of the pig farmers. By certifying the participating herds and by means of the SuisSano additional program, SGD provides answers to important social concerns regarding animal husbandry, particularly pig health in Switzerland.