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Fast Genetics
Canadian swine genetics company owned by Sexing Technologies (Inguran LLC, Navasota TX). Founded 1982; nucleus herds stocked only via caesarean-derived piglets and embryo transfer. Pioneer of sex-sorted semen in swine.
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Did you know2016
STgenetics, the parent of Fast Genetics/AcuFast, is one of the world's leaders in sex-sorted bovine semen — their SexedULTRA technology uses flow cytometry to sort X- and Y-chromosome-bearing sperm, allowing cattle producers to choose calf sex with high accuracy. After acquiring Fast Genetics, STgenetics began applying this technology to swine — a technically harder problem (pigs require 10-100x more sperm per insemination than cattle, making commercial sex-sorting in pigs more challenging than in cattle). Sex-sorted swine semen would allow genetics companies to control progeny sex at the commercial farm level, accelerating genetic gain and enabling gender-specific finishing protocols. Fast Genetics is the R&D conduit through which bovine flow cytometry technology is being adapted for pig breeding — a cross-industry technology transfer from cattle to swine not visible from outside the STgenetics parent.
National Hog Farmer ↗Origin2023
Fast Genetics was founded in 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as a Western Canada pig genetics company with an unusual biosecurity founding principle: all nucleus animals have been caesarean-derived since day one, and no live external animals have ever entered the nucleus herd. In July 2015, Fast Genetics was acquired by STgenetics (formerly Sexing Technologies), a Navasota, Texas company whose core business is sex-sorted bovine semen (SexedULTRA technology). In 2022, STgenetics acquired Acuity (an Illinois-based US swine genetics company from The Maschhoffs pork family). In June 2023, Fast Genetics and Acuity were merged under the brand AcuFast — dissolving the Fast Genetics name into a combined North American swine genetics platform now owned by a cattle-focused company with ~$950M in annual revenue.
The Pig Site ↗Capacity2023
Fast Genetics maintains an unusual biosecurity standard that distinguishes its nucleus from other commercial swine genetics companies: since 1982, all animals in the nucleus have been introduced only via caesarean section or embryo transfer — no live external breeding animals have ever entered the herd. The company owns its own feed mill, transport fleet, and truck wash to maintain this closed system. This protocol was established 40+ years before PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus) became the dominant disease threat in North American pork production, yet it happens to provide exactly the kind of health status protection that PRRS-free status requires. The nucleus is located in Spiritwood, Saskatchewan.
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