Consulting
Guidance on genetics programs, sire selection and cryopreservation strategy for your operation.
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Services
Specialized collection, freezing and genetics support for swine producers.
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Custom freezing
Your boar, frozen at our center.
Custom freezing
Preserve your best boar.
Ship your qualified boar to IBS for evaluation and freezing. Semen can be returned to you or stored at IBS for a monthly fee.
- Ship your qualified boar to IBS
- Evaluation and freezing at our center
- Semen returned to you, or stored at IBS for a monthly fee
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Custom collection
A program built around your operation.
Custom collection
Let us handle collection.
Take advantage of our experience in semen collection, processing and distribution through a program built around your operation.
- Collection and processing by our team
- Every collection evaluated for quality
- Distribution to your operation
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Genetic preservation
5 mL straws, held in liquid nitrogen at IBS.
Genetic preservation
Keep your genetics for the future.
Long-term cryopreservation of your boars' semen, frozen and stored at our center in Eldora, Iowa. We preserve only semen frozen at our center.
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Guidance, seedstock and specialty genetics
Seedstock
Maternal-line gilts and boars are available year-round through Kerns Farms. Contact Steve Kerns at 641-344-5166.
Niman Ranch genetics
Heritage breed genetics approved for the Niman Ranch network. IBS provides frozen semen from heritage breeds that meet Niman Ranch's breed and husbandry protocols.
Behind every dose
We worry about the details, so you don't have to.
The semen dose that arrives at your farm is the final product of a much larger system built around consistency, fertility, animal health and long-term genetic improvement.
Quality evaluation
- Every collection assessed for motility, morphology, concentration and longevity
- Semen re-evaluated daily after collection for longevity and quality
- Sperm cell counts verified and dose consistency validated
- Extenders continually evaluated and water quality monitored
Health and handling
- Comprehensive health monitoring and routine diagnostic testing support every collection
- Standardized protocols for collection, processing, extension, cooling, packaging and transportation
- Semen arrives in optimal condition regardless of season, weather or shipping distance
Dependable availability
- Production schedules adjusted as your demand changes
- An order desk you can reach Monday to Thursday
Genetic improvement
- Coordinated maternal and terminal breeding programs
- Selection for meat quality, fertility, maternal performance, litter size, structural soundness, growth and carcass merit
- Continual data collection and decades of breed-specific experience
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