DanBred is managed by the "Danish Pig Research Centre" and has a board that consists partly of representatives of pig producer associations in Denmark and from the associations "Danske Slagterier" (Danish Slaughterhouses), "Dansk Landbrug" (Danish Farmers Association), "Danske Svineproducenter" (Danish Pig Producers), and partly composed of pig producers, who have joined of their own volition. That makes DanBred the pig producers’ breeding system.
DanBred is an open system, in which all parties involved are obliged to adhere to common rules that are established by the "Danish Pig Research Centre". All parties involved with the breeding system have signed a contract with the research centre. The system is open to all who can adhere to the common rules. This openness ensures healthy competition between the different parties involved in DanBred and is one of the foundation stones for the success of the DanBred system. Internal competition within the system ensures that all parties involved perform optimally.
Outside of the pure breeding, the people involved in the system also perform activities related to marketing, sales and distribution of breeding material.
The genetic management establishes the breeding objective as well as the conditions and rules for nucleus and multiplier breeding and consists of the board of pig producers from the "Pig Research Centre", with the Genetic Research and Development department being responsible for development of the genetic material.
The nucleus heards carry out the actual breeding within DanBred, and an ongoing selection process of the animals for the next generation takes place here. The nucleus herds sell boars and sows to multiplier herds and commercial herds and supply boars to the artificial insemination stations.
The nucleus herds are operated as independent breeders owned by the breeders themselves, who have signed a "breeding agreement” with the "Pig Research Centre". This structure ensures that very dynamic breeding is achieved through intensive competition between the breeders to achieve the most progress.
Read more about the breeders here
The multiplier herds, multiply the genetic growth that is created in the nucleus herds. The mutiplier herds sell LY and YL sows to the commercial herds.
The multiplier herds are operated as independent breeders owned by the multiplier themselves, who have signed a "multiplier agreement” with the "Pig Research Centre".
You can read more about multipliers here
DanAvl Opformering (DAO)
(Association of Danish Multipliers), interest organisation of multipliers connected to DanBred.
Dansk Svineavl (DSA)
(Association of Danish Breeders), interest organisation of pig breeders, connected to DanBred.
The artificial insemination stations place DanBred boars into housing, collect semen from them and distribute the semen to the nucleus, multiplier and commercial herds.
You can read more about the artificial insemination companies here
Distributors transport DanBred-animals between DanBred-herds and commercial herds in Denmark and abroad.
You can read more about distribution here