ABS Global, formerly the American Breeders Service, is an artificial insemination company that sells frozen bovine semen. It headquarters are in DeForest, Wisconsin.
| Company type | subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Frozen bovine semen |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Founder | John Rockefeller Prentice |
| Headquarters | DeForest, Wisconsin |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Frozen bovine semen, technical services |
| Parent | Genus plc |
| Website | www |
American Breeders Service was founded in 1941 by John Rockefeller Prentice.[1][2][3] It was originally called the American Dairy Guernsey Associates of Northern Illinois and changed its name to American Breeders Service in 1950.[4]
As of 1962, the company was headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Its facilities reportedly stored over 1.5 million ampules of frozen bull semen. The semen was kept frozen with liquid nitrogen.[5]
American Breeders Service began selling its products in the Soviet Union in 1983, after conducting negotiations there for six years previous.[6] That year, the company cloned two bulls, named Divide and Duplicate, from one embryo.[7]
As of 1983, American Breeders Service was owned by W. R. Grace and Company.[7] Its name was changed to ABS Global in 1994, after the company was bought by an investment bank.[8] On November 15, 1999, Genus plc bought ABS Global from Protein Genetics, a New York–based firm.[9] When the sale closed, ABS had around 340 employees, 150 of which were in DeForest.[9]
References
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- ^ Jones, Meg (March 26, 2014). "It's all bull: ABS Global needs new puns — but keep it clean". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Radin, Joanna (March 27, 2017). Life on Ice: A History of New Uses for Cold Blood. University of Chicago Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-226-44824-4.
- ^ Spahr, Sidney L.; Opperman, George E. (1995). The Dairy Cow Today: U.S. Trends, Breeding, and Progress Since 1980. Hoard's Dairyman Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-932147-26-4.
- ^ "Calf Born 9 Years After Sire Died Emphasizes Work of Madison Firm". The Capital Times. November 30, 1962. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shepel, Jan (March 21, 1990). "Good cattle, good will bridge people in Madison, Russia". The Country Today. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Livestock breeders try embryo splitting". Stevens Point Journal. Associated Press. May 18, 1983. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ivey, Mike (September 7, 1995). "ABS Global to sell 400 acres". The Capital Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Barrett, Rick (December 5, 1999). "Merger joins big players". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
