ABS Global, formerly the American Breeders Service, is an artificial insemination company that sells frozen bovine semen. It headquarters are in DeForest, Wisconsin.
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]
Referencesedit
^"ABS Global Celebrates 70th Anniversary". Hoard's Dairyman. June 13, 2011. from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^Jones, Meg (March 26, 2014). "It's all bull: ABS Global needs new puns — but keep it clean". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^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. ISBN978-0-932147-26-4.
^"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.
^ ab"Livestock breeders try embryo splitting". Stevens Point Journal. Associated Press. May 18, 1983. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
global, formerly, american, breeders, service, artificial, insemination, company, that, sells, frozen, bovine, semen, headquarters, deforest, wisconsin, inccompany, typesubsidiaryindustryfrozen, bovine, semenfounded1941founderjohn, rockefeller, prenticeheadqua. ABS Global formerly the American Breeders Service is an artificial insemination company that sells frozen bovine semen It headquarters are in DeForest Wisconsin ABS Global IncCompany typesubsidiaryIndustryFrozen bovine semenFounded1941FounderJohn Rockefeller PrenticeHeadquartersDeForest WisconsinArea servedWorldwideProductsFrozen bovine semen technical servicesParentGenus plcWebsitewww wbr absglobal wbr comAmerican 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 edit ABS Global Celebrates 70th Anniversary Hoard s Dairyman June 13 2011 Archived from the original on November 5 2021 Retrieved November 5 2021 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 External links edit nbsp Companies portalOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ABS Global amp oldid 1176403216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
