ABS Global is growing and investing in new facilities for future growth! The company is increasing bull housing at its Dekorra, Wis., USA campus and establishing a new campus in Leeds, Wis., to accommodate the additional bulls needed due to increased demand. ABS Global headquarters will remain in DeForest, Wis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis expansion represents a $19.1 million investment by ABS Global and Genus plc, our parent company, to truly benefit our customers,\u201d said Nate Zwald, ABS Global COO \u2013 Dairy. \u201cBy the time we\u2019re done in 2021, the total expansion will include four new or modified barns to house 420 bulls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expansion at Dekorra this summer includes adding 60 stalls to one current barn and construction of another 120-stall facility. This will take capacity from 240 to 420 stalls. Additional projects at Dekorra include adding feed rooms and a wash bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need more space for production and we need to ensure the housing is suitable for the younger genomic sires the industry is demanding today,\u201d said Dr. Jim Meronek, Global Health Assurance and Supply Chain Director, ABS Global. \u201cThe expansion this summer in Dekorra will help us meet today\u2019s demand while the planned building at Leeds will move us toward future growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the launch of Sexcel\u00ae Sexed Genetics, powered by IntelliGen\u00ae Technologies, in September 2017, production has intensified as overall demand has climbed. And, as more farmers use Sexcel on genetically-superior animals in their herd, there is increased demand for ABS Beef InFocus\u2122, powered by NuEra\u2122 Genetics, for the rest of the herd to create the high-demand, beef cross calf the industry is seeking. This ultimately requires more collection capacity as ABS continues to experience record demand. For instance, ABS is now processing 21 percent more semen than it did just two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGlobal demand for Beef InFocus continues to build rapidly so we\u2019re bringing in more sires from our genetic nucleus program than ever before,\u201d explains Jerry Thompson, ABS Global COO \u2013 Beef. \u201cAlong with dairy sires, our Leeds campus will house T14 NuEra bulls for our Beef InFocus program and will also answer the growing demand generated by our traditional beef customers globally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n