Originally published in Business China, December 2013. The text below is adapted from the scanned PDF layout.
Information systems enter pig farming
The report argues that modern pig farming is moving from experience-driven management to data-driven management. For a breeding company, every pig’s birth, pedigree, growth, health, mating record and production performance must be recorded continuously and converted into data assets that can support breeding decisions.
Best Genetics treated informatisation as infrastructure from the start, not as an accessory. Through standardised records and system-based management, the company could see differences in herd performance more clearly and improve selection, mating and production organisation.
Using data to support breeding iteration
The article looks at how Best Genetics applied information-based management to both farm production and breeding improvement. Traditional farming often depended on manual experience and after-the-fact statistics. Information systems made it possible to collect, validate and trace key indicators in time, forming a more stable management loop.
These basic datasets also created the conditions for later molecular breeding, gene-chip applications and whole-genome selection. In a long-cycle breeding business, continuous, real and traceable data has far more strategic value than short-term expansion alone.
An early foundation for industry upgrading
The report records Best Genetics’ early commitment to digitalisation. Years later, the company’s paperless farms, self-developed breeding systems and dedicated breeding chips would all grow out of this same long-term accumulation of data.
