PIC announces that it will implement Relationship Based Genomic Selectio

crossbred boar products, effective August, 2014. PIC will continue its differ implementation of 

genomic technology and be the first entity to use relation genomic selection in all pure and 

crossbred products and in every trait impa selection decisions.

“PIC continues to lead the global livestock industry in utilization of genomic accelerate genetic 

gain for our customers. This implementation step builds previous implementation in all pure lines 

and will increase the accuracy of o process. It will subsequently increase our rate of progress by 

an additional other industry programs” said Dr. Matt Culbertson, Director of Product Deve PIC.

Dr. Bill Christianson, COO PIC, added “PIC is focused on making the invest needed to bring our 

customers’ greater product differentiation and performa potential. This latest advancement is 

another step in our quest to never sto and to deliver on our goal of increased profit potential for 

our customers.”

PIC’s Relationship Based Genomic Selection, also known as Single Step G Selection,uses a 

proprietary genotyping and statistical platform to calculate animals are at the genetic level. It 

will increase the accuracy of evaluating parents of the next generation. PIC began implementing 

Relationship Base Selection in its pure lines in the winter of 2012-2013 and completed full impl 

for all nucleus populations and traits in the fall of 2013.