Patents Assigned to Pig Improvement Company (UK) Ltd.
  • System for tracing animal products
    Patent number: 7229764
    Abstract: The present invention provides a genetic testing system that ensures complete traceability of animals and food products and involves a method of uniquely identifying animals for data collection, records management and retrieval purposes involving a novel method of genetic analysis using individual DNA fingerprinting of parentage of individual animal to effectively provide for full traceability of animals from birth to consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Pig Improvement Company (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham S. Plastow, Alan J. Mileham, Todd Wilken, Christy Gladney, John Bastiaansen