These organizations include the Ontario Swine Breeders Association, the Ontario Swine A.I. Association and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. OSI incorporates the major elements of the province s swine genetic improvement initiatives including. The Corporations Artificial Insemination Unit OSI Genetics Integration of genetic services allows all resources for the improvement of Ontario s pork industry to be directed toward the goal of enhancing producer competitiveness. Ultimately, the industry s collective goal must be to produce the best pork possible for its consumers. OSI is a partnership between seedstock breeders, producers, packers and government.
All stakeholders contribute to funding and policy making.
The corporation is governed by a Board of Directors representing the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board, the Canadian Meat Council, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ontario Swine Breeders Association and the OSI User s group. OSI s world leadership in genetic evaluation helps breeders accelerate the rate of improvement in a number of economically important production and carcass traits. Use of artificial insemination provides access to the finest boars with minimal disease risk and also allows introduction of greater genetic variability to a herd. OSI has a unique opportunity to link industry partners through its genetic improvement programs and services. As such, OSI has taken a lead role in the development and delivery of this project.