Centre d'insémination artificielle du Québec

About Centre d'insémination artificielle du Québec

Distributor of choice for genetic, technological, and agricultural products. A pillar of the Quebec agricultural landscape. More than 700,000 doses sold each year in Quebec. Territories served: Quebec and Nova Scotia. Headquarters located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Montérégie. Working at CIAQ means: Participating in a decades-long history, marked by large-scale innovation. Learning, improving, growing. Working alongside seasoned experts who are invested in a single goal: improving producer profitability. Benefiting from the strength of a team present throughout Quebec, and receiving the necessary support to move forward. Curious to learn more? Watch one of these videos to discover the universe of our employees! Founded in 1948, CIAQ is the only bovine semen production center in Quebec. CIAQ employs 320 dedicated people who strive to meet the genetic improvement needs in the herds of dairy and beef producers. CIAQ is owned by three groups of Quebec producers, the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec, or FPLQ (milk producers), the Conseil québécois des races laitières inc., or CQRL (breed associations), and the Conseil provincial des cercles d'amélioration du bétail inc. or CPCAB (breeding clubs). Our famous Hanoverhill Starbuck passed away at the venerable age of 19 years and four months. After he was retired, he lived in the CIAQ barns where several of his descendants are housed today. Are you eager to learn more? Take a look at one of these videos to discover our employees’ universe!