USDA Partners in Research with Hendrix Genetics and Cobb-Vantress
US - USDA is to form a research partnership with Hendrix Genetics and Cobb-Vantress, among others, on a US$10m DNA technology selection project in poultry breeding.

Cobb Germany Celebrates 10 Years of Growth
GERMANY - More than 40 Cobb Germany colleagues, technicians, sales managers and veterinarians from 20 countries took part in a grand courtyard festival at Baasdorf, near Leipzig, Eastern Germany, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their company.

CobbSasso150 to Meet Changing Consumer Demand
FRANCE - A new breed for the developing French market for certified and ‘intermediate growth’ chicken — the CobbSasso150 — is being introduced at the SPACE 08 exhibition, Rennes, on 9-12 September.

All Smiles at Sunshine Farm Again
US - The Caskey’s Sunshine Farm has the best Cobb 500 fast feathering flock for the second successive year.

Red Rock Breeders Receive Top Flock Award
SOUTH AFRICA - South African hatching egg producer Red Rock Breeders is the latest winner of the annual breeder award presented by Cobb for the best performance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Customers Benefit in Era of High Grain Prices
UK - Dr Terry Wing, senior geneticist, Cobb-Vantress Inc, reviews more than 25 years’ work on improving broiler performance.

New Sales Manager for Cobb Europe
EU - Paul Brochard has joined Cobb Europe in a joint role as sales manager for Cobb products in France and Italy and to manage sales of the future Cobb Sasso breeds worldwide.

Alliance: Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics
GENERAL - Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics are forming an alliance that they believe will strengthen Cobb's leading position in the broiler breeding industry and Hendrix Genetics' leading position in egglayer, turkey and swine genetics.

Cobb Technical School's Value in 'Solving the Puzzle'
US - Over 40 customer companies from 19 countries attended the Cobb-Vantress annual world technical school at the global headquarters in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA.

Focus on Feed Costs at Cobb Conference in Greece
GREECE - More than 200 poultry farmers and technical advisers representing over 70 per cent of the Greek and Cypriot broiler industries attended a conference on breeder management at Ioannina in northern Greece.

Show Debut for New Russian Distributor
RUSSIA - Cobb Europe will be introducing its newest distributor - Broiler Budeshego at the VIV Europe exhibition in Moscow on 27 - 29 May. They will be supplying Cobb Avian48 parent stock for the Russian market.

Cobb Introduces New Birds to the Welfare Friendly Sector
UK - Two new chicken breeds aimed at the welfare friendly sector were launched on to the UK market at the Pig and Poultry Fair this week by Cobb Europe.

Broiler Ventilation Seminar in Brno, Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC - More than 80 professionals from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Germany attended the broiler ventilation seminar organised by Cobb Germany and AGE Company at the Czech Tech Agro Fair.

New Website for Cobb Germany In Seven Languages
GERMANY - A new website providing technical information for Cobb customers in central and eastern Europe in their own language has been launched by Cobb Germany — www.cobbgermany.de

2 New Chicken Breeds Launched at Fair
UK - Two new chicken breeds for the ‘welfare friendly’ sector of the market are to be launched by Cobb Europe at the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, on May 13 and 14.

New US Farm to Expand Cobb Production for World Markets
US - Cobb-Vantress, Inc. has purchased a Texas farm complex which will go into full production in 2009 to meet the increased demand for Cobb products worldwide.

Appointed To US Technical Services Team
US - Chance Bryant has joined the Cobb US team as a technical service representative for North Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

New US Southwest Regional Sales Manager
US - Bob Ickes has been appointed Southwest regional sales manager for Cobb-Vantress covering Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and the West Coast regions.

Cobb 700 Broiler Sets New Standard For High Yield
GLOBE - The latest breed from Cobb — the Cobb 700 broiler breeder — is aimed at the rapidly expanding demand for breast meat for premium value-added products.

Cobb Appoints New US Sales Manager
US - Heath Wessels has been appointed US sales manager for Cobb-Vantress, filling the position recently vacated by Dr Aldo Rossi, now general manager for North America.

Regional Sales And Marketing Appointments
GLOBE - A series of new appointments has been made within the Cobb sales group serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Seminar Shows Strong Support For Iradia And Cobb In Former Yugoslavia
GLOBE - On the eve of the agricultural exhibition in Novi Sad, a seminar organised by Iradia and Cobb Germany brought together more than 120 people from Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia to hear about the latest trends in the world poultry industry.

Technical service appointment in the US
US - Charles Swain has joined the Cobb team as a technical service representative in the United States.

New Technical Manager For Central / Eastern Europe
GERMANY - Patrick van Trijp has joined Cobb as technical manager responsible for supporting Cobb Germany, franchise distributor for central and eastern Europe and Broiler Budoshego, franchise distributor in Russia....

Seminar Follows Salmonella Scare In Jordan
AMMAN - Following alarm caused by an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in Jordan, involving 300 people, the Jordanian Ministries of Agriculture and Health quickly organised a seminar in Amman for table egg and broiler producers.