Aviagen Strengthen L.I.R Team
GLOBE - Aviagen are pleased to announce the appointment of Jonny Lester as Technical Service Manager for their L.I.R. brand. Jonny joins the L.I.R. team after spending the last year undertaking an intensive technical training programme on Aviagen’s and...

Well visited Infoday in Germany
GERMANY - At February 21st VENCOMATIC and SCHULZ Systemtechniek organised an Infoday with the theme ‘Future of laying hens’ at the headoffice of SCHULZ in Visbek.

Merial's SAPO Licence Restored
Merial Animal Health has been given the go-ahead to restart making vaccines to protect animals from foot and mouth and bluetongue disease at its Pirbright Centre in the UK.

Senior Appointment Underpins Pas Reform Expansion in Asia
MALAYSIA - Pas Reform has further underlined its commitment to the Asian Hatchery sector, with the appointment of a new Sales Director for the region and the opening of a new subsidiary office in Malaysia.

Hendrix Genetics B.V. sells Plumex B.V. to its founder J. de Lange
WORLDWIDE - Hendrix Genetics and Poultry Concepts signed an agreement in which Poultry Concepts acquires an 80% shareholding in Plumex, effective from 1st January 2008.

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.

Aviagen's Ross EPI Largest Single Stage PS Hatchery in Western Europe
To accommodate its plans for further expansion, Parent Stock hatchery Ross EPI, part of the Aviagen Group, has completed a comprehensive refurbishment of its Dutch hatchery operations.

Aviagen's Ross EPI Now Largest Single Stage PS Hatchery in Western Europe
To accommodate its plans for further expansion, Parent Stock hatchery Ross EPI, part of the Aviagen Group, has completed a comprehensive refurbishment of its Dutch hatchery operations, working with single stage hatchery specialists Pas Reform.

Vencomatic UK Opens Its Doors
UK - Three months after moving into new headquarters at Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Cor van de Ven, owner of the Ven-Groep, officially opened the premises, which are now fully operational.

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former Des Moines Public Library into the Norman E. Borlaug...

IPE Atlanta
ATLANTA, US - Over one thousand exhibitors managed to fill 15 acres of floor space at the Georgia World Congress Center for this years International Poultry Exposition held between 23 & 25 of January.

Smart growth for Russia's Prioskolje with Pas Reform
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Based on performance since launching in 2004, Russia’s fast-growing Prioskolje Group has confirmed that it will continue to work in partnership with leading hatchery technology company Pas Reform, for the development of a fourth new...

Cobb and Sasso in Partnership
US - Leading primary broiler breeder supplier, Cobb, has joined forces with French breeder of traditional farm poultry, Sasso, it was announced at the International Poultry Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia in the US.

Aviagen Appoints Vice-President of Projects
UK - Aviagen has announced that Ian Hamilton has been appointed to the new position of Vice-President Projects. In this role, Ian will take on specific projects supporting the Aviagen Turkey operations, the Hatching Egg Business and Acquisitions...

New European President for Aviagen
EU - Aviagen Appoints Val Mendeleev as President, European Operations.

Hubbard Appoints Dr. Padmawar as Sales Manager India and Sri Lanka
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Hubbard is very pleased to announce that Dr. Gajanan Balaji Padmawar DVM has been appointed as Sales Manager covering Grandparent and Parent stock sales in India and Sri Lanka. Dr. Padmawar graduated from the Nagpur Veterinary Col...

“Filières Avicoles” Reports About Major Project in France
FRANCE - The idea for the project came up in the year 2003 - and today, only four years later, the dream is complete. Now 26 and 27-year-old layer farmers Mickaël and David Joubier from Taupont in Brittany recently inaugurated their newly built farm for...

Informative Report on Big Dutchman Customer
POLAND - When considering the situation of Polish agriculture, you can easily recognise that only few farmers decide for new investments and thus an increase in production. But some of them take the risk and this often with great success.

New Area Sales Manager for Big Dutchman
GERMANY - Khalid Abdelrahman has joined Big Dutchman as Area Sales Manager for Libya.

Big Dutchman Introduces RainMaker Pad Cooling System
GLOBE - “RainMaker, the ideal cooling system for poultry houses in regions with hot and dry summers“ is the name of the new leaflet about the important further development from Big Dutchman in the range of climate systems.

Grandparent Italia Delivered 1st Hubbard U-Y Parent Stock
ITALY - Grandparent Italia, exclusive distributor of the Hubbard U-Y PS in Italy, delivered the first flock of U-Y PS from their own hatchery on the 27th of November.

Aviagen PhD Student Scoops Scholarship Award
UK - Gillian Hunter, BVMS, MS, MRCVS, a PhD student sponsored jointly by Aviagen and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been given the Scholarship Award at the recent British Poultry Council Annual Awards Ceremony held...

Aviagen Names New Director of Marketing
US - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, has named David Burnham as director of marketing.

Al Jazeera Hosted 1st Hubbard Poultry School in Jordan
JORDAN - On 6-8th November 2007 Al Jazeera Poultry Grandparents, distributor of the Hubbard Classic for Jordan, Iraq and Palestine invited technicians of their customers to the first Hubbard Poultry School held at the Le MERIDIEN hotel in Amman.

Middle East and Africa Distributors Celebrate Arbor Acres Plus Success
KENYA - The second meeting of the Arbor Acres Middle East and Africa Association (AAMEAA) was recently held in Kenya.