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.

Genetic Discovery Will Improve Feed Values And Environmental Quality
IOWA - Scientists have identified the plant gene that controls Phytic acid, a naturally occuring organic acid that influences the digestibility of feed grains. Deactivating it will reduce the amount of phosphorous and other pollutants, excreted in animal...

New House For 50.000 Pullets Bound For Laying Aviaries
FRANCE - Eggs from layers kept in alternative layer systems are on the rise in France.

Chubby Chick Doubles Production Capacity
SOUTH AFRICA - Well known South African poultry producer Chubby Chick has signed a major deal with poultry equipment supplier Spartan Equipment in order to double their production capacity from 500.000 birds per week to one million by 2011.

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.

Hubbard Establishes JV For New GP Operation In Hungary
HUNGARY - Hubbard has signed an agreement with ABONA kft to establish a local Joint company called "AGRABONA kft" which will be producing and distributing the Hubbard FLEX breeders in Hungary.

New House For Ring Less Rearing Of 8,500 Turkeys
According to the saying „Nothing ventured, nothing gained“, Andrea and Rüdiger Lämmle from Baden-Württemberg in Germany looked for planning and construction off the beaten track for their new turkey rearing house.

New L.I.R. Performance Objectives
GLOBAL - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, has unveiled new editions of its Lohmann Meat performance objectives for both breeder and broiler products for their L.I.R. brand. Using a common strategy worldwide, these objectives were...

Schering-Plough Animal Health Expands Poultry Portfolio With Addition Of Aviguard
GLOBAL - Schering-Plough Animal Health has confirmed that it has secured agreement with Microbial Developments Ltd (MDL) to become sole supplier of Aviguard, the leading natural gut flora product for poultry.

Smart Investment Pays Dividends For Wasikowski Hatchery In Poland
POLAND - Since opting for the use of single stage incubation processes with Smart Technologies from Pas Reform last year, Specjalistyczne Gospodarstwo Rolno Drobiarskie (SGRD) owner Jan Wasikowski in Czarne, Poland, is reporting significant increases...

New Ross Performance Standards Unveiled
GLOBAL - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, has unveiled revised performance standards for the Ross brand, with the emphasis on close communication with customers and consistency of information across the world.

Vencomatic Appoints New Market Development Manager For Germany And Scandinavia
GERMANY - Poultry equipment manufacturer Vencomatic is pleased to announce the appointment of Harry Luimes (43) as market development manager for Germany and Scandinavia.

Pas Reform Appoints Representative To Support Smart Growth In The USA
US - Since launching its industry-leading Smart single-stage incubation system in the USA in January 2007, Pas Reform announces further expansion to its worldwide network, with the appointment of Mr. Dave Neff to drive the company’s commercial activities...

Aviagen Brand Updates
GLOBAL - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, operates in over than 85 countries. Here is an update on three of the company's brands.