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.

Hubbard acquires Fulletby hatchery in the UK
UK - Hubbard SAS, the leading European supplier of broiler breeding stock, has entered into an agreement to acquire Fulletby hatchery from Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd.

LISKo Broiler sign-up to Smart
THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform signed a new contract with LISKo Broiler, from Voronezh region, Russian Federation, for the supply of a turnkey hatchery with a capacity of 60 million eggs per year.

Grand Parent Poultry in Pakistan inaugurates new breeder hatchery
PAKISTAN - During May 2007 Grand Parent Poultry (Pvt) Ltd in Pakistan held a commemoration ceremony in collaboration with Hubbard SAS from France to herald the successful completion of its 15 years as leading producer of broiler parent stock in Pakistan...

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

Hubbard appoints Dr. James Bentley as Nutritional Consultant
FRANCE - Hubbard is very pleased to announce that Dr. James Bentley will act as Nutritional Consultant for Hubbard SAS. Dr. Bentley holds a PhD in Animal Science from Reading University where he studied under Dr. Trevor Morris and a BSc in Agriculture...

Ross-EPI on the road in Poland
POLAND - Ross-EPI, part of the Aviagen Group, recently held a customer seminar in Lichen, Poland. Around 220 delegates, mainly made up of farm and hatchery managers, attended the seminar and enjoyed a number of interesting presentations by Ross-EPI ...

Al Noor-Pakistan Supports National Poultry Conference
FAISALABAD - The National Poultry conference held by the Faisalabad section of the Pakistan Poultry Association was held at the Serena Hotel in Faisalabad on January 17th -18th 2007.

Successful Hubbard Night Organised By Paragon
BANGLADESH - On March 2nd 2007, a Poultry Party took place at "SPORTS ZONE", a family amusement center owned by Paragon Group, on the top floor of the Corporate Head Office of Paragon. It was organized by FARMHOUSE, a monthly Magazine under Paragon's...

Vencomatic OpenHouseTour2007
UK - The Vencomatic OpenHouseTour2007 took place over 5 days in June when UK poultry producers were given the opportunity to meet Vencomatic dealers in the UK and learn more about the company and its products.

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....

Inaugural Slovenian Flock Awards a Great Success
SLOVENIA - The broiler awards are based on the best performing flock and the best quality carcass produced.

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.