First Grimaud Grand Parent STAR 53 Pekin Duck Flock
CHINA - On March 2012, world n°1 in duck meat producer Shandong New Hope Liuhe Group received its first flock of Grand Parent Star 53 Pekin ducks from Grimaud Freres Selection in France. The delivery went well for several thousand GP ducklings of lines A, B, C and D, placed directly in quarantine for 30 days right after their arrival in China.


After
several
years
of
exchange
and
conclusive
trials
on
Star
53
Pekin
ducks,
either
on
Parent
Stocks
or
commercials
Stocks
ducks,
the
first
significant
step
is
achieved
between
Liuhe
and
Grimaud
companies
with
this
GP
duck
placement.
The
ducklings
were
installed
in
a
brand
new
GP
farm
featuring
6
buildings
totally
equipped
with
state
of
the
art
equipments:
drinkable
water
treatment,
pad
cooling
systems
or
waste
water
treatment.
The
farming
area
is
totally
isolated
and
biosecurity
standards
are
maximum
to
ensure
the
best
sanitary
status
of
future
PS
STAR
ducklings
produced
from
this
farm.
Grimaud
Freres
Selection
experts
were
present
at
the
time
of
delivery
in
China
(see
picture
below).
Different
Grimaud
experts
will
also
accompany
New
Hope
Liuhe’s
technical
managers
all
along
the
development
and
production
periods
of
this
STAR
53
GP
flock,
with
regular
visits
or
through
technical
seminars
on
production
site.
Based
on
STAR
53
duck
performance,
this
placement
is
the
first
step
of
a
close
collaboration
between
Grimaud
Freres
Selection
and
world
biggest
duck
producer
Shandong
New
Hope
Liuhe
Group.