January 12, 2016
Quality Poultry Breeders and Arbor Acres host seminar in Pakistan
Quality Poultry Breeders has sponsored and hosted Aviagen''s Arbor Acres® seminar in Pakistan during early November last year.
The event attracted more than 70 customers and 40 local chicken production companies.
The objective of the seminar was to promote the Arbor Acres breeder through the delivery of valuable data and management information on the performance of the breeder as well as demonstrating the competitive advantages of the Arbor Acres broiler in locations around the world.
Dr Sarosh of Quality Poultry Breeders welcomed attendees, followed by Bill Souther Senior, Vice President of Aviagen for Asia Pacific, outlining the importance of Pakistan''s poultry industry in Asia.
Marc S. Baribault, Vice President of Arbor Acres, delivered the key presentation on the rearing and uniformity of the broiler breeder. Emphasising the advantages and factors of good uniformity, he highlighted the impact of poor practices on the uniformity of modern breeders. Baribault also stressed the importance of the Avian Growth Profile and brooding as well as reviewing the recommended approaches to stocking density, lighting, temperature, grading, feeder and drinker space along with the interpretation and value of data used in flock management.
"It is an honor to work with Dr. Sarosh, Quality Breeders and the Pakistani poultry industry. Their dedication to improving the poultry market and bird performance is second to none," said Baribault at the end of the seminar.
Saksake Pacharadit, Assistant Vice President of Arbor Acres, delivered a presentation entitled "Arbor Acres Today and Tomorrow" which addressed the current Arbor Acres Plus products and performances recorded in China, South Africa and Thailand.
In addition, he reviewed the breeding programme''s achievements and projected the future genetic progress of Arbor Acres to the end of 2017.
"We appreciate the guidance and contribution Quality Poultry Breeders has made in the poultry industry in Pakistan," said Khalid Saleem Malik, Chairman of the Pakistani Poultry Association. "They were the first company to bring the grandparent operations into Pakistan and have always served the industry by providing breeder and management awareness to the farmers through seminars and on-farm training."
Malik concluded his speech with hopes that the company will continue its positive contribution to the industry and remain at the forefront of new developments.
"I am very grateful to the Arbor Acres team for participating and allowing us to organise another Arbor Acres seminar in Pakistan," said Dr. Sarosh. "The presentations generated good questions which reflected everyone''s deep interest in the Arbor Acres Breeder and Broiler performance. We look forward to their next visit and to further exchange of information and knowledge."