January 31, 2013

Aviagen launches new Parent Stock Management Handbooks

Aviagen has announced the launch of its new Parent Stock (PS) Management Handbook for Arbor Acres, Ross and Indian River brands at IPPE in Atlanta this week.
 

Available on the Aviagen website beginning the week of IPPE, these comprehensive handbooks designed to provide Aviagen customers with the most up-to-date information to enable them to optimise the health, welfare, and performance of their stock.
 

A complete and thorough review of the Ross PS Manual has been carried out to produce a new, practical and up-to-date PS Handbook which places more focus on realistic examples.
 

"The objective of the newly-named 'Handbook' is to provide our customers with the most up-to-date information to allow them to optimize the health, welfare and performance of their Ross stock," said Nick French of global head of technical transfer, "The PS Management Handbook is user-friendly, easy to read and follow, and provides step by step guides for the more complicated areas of PS management as well as key points which emphasize important aspects of husbandry and critical management procedures."
 

Internal and external specialists from areas of hatchery, nutrition, veterinary science, lighting and ventilation were involved in the writing of the PS Management Handbook and helped develop the information. The advice presented is a combination of data derived from internal research trials, published scientific knowledge, and the expertise, practical skills and experience of the Aviagen Technical Transfer and Technical Service Teams.
 

The Handbook contains nine sections focusing on: rearing from 0-15 weeks, management into lay from 15 weeks to peak, management in lay from peak to depletion, monitoring broiler breeder growth, assessment of bird physical condition, care of hatching eggs, environmental requirements, nutrition and health & biosecurity.