December 2, 2009

India's Skylark Hatcheries chooses Hubbard GP

Skylark Hatcheries in India will move the Grand Parent stock level beginning 2010 with the use of Hubbard F15 Grand Parents.

Jagbir Singh, MD of Skylark Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd., says Hubbard F15 in the Indian market contributes to the efficiency and profitability of Skylark.

The Hubbard F15 breeder female is a "mini-type" breeder and is well recognised for its feed-saving characteristic: it can save up to 120 g of breeder feed per chick (or 14.5 kg of feed per breeder female), says Hubbard.

A recent economic analysis for the Indian market shows that the Hubbard F15 breeder can save about INR 1.60 per chick against the cost of a chick produced by a standard breeder, according to Hubbard. This equates to INR2,240,000 (US$48,500) for every 10,000 breeder females placed.