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region to meet the increasing demand for “We are achieving good performance
Ross 308 Parent Stock (PS). Andrew Clark- results with the Ross 308 breed, and are
son, Technical Director of RCA, then gave seeing the annual genetic improvements as
an overview of RCA’s Grandparent (GP) discussed by Santiago. The presentations
facilities, and highlighted the biosecurity on the various topics discussed through-
procedures that are in place in order for out the DCFT were incredibly informative
RCA to supply high-quality Ross 308 PS and thought-provoking. This will help us
to more than 15 countries throughout the to apply our own scenarios in order to
Central African region. improve our breeder farm management,”
Santiago Avendaño, Director of Global commented Stuart Mitchell, General Man-
Genetics, gave an R&D update, that high- the Ross Central Africa and Aviagen support ager, Pepper Tree Chicks, Zambia.
lighted the exceptional results achieved teams. The topics discussed throughout “This is the third DCFT that I have at-
by the Ross 308 in yield, feed conversion this years’ meeting will provide our cus- tended, and it is always a pleasure to meet
ratio (FCR) and average daily gain (ADG), tomers with the items they require in order people from different companies and
which continue to improve year-on-year. to improve their flock performance, which countries that share the same vision and
The attendees also took part in an in- in turn will also further improve their prof- strive to achieve the same quality stand-
teractive workshop on the second day, itability,” commented Andrew Clarkson, ards. With the Ross brand, we are able to
led by the Ross Central Africa and Aviagen Technical Director, RCA. offer a high-quality breed, that generates
teams, who demonstrated both grading Craig Archenoul, General Manager of the best return on investment, whilst also
and weighing procedures, which are both Hukuru Chicks in Zimbabwe expressed tackling the issue of food security within
extremely important topics for producers his thanks to the team for an informative our country,” added Rivo Andriamanalina,
to ensure they are maximizing the genetic week; “I’d like to thank the Ross Central Owner of Activo in Madagascar.
potential of their Ross flocks. Africa and Aviagen teams for a great week.
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AGRIBUSINESS
and next year our main focus will be on the our operation, and I am confident we will
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hatchery. The DCFT gives our customers soon be achieving results that will allow MAGAZINE AND
the opportunity to meet with one another us entry into your Ross Breeder Execu-
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and discuss their experiences and issues tive Club at Gold level. I would also like to PROMOTE YOUR
within their respective markets, and also thank the RCA team for the high-quality
PRODUCTS
allows them to receive expert support from customer service that they continually PRODUCTS
provide us with.”
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