Aviagen is leading the way with health and biosecurity protocols that are exceeding industry standards. As the industry leader, we take our responsibility to the role we play in the food chain very seriously and understand that keeping pathogens out of the food chain begins with the primary breeder. Aviagen is dedicated to the long-term, balanced genetic progress that meets the health and welfare requirements of the global poultry industry. Aviagen has developed a program of genetic selection that promotes gradual, measurable improvement in the robustness and livability of our chickens and turkeys. The implementation of rigorous biosecurity protocols on the movement of people, stock and equipment within the entire production operation ensures that the risk of infection is considerably reduced. With strict generational and geographical separation of our farms, the health of the breeding program is further protected. A comprehensive monitoring program that encompasses serology, bacteriology and virology testing ensures the highest health standards and traceability. Our program meets, and often exceeds, the official health certification requirements.

Aviagen’s ongoing investment program ensures that its more than 150 production facilities located around the world are built to the highest biosecurity standards and incorporate the latest equipment and systems technology.

Dedicated elite farms and hatcheries with advanced environmental control systems ensure a consistent selection environment and continuous progress in product performance. Single-age Great Grandparent and Grandparent farms supply hatching eggs to the breeder hatcheries for the export of superior day-old poultry stock to the global distributor network.

In addition, Aviagen’s state-of-the-art feedmill, feed processing facilities and veterinary laboratories ensure comprehensive monitoring of health status and control the risk of infection from disease.