Al Jazeera Hosted 1st Hubbard Poultry School in Jordan

On 6-8th November 2007 Al Jazeera Poultry Grandparents, distributor of the Hubbard Classic for Jordan, Iraq and Palestine invited technicians of their customers to the first Hubbard Poultry School held at the Le MERIDIEN hotel in Amman.

The international speakers from Egypt addressed many topics; Dr. Sayed Shalash (professor of Nutrition) spoke about feed formulations for breeders using the raw materials available in the area and broiler nutrition. Dr. Alaa Abdou (Professor of genetics) lectured about breeder uniformity and ventilation, Eng. Adel Saudi highlighted the importance of biosecurity and Dr. Abdel Hafeez spoke on vaccination programmes for the region.

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Hubbard was represented by Eng. Bruno Besnier, who gave the last updates on the Hubbard company, its products and the future; Mr. Jean-Jacques Trevidy addressed the nutrition for today’s breeders; Dr Costas Constantinou presented a complete analysis about Clostridia and Eng. Alastair Lewin discussed breeder male and female management.

Special thanks went to Eng. Abdel Nasser el Huseini, president of the Al Jazeera group, for organising these most valuable days of interaction with the poultry industry in Jordan and surrounding countries as part of the successful development of the Hubbard Classic in this region.

About Hubbard

Hubbard, with more than 85 years of experience in selecting the best genetics for the broiler industry, provides solutions that focus on the economic performance, health and well-being of breeding stock. Hubbard specializes in state-of-the-art selection programs to improve the performance of their pure lines, and offers a range of products to respond to current and future needs of the broiler industry.

Hubbard operates its selection programs in 3 different R&D centres in North America and Europe, along with its own production sites in North America, Europe and Brazil. Hubbard has a longstanding experience in breeding, developing and marketing breeding stock for both conventional and alternative markets.

Presence in nearly 100 countries around the world and the support of dedicated teams involved in R&D, Production, Technical Service and Sales & Marketing assure the continuity to deliver quality products that are best suited to the different broiler markets throughout the world.

Hubbard is a company of Group Grimaud.