Hendrix Genetics acquires Integra A.S. and its subsidiary Avigen S.R.O.

Hendrix Genetics (already owning 34% in Integra) has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding of Trouw Nutrition Biofaktory  in Integra in Zabcice, Czech Republic. Integra, with Petr Krul as General Manager, becomes managerial part of the Poultry Distribution Division (PDD), under leadership of Laurent Taalbi.                                      

Integra a.s., founded in 1990 by the late Stanilav Jerabek (+2008), is the preferred partner of the egg industry in the Czech Republic and the region for almost 20 years and  produces ISA, BOVANS and HISEX commercial layers for intensive and alternative production. It has 80 employees and owns 2 hatcheries, in Zabcice and Osek, and the related parent stock and rearing farms, with total annual capacity of ca. 12 million layer day old chicks.       www.integrazabcice.cz

Avigen, s.r.o owns and commercializes 7 pure breeding lines of MORAVIA Black and Brown.

Is a global multi-species animal genetics company investing in technology, people and progress to deliver sustainable value to business partners, employees and society and has 4 divisions: Institut de Sélection Animale (ISA), the layer breeding division. Both white and brown egg layer genetic products are sold under the brandnames ISA, SHAVER, BABCOCK, WARREN, BOVANS, HISEX and DEKALB; SFPA (Société Française de Production Avicole), the Poultry Distribution Division (PDD); Hybrid the turkey breeding division and Hypor the pig breeding division. Hendrix Genetics has around 1000 employees with a further 500 working in joint ventures.