What I will learn
Boost your career and enhance your skills. You will be better equipped to effectively keep your poultry houses healthy and achieve the highest potential of your birds. Receive a certificate for each module on completion to...
New research grant to award biannual program funding
A new grant opportunity seeks research partners to unite science, animal health and technology to maximize genetic progress in food production. The Cobb Research Initiative (CRI) was developed to propel poultry...
As the winter months approach it is important to make sure that the farm is prepared. Equipment failures can be devastating and result in massive losses. Winter storms can cause delays in supply deliveries. Freezing temperatures can create issues...
Cobb-Vantress, LLC / Siloam Springs, Ark.: Cobb-Vantress, a leading global poultry genetics company, announces four new leaders have joined the Cobb leadership team to help propel its strategic plans forward.
“The appointment of these four key leadership positions brings a...
Mortality can be due to disease but can also be a management problem. Poor flock management can cause high mortality leading into production or persistent
mortality throughout the life of flock.
To determine mortality issues possibly related to management, begin by...
Cobb-Vantress, LLC.: Cobb Europe has launched “Cobb Academy,” an online education platform that invites individuals to enroll in courses on various poultry-related topics taught by industry experts throughout the year.
Cobb’s newest initiative, Cobb Academy, provides a library of free...
Episode Summary:
Trevor Gies is a Senior Marketing Manager at Cobb-Vantress. Established in 1916, Cobb is the world’s oldest pedigree broiler breeding company. Trevor had his start in the agency world, and Sport Marketing which eventually led him down a...
By Cristiano Pereira, Regional Technical Manager, Southeast Brazil, Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Introduction:
If there is one lesson learned from the pandemic, it is that the global supply chain is vulnerable to disruptions that can lead to inconsistent product availability and increased prices....
Progress in genetics, nutrition, and management has made remarkable improvements in the daily growth and feed efficiency of modern broilers. The benefit of these improvements is a dramatic reduction in the time a modern broiler takes to achieve market...
Modern broiler breeders have an amazing ability to convert feed nutrients for growth and egg production. Post-feed consumption, a hen’s body temperature increases rapidly (heat increment of digestion). Hens on slats post-feeding have been observed to be in some...
