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Superior chickens in every way In today’s broiler industry, Cobb is synonymous with quality and performance. Roughly half of the world’s broilers are Cobb broilers, making it one of the largest chicken breeding companies globally. It is also the oldest – dating back to humble beginnings in 1916 on a small farm outside Boston, Massachusetts. Today the Cobb brand is owned by Tyson Foods, one of the largest food producers in the world.
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lobally, Cobb has developed an outstanding reputation for the health of its stock, its strong focus on bio-security, its commitment to ongoing research and development, and its ongoing technical support and guidance to farmers. All these factors combine to ensure the high performance and superiority of the Cobb breed. In South Africa, it is no different. South Africa’s relationship with Cobb began in 1997 when Rainbow Farms imported their first grandparent stock and entered an alliance with Cobb. Breeding stock volumes soon reached sufficient numbers to start distributing further in South Africa, leading to the establishment of Cobb South Africa in 2000. As the sole supplier of the Cobb brand in South Africa, Cobb South Africa also distributes parent stock in countries like Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana and Malawi – making it a true regional powerhouse of quality genetic material. Cobb South Africa is renowned for supplying high quality and large volume broiler breeder chicks that are free of major diseases, with unparalleled technical service by well trained and experienced staff. The company has played a critical role in the expansion of the local poultry industry to where it is today, and continues to play a role in taking the industry forward. Protecting its stock and the industry against Avian Influenza is a key focus area, both now and in future. For sustained supply, Cobb has distribution points across the world. Cobb South Africa operates from two large, modern grandparent units: one at Carolina in the Mpumalanga Province, and one at Mpongo Park near East London. These two production units are strategically positioned for supply and biological risk management in the event of a major disease outbreak. Our aim and passion is to provide healthy and affordable protein to as many people as possible. In order to do so, we follow intensive and balanced selection programmes, making use of the latest technologies to make quick progress. During the last six months we have seen
This is how day old breeding stock were delivered almost hundred years ago. The broiler industry has made huge improvements over the years. Not only has delivery methods changed, feed efficiencies and other traits have been improved tremendously in the modern broiler.
tremendous improvement in our broiler results due to genetic improvement made in the breeding programme. The broiler birds are now more efficient in converting feed to meat than ever before.
Cobb South Africa is proud to be part of RCL Foods, one of the largest food producing companies in Africa. Together, our passion is to bring More Food to More People, More Often!
The Cobb parent and broiler have the following advantages for chicken producers: • Easy management • High hatchability and low-cost chick production • Low mortality • High levels of feed efficiencies • Excellent growth rate • Uniformity on the line • Superior fertility and hatchability • Increased chick production • Consistency and predictability of results • Lowest cost of producing meat • Technical support For enquiries, please contact Theo Bezuidenhout (technical and sales manager) on 083 257 3025 or email theo.bezuidenhout@rclfoods.com. You can also visit our website at www.cobbsa.co.za agri FEB • MAART/MARCH ‘18 bladsy/page
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