Introduction
Aviagen produces a range of breeds suitable for different sectors of the broiler market. This allows users to
select the bird that best meets the needs of their particular operation. All Aviagen chickens are selected for
a balanced range of characteristics in both parent stock and broiler birds. This approach ensures that the
birds are capable of performing to the highest standards in a wide variety of environments. Characteristics
of commercial importance such as growth rate, feed conversion ratio (FCR), livability, and meat yield
are consistently improved with continued genetic advances also being made in bird welfare, leg health,
cardiovascular fitness, and robustness.
Achievement of the genetic potential inherent in the birds depends upon making sure that all the factors
shown in the figure below are given full and correct attention. All of these are interdependent. If any one
element is suboptimal, then broiler performance overall will suffer.