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POULTRY

Arbor Acres South Africa Recognizes Customers’ Exceptional

Broiler and Breeder Performance with Roadshow

Arbor Acres® South Africa recently held Henwil Chickens
a roadshow where they awarded a number Henwil Chickens, a prominent poultry
of customers with Arbor Acres Achievers producer based in Lichtenburg, North-
Breeder and Broiler Club awards. Arbor West, South Africa, had an award event
Acres South Africa has been the exclusive at their head office on 28 November, at-
Arbor Acres distributor in South Africa, tended by Arno van der Nat, and Henwil
Swaziland and Lesotho since 2006, and Chickens broiler farmers. The company
recognizes the importance in providing was awarded with entry into the Arbor
the local poultry industry with the best Acres Achievers Broiler Club with their
performing flocks, in order to ensure food exceptional broiler results with an EPEF
security within the local markets. of 469.32, therefore achieving Gold mem-
The Arbor Acres Achievers Breeder bership. Henwil Chickens is known for its
Club acknowledges customers who modern facilities, ensuring high standards
achieve a breeder performance of 140 or of food safety and quality.
more chicks per hen housed at 60 weeks Janus Pretorius, Technical Officer, Broiler
of age. The Arbor Acres Achievers Broiler Division, Henwil Chickens commented,
Club recognizes producers who achieve a “We are delighted to have achieved Gold
European Product Efficiency Factor (EPEF) membership in the Arbor Acres Achievers
of 400 or more with their broiler flocks.
Broiler Club. The Arbor Acres breed per-
Supreme Poultry forms exceptionally well in both open and
Each company received awards for environmentally controlled housing sys-
their top performing breeder and broiler tems, and that is evident from the results
flocks. The first event held was on 19 No- received throughout our sites. The Arbor
vember in Potchefstroom with Supreme Acres broiler has the best feed conversion
Poultry. Supreme Poultry is a leading poul- ratio (FCR), livability and EPEF.”
try producer in South Africa, operating as JR Poultry
a division of Country Bird Holdings (CBH). JR Poultry, a poultry processing company
They are known for producing high-qual- based in Zeerust, North-West Province,
ity chicken products under the consumer South Africa, held their year-end function
brand name Supreme Chicken. Their top
breeder flock achieved 161.78 chicks per on 29 November. The event was the per-
hen housed at 60 weeks, meaning they ob- fect opportunity to invite the Arbor Acres
tained Gold membership into the Achiev- South Africa team along to distribute the
ers Breeder Club and the top broiler flock Club certificates to the best performing
attained an EPEF of 443.78, gaining them producers. The top flock within the opera-
Silver membership into the Achievers tion reached an impressive EPEF of 466.58
Broiler Club. and Gold membership in the Arbor Acres rica team for all of their assistance and
Achievers Broiler Club. insights on how to consistently maximize
Chubby Chick Lufafa Hatchery the genetic potential of our flocks,” added
On the afternoon of 19 November, the Ar- Albie Esterhuizen, Managing Director, CC
bor Acres South Africa team held an event Lufafa Hatchery, a renowned poultry farm Chickens Ltd.
for Chubby Chick, a well-regarded poul- situated in the Letaba district, specializes
try supplier known for its commitment to in breeding, hatching and selling broiler Elgin Free Range Chickens
quality and freshness. Deon Fourie, own- chicks. They achieved entry into the Arbor The final visit was to Elgin Free Range
er of Chubby Chick, was in attendance Acres Achievers Breeder Club Silver tier Chickens, a reputable poultry producer
alongside breeder and broiler farm man- in January by achieving 159.7 chicks per who specializes in raising free-range
agers. The top performing breeder flock hen housed. chickens. They were presented with a
achieved 161.35 chicks per hen housed Ndiza Poultry certificate from Arno as a result of their
at 60 weeks, with the top broiler flock Ndiza Poultry, located in the village of best flock achieving 170.5 chicks per hen
reaching an EPEF of 498.34, granting the housed, and therefore gained Gold mem-
company Gold membership into both the Dargle in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, also bership in the Arbor Acres Achievers
Breeder and Broiler Clubs. gained Gold membership into the Achiev- Breeder Club.
ers Breeder Club in January with a result of
Grain Field Chickens 160.4 chicks per hen housed. “Arbor Acres customers have demon-
Grain Field Chickens were the next CC Chickens Ltd strated exceptional broiler and breeder
customer to be welcomed into the Arbor performance, and we will continue to
Acres Achievers Broiler Club Gold tier On 13 January, Arno visited CC Chickens highlight the impressive performance of
with the best broiler flock achieving an (Pty) Ltd, an integration based in Kroons- the Arbor Acres breed through our Arbor
EPEF of 471.78. Arno van der Nat, General tad, Free State, to present their Achievers Acres Achievers Clubs. It is of great impor-
Manager, Arbor Acres South Africa, vis- Broiler Club Gold certificate thanks to tance to us to recognize customers who
ited the Grain Field Chickens Head Office their exceptional EPEF result of 451.13. achieve extraordinary results with their
on 21 November, where he met with the “It was a privilege to attend the awards breeder and broiler flocks. On behalf of
relevant team members to distribute the ceremony for our farmers. We are seeing Arbor Acres South Africa we would like to
awards. Grain Field Chickens, based in impressive results in the field from the congratulate each and every one for their
Reitz, Free State, is a premier poultry pro- Arbor Acres broiler, and it is important outstanding achievements. We wish you
ducer in South Africa. They are renowned to recognize our producers when they continued success and all the best in your
for their high-quality, fresh, and frozen are achieving exceptional performance. future endeavours”, commented Arno.
chicken products. Thank you to the Arbor Acres South Af- Circle 13 on enquiry card
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