Pedigree stock
Hisex Brown
Hisex Brown, represents the extremely effective egg-laying birds with eggs that have a very strong brown shell. They are the perfect producers of a large number of high-quality, medium-sized edible eggs.
Hisex Brown, provides farmers with predictable and reliable returns due to the high-quality of eggs. Hisex Brown, indices peak performance and excellent egg laying rate stability.
- High strength
- Dark brown colored shell
- High performance
- Excellent stability
Period of efficient productivity | (18-90 weeks) |
Livability | 94% |
Age at 50% efficient productivity | 143 days |
Efficient productive peak value | 96% |
Average egg weight | 62.5 g |
Number of eggs per laying hen | 422 |
Egg mass per laying hen | 26.4 kg |
Average daily feeding intake | 112 g/unit |
Feeding conversion ratio | 2.11 kg/kg |
Alive weight | 2000 g |
Shell strength | 4150 g/cm² |
Shell color | 14.5 Lab |
HU | 83 |
Wim Hendricks was the founder of Hendricks Fabriken N.V. which became one of the largest private producers of feedings for livestock, poultry and pigs in the Netherlands.
Born an entrepreneur, contributed to the development in the feeding business, he, also, saw prospects for the development of a veterinary company (Intervet). As well as, farming of genetically improved laying hens in the European market (Eurhybrid in 1951).
Together with Dr. Gust van den Eynden, a graduate of the Wageningen Agricultural University in the field of genetics; they decided that the future belongs to the hybrid breeds. Further on, they began to develop these breeds for the European market, despite the opposition of the existing large poultry companies.
The breeding programs for laying hens (Hisex), broilers (Hybro) and pigs (Hypore) were developed. The Hisex breeds that appeared in the 60’s demonstrated high-quality eggs.
In 1998, Eurhybrid agreed to merge Hisex poultry-farming establishment into a joint venture with Hendrix Poultry Breeders. This has enabled both companies to strengthen their market presence and share knowledge, in order to, become a world leader in the stock-raising genetics.
Hisex Brown CS cage leaflet (1.2 MB) |
Hisex Brown CS cage rearing report (1.2 MB) |
Hisex Brown CS cage guide (2.0 MB) |
Hisex Brown CS management report (1.5 MB) |
Dekalb White
Exceptional livestock livability, extended production cycles, excellent stability and a high feeding conversion ratio combined with a large number of high-quality eggs per laying hen are the specifications of the Dekalb White breed.
Due to its quiet behavior and excellent livestock livability, the Dekalb White breed adapts well to any environment and any management systems.
The Dekalb White eggs have a strong shell and an excellent internal quality, making them suitable both as edible eggs and for industrial processing markets.
- Efficient productivity
- Excellent feeding conversion rate
- Outstanding livestock livability
- Good behavior
- High stability
- Success in any management systems
- Excellent shell quality
Period of efficient productivity | (18-90 weeks) |
Livability | 95% |
Age at 50% efficient productivity | 141 days |
Efficient productive peak value | 96% |
Average egg weight | 62.5 g |
Number of eggs per laying hen | 427 |
Egg mass per laying hen | 26.7 kg |
Average daily feeding intake | 109 g/unit |
Feeding conversion ratio | 2.02 kg/kg |
Alive weight | 1725 g |
Shell strength | 4200 g/cm² |
HU | 83 |
The history of Dekalb is a classic example of an American entrepreneurship. Inspired by the success of the selection and commercial sales of hybrid grain corn in the 30s and early 40s; Dekalb Agriculture decided to apply hybridization to poultry farming. The poultry-farming department managers, president Tom Roberts and vice president Ray Nelson, set out to breed laying hens with a higher egg production rate than the breeds of other farmers and egg producers in the country.
Doctor E.E. Schnezler from Purdue was hired by Dekalb as a director for the poultry research department in 1945. The research farm was established, and in the 1950s, most works were focused on further improving the efficient production of laying hens with the white-shelled eggs.
By acquiring J.Warren's company in 1971, Dekalb gained access to the excellent white-shelled egg laying hens. As a result, in the 1980s, the Dekalb white and brown-shelled egg laying hens were delivered to 25 countries, and the company was renamed into Dekalb Poultry Research, Inc. At present, the Dekalb breeds are owned by Hendrix Genetics and continue to be at the top among the largest hen markets in the USA, Europe and Japan.
Dekalb Uranus
Dekalb Uranus is a balanced brown laying hen producing eggs with a strong, uniform cream-colored shell.
It is an ideal laying hen with a large number of first-class edible eggs. Dekalb Uranus provides the predictable and proven returns for egg producers.
Effective productivity value and excellent egg-laying consistency.
- Creamy shell color
- Effective productivity
- Excellent consistency
- Excellent shell quality
Period of efficient productivity | (18-90 weeks) |
Livability | 95% |
Age at 50% efficient productivity | 139 days |
Efficient productive peak value | 96% |
Average egg weight | 63.0 g |
Number of eggs per laying hen | 421 |
Egg mass per laying hen | 26.5 kg |
Average daily feeding intake | 111 g/unit |
Feeding conversion ratio | 2.07 kg/kg |
Alive weight | 1850 g |
Shell strength | 4200 g/cm² |
Shell color | 55 Lab |
HU | 81 |