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News Overview
April 30, 2020
New management guide for alternative systems published online
The management guide for alternative housing systems has been updated by our team of technical experts.
March 27, 2020, by Teun van de Braak
ab ovo, More than just a pullet supplier!
Roadshow 2020 with ab ovo, Germany and Hendrix Genetics
Jan. 23, 2020
Layer Vision, Issue 22 Now Available
All over the world, eggs continue to be an important source of protein. Affordable, nutritious and versatile, no matter your culture, eggs have a place on the global menu. However, each region has th…
Dec. 18, 2019, by Madeline Musselman
Insight on 2019 and beyond
As 2019 draws to a close and we enter a new decade in 2020, we’d like to reflect on past accomplishments and plans for the new year. Throughout another busy year, it has been an honor and a pleasure …
Oct. 15, 2019
Ildex Indonesia 2019
We were pleased to be a part of Ildex Indonesia, a leading show for the Indonesian agriculture industry. The Hendrix Genetics booth exhibited our genetic brands for laying hens (ISA and Hisex) and tr…
Oct. 10, 2019, by Madeline Musselman
Celebrating World Egg Day 2019
As members of the egg industry, we're proud to take a day to celebrate the power of the egg: World Egg Day 2019.
Oct. 10, 2019
What is Egg Quality
As a result of the large diversity in the potential uses of eggs and the subsequent demands of the consumer, it is quite a challenge to define egg quality according to everyone’s standard.
Oct. 10, 2019
Schothorst Feed Research achieves 510,7 eggs
We’re pleased to highlight another successful flock that has surpassed 500 eggs per hen housed. Schothorst Feed Research is an independent research organization, based in the Netherlands, that develo…
Aug. 29, 2019, by Madeline Musselman
Hisex and Dekalb win top prizes at the Northeast Brazilian Poultry Fair
We are proud to congratulate a number of Brazilian egg producers who recently won top prizes at the 2019 Northeast Poultry Fair.
Aug. 27, 2019, by Madeline Musselman
Layer Vision, Issue 21 Now Available
We have so many great stories to share from the last few months in the laying hen world.
July 9, 2019, by Benoît Pelé
A multi-generational visit from Young Kong Farms
The Huang family, founders of Young Kong Farms, visited the Ploufragan head office in France.
April 30, 2019, by Teun van de Braak
Hendrix Genetics outperform the competition in the 40th North Carolina Layer Performance and Management Test
The North Carolina Layer Performance and Management Test is an annual, independent trial meant to assist the poultry industry in evaluating the performance of the top commercial layer products in var…
April 30, 2019, by Teun van de Braak
Eggs: Friend or Foe?
We know that eggs are a nutrient-dense food, a rich source of protein and essential vitamins and minerals, particularly vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium and choline. However, scientific opinion on th…
March 26, 2019, by Freek Thomassen
The importance of biosecurity
Biosecurity is taking measures to protect your birds from harmful biological agents, like viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc. In commercial poultry production, this generally means total confinement o…
Feb. 1, 2019, by Madeline Musselman
Layer Vision, Issue 20 Now Available
In this issue of the Layer Vision, we hear many different perspectives on the amazing benefits of eggs. They are healthy, affordable, and available in every continent.
Jan. 7, 2019
Upcoming Trade Shows
Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates. Hendrix Genetics Layers representatives from technical services, genetics, and management will be available to meet at a trade show near you!
Dec. 19, 2018
End of Year Wishes
We hope that 2018 has been a successful year for you and your organization!
Oct. 15, 2018, by Paulien Rutten
Achieving good internal egg quality
Good internal egg quality can be defined by yolk color, albumen quality, and vitelline membrane strength. Genetics play an important role in resulting egg quality, but how do feed and management fact…
Oct. 12, 2018, by Madeline Musselman
Celebrating World Egg Day
As members of the egg industry, we're proud to take one day to celebrate the power of the egg: World Egg Day 2018.
Sept. 19, 2018, by Teun van de Braak
Introducing the "Eggxaminator"
The Eggxaminator is a brand new piece of technology that will enhance egg quality data collection even further than before. Created in collaboration with Hendrix Genetics Innovations and a tech partn…
Sept. 18, 2018, by Rafael Lera
Nutrition and metabolism: Preventing fatty liver
With longer production cycles, maintaining a healthy liver is crucial for hen performance. Liver health is strongly linked to egg mass, eggshell quality, and persistency in lay. Veterinarian, Rafael …
Sept. 11, 2018
Hendrix Genetics Layers awarded AI Free Compartment status
All Hendrix Genetics Layers' breeding complexes, GPS farms, rearing farms, and hatcheries in the Netherlands have been awarded AI Free compartment status by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Author…
July 27, 2018
59th Egg Fair in Bastos Celebrates the Industry
The Bastos Egg Fair, in its 59th show, took place from July 12-14 and received thousands of visitors. Hisex’s distribution team was actively present to meet with members of the industry.
July 24, 2018
Hisex Exhibits at Indo Livestock
This year's exhibition at the Indo Livestock Trade Show was once again a successful event. The Hendrix Genetics/PT ISA Indonesia booth attracted many visitors, parent stock farmers, and egg producer…
July 17, 2018, by Marco de Almeida
Connection between bodyweight and future laying performance observed in Brazilian study
Hisex Brown birds were recently the subject of a study to show the correlation between bodyweight and performance.
June 27, 2018, by Paulien Rutten
How to feed layers for longer production cycles and high performance
When layers are kept in production for 100 weeks instead of 60 or 80 weeks, egg output and the associated export of nutrients is much higher. High performing birds need a perfect feeding strategy to …
June 21, 2018, by Madeline Musselman
New issue of Layer Vision magazine
This issue features technical resources, company updates, and customer stories from around the world. We hope you enjoy reading!
May 3, 2018, by Frans van Sambeek
Laying hens unlock natural defences to ward off disease
A new genetic link to the immune system in laying hens has been discovered that could result in laying hens being born resistant to many diseases.
April 26, 2018, by Paul Grignon Dumoulin
The importance of bodyweight management
Bodyweight management is an important parameter to track throughout the life of your birds. From day old to transfer, growth and organ development occurs at various ages. A lack of growth during a st…
March 26, 2018, by Joel Penduff
Successful Hisex seminars held in Taiwan
We were very honored to participate in a local seminar in Tainan and Taichun, Taiwan to support commercial layer customers.
March 21, 2018, by Johan van Arendonk
An insight into the Genetics Applied to Livestock Production World Congress
In February of this year, the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production was held. Get to know the insights, trends and key outcomes of the event.
Jan. 10, 2018, by Elise Chasseignaux
Infection control at the molecular level
Incorporating forensic technology to catch AI early
Jan. 5, 2018, by Madeline Musselman
Layer Vision
With the beginning of a new year, comes a new edition of our Layer Vision magazine.
Dec. 7, 2017, by Yaroslav Nemirovsky
Succesful Sverdlovsky seminar in Russia
Almost 200 participants, 70 farms, 6 countries... "Sverdlovsky" - Russian JV of "Hendrix Genetics" - like proud mother-hen gathered its customers in St. Petersburg.
Oct. 24, 2017
Ildex Jakarta, 18 - 20 October 2017
Last week the bi-annual tradeshow ILDEX took place in Jakarta.
Oct. 17, 2017
Animal welfare - our responsibility to the entire protein supply chain
Enhancing the welfare of our layers is not just important for today’s end consumers and for a more transparent food supply chain, we believe it is also the right thing to do. For this reason, we have…
June 5, 2017
Hisex exhibited at VIV Russia
On May 23-25, VIV Russia was held in Moscow with attendees from the animal husbandry and processing industry.
March 20, 2017
Layer Vision
The new layer magazine from Hendrix Genetics, formally known as ISA Focus
Jan. 10, 2017
Optimal Egg Shell Quality: Nutrition Essentials
Obtaining high eggshell quality is important for both table egg and hatching egg purposes. Genetic traits have an impact on egg quality, but following certain nutrition recommendations can take quali…
Dec. 22, 2016
New Hisex Branding
From November 15 - 18, 2016 the Eurotier exhibition took place in Hanover, Germany. Eurotier is the world’s leading trade fair for animal production.
Dec. 21, 2016
Hisex Website Launch
We have recently launched a new Hisex website, featuring updated resources, images, and background on the brand history.