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AVIAGEN INDIA RESEARCH

LABORATORY AWARDED R&D STATUS

„ Udumalpet, India: and quality control. And, the laboratory “This registration adds an important
viagen® India’s Research must have qualified staff engaged dimension to Aviagen India’s role in
Laboratory was recently exclusively in R&D and headed by a full- promoting India’s poultry industry.”
Aofficially recognised as a time, qualified expert.
Research and Development (R&D) Dr. Kavitha explained that the About Aviagen
facility by the Department of Scientific laboratory was built in 2016 according Aviagen® is a global poultry breeding
& Industrial Research, Ministry of to a design specification that would company that develops pedigree lines
Science & Technology, Government of enable the company to meet India’s for the production of commercial broiler
India. R&D registration criteria. chickens under the Arbor Acres®, Indian
Road to certification success “Aviagen is committed to poultry River®, and Ross® brand names. The
Rowan Range® and Specialty Males®
The rigorous certification process health and welfare, and has extensive are specialty breeding stock from
was led by Aviagen’s Head of Veterinary programs and procedures in place to Aviagen that offer greater flexibility
Services Dr. Natarajan Kavitha and take good care of our birds. While for customers to meet specific or niche
supported by Senior Management the registration and qualification market requirements. The company is
Advisor Dr. Kandasamy Udayasurian, process was thorough, detailed and based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with
who guided a research panel that complicated, I’m proud to say we a number of wholly-owned operations
helped ensure the program’s success. passed,” she commented. across the United Kingdom, Europe,
Paramount to certification were She went on to say that the Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia,
a well-defined and structured R&D certification also allows Aviagen to New Zealand, and the U.S.A., and joint
program that leads to the development extend its laboratory research to real- ventures in Asia. Aviagen employs more
of innovative products and/or life trials in the field. than 5,000 people and has a distribution
technologies, as well as a long-term Dr. Bill Stanley, Aviagen’s Director of network serving customers in more
R&D policy. Other qualifications Global Health Monitoring, joined the than 100 countries.
included a separate and identifiable Aviagen India team in congratulating For further information, please visit
R&D infrastructure that is separate from Dr. Kavitha and Dr. Udayasurian on their www.aviagen.com.
other operations such as production hard work that led to this achievement.

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