Russia gives Smena 9 chicken crossbreed another shot

Published 2023년 2월 15일

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Five Russian poultry farms are conducting trials on the Russian Smena 9 crossbreed, following expectations of its high production potential and lower cost compared to imported crossbreeds. Previous trials, which were conducted under poor conditions, produced discouraging results, but scientists are making necessary amendments for the new trials. The Russian government has approved the construction of a breeding center focused on Smena 9, at a cost of 5 billion roubles, as part of Russia's 'anti-sanctions actions'. The poultry industry is aiming to be self-sufficient in hatching eggs, having imported 400 million fewer hatching eggs in 2022 due to avian influenza outbreaks in Europe, and is expected to further reduce imports in the current year.

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New tests of the Russian Smena 9 crossbreed have been launched by 5 poultry farms, hoping to confirm its presumably high production potential, Sergey Lakhtyukhov, general director of the Russian national union of poultry producers, disclosed, speaking during the AGROS-2023 industry conference in Moscow. New trials have been launched by leading Russian poultry producers, Lakhtyukhov said, expressing confidence that they could show “the real figures and performance of this crossbreed”. The Russian poultry industry generally expects Smena 9 to be superior on 70 production indicators compared with the most popular imported crossbreeds, and almost twice as cheap. The result of the previous trials of Smena 9 appeared to be discouraging, though the exact figures have never been disclosed. Lakhtyukhov explained that those trials were carried out in “inappropriate conditions”. In particular, he said that last time, Smena 9 chicks were placed in old poultry houses with poor animal welfare ...

Source: Poultryworld