18.08.2010

Aviagen announced plans to purchase the “Peterson Male” broiler breeder genetic line from Peterson Farms, Decatur, AR.  As part of the agreement, Aviagen will also acquire use of the Peterson brand name for broiler breeder stock.
The Peterson male was the gold standard for broiler breeder males worldwide for many years.
The acquisition builds on a shared history between the two companies. Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, the poultry industry’s dominant broiler breeder paired the Peterson’s male with the Arbor Acres female line, an Aviagen brand that continues to be a leading global broiler breeder brand.