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Cobb-Vantress introduces a new Male and updated management guides and supplements si, vice president of research and development at Cobb. “We’ve seen the Vantage male provide significant advantages in feed conversion, growth rate and livability at heavier weights. On top of that, we saw excellent results in breast yield and evisceration yield.”
Vantage™ Male: New North American Vantage™ Male offers improved feed conversion and weight gain North American poultry producers working in the big bird debone market have a more efficient, easier-to-manage male coming online this summer: The Cobb Vantage™ male. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. introduced the new product – the company’s first new male since 2017 – at the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. “Cobb developed the Vantage male to be an outstanding performer in the big bird market,” said Dr. Mark Cooper, managing director of global genetics at Cobb. “We’ve taken into consideration ease of management and coupled that with market-leading growth rates and outstanding feed conversion ratios while keeping meat quality top of mind with this new release.” The Vantage is a package-only male primarily designed to cross with the Cobb700™ female. Field results have consistently shown decreased feed conversion and increased body weight gains for birds over 8.5 pounds. The stature of the broiler will be taller and deliver more robust legs. “We understand our customers rely on Cobb to provide superior, industry-leading genetics,” said Dr. Aldo Ros-
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The Vantage male is easy to manage and has demonstrated hatch improvements. The Vantage matures faster than the CobbMV™ Male and exhibits a larger comb. With similar meat quality performance, the Vantage delivers superior meat quality over the competition. The fillet dimensions of the Vantage crossed with the Cobb700 female lend themselves to prime cuts and less trim.
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