Our Sponsors

Aviagen Group - Gold Sponsor

The Aviagen Group® is the world's leading poultry breeding company, developing pedigree lines for the production of broiler chickens and turkeys. 

Since 1923, Aviagen® has established itself as the world's leading poultry breeding company, developing pedigree lines for the production of commercial broiler chickens under the Arbor Acres®, Indian River®, and Ross® brand names. The Rowan Range® and Specialty Males® are specialty breeding stock from Aviagen that offer greater flexibility for customers to meet specific or niche market requirements. The company is based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of wholly-owned operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., and joint ventures in Asia. Aviagen employs more than 3,900 people and has a distribution network serving customers in over 100 countries.

Aviagen Turkeys® is the premier supplier of turkey breeding stock worldwide. The company operates full scale breeding programmes in the USA and Europe, supporting the B.U.T.®, Nicholas® and Hockhenhull brands.

Bentley Instruments is a designer and manufacturer of analytical instruments for the dairy industry. Headquartered in Minnesota in the U.S., it exports to breeding associations and dairy factories around the world as well as being the leading supplier of analytical instruments to American D.H.I.A. laboratories. Bentley's combis may be seen during the technical tour to the New Zealand L.I.C. laboratory. Bentley also represents Intellitech, New Zealand, for sales of it's innovative automation systems for milk laboratories, again in use at L.I.C.

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Cobb is a global company serving our customers through the use of innovative research and technology to make protein healthy and affordable worldwide.  We are engaged in the development, production, and sale of broiler breeding stock. We are committed to providing progress, and quality in our products. We maintain the highest level of ethical standards and integrity in our relationships with Team Members, customers, suppliers, and our communities.

GenomNZ, New Zealand's foremost DNA testing laboratory, is accredited by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) to the ISO 17025:2005 standard. The laboratory specialises in deer, sheep, goat, cattle and aquaculture.

Genomnz provides a one-stop shop for DNA testing: including parentage assignment, single-gene tests, and SNP chip genotyping.

With advances in DNA genotyping technologies, GenomNZ is now offering new SNP based tests containing thousands of markers, including variants associated production traits and genetic diseases. These specific SNPs can help you to eliminate genetic disease in your animals and increase profitability by breeding animals with favourable production traits. These new tests provides high throughput genotyping and genomic information can also be used for genomic selection.

In conjunction with AgResearch research scientists it also offers DNA test development in new species, calculation of genomic breeding values and advice on genetic improvement, traceability and genetic conservation if required.

Hendrix Genetics - Platinum Sponsor

A multi-species animal breeding, genetics and technology company. Hendrix Genetics is passionate about animal breeding. We have breeding programs in turkeys, layers, guinea fowl, swine, salmon and trout.

We look for innovative, sustainable solutions, together with the entire animal protein value chain. At the start of the chain, we have an influence on the outcome. For example, our responsible use of antibiotics program benefits producers and consumers. For us, better breeding today, means a brighter life tomorrow.

We aim to produce animals that thrive under all conditions. We strive to create value from breeding through to the consumer. Our programs are based on our breeding philosophies. Every Hendrix Genetics brand has its own breeding program. Each is tailored to their market.

Hendrix Genetics brands:
Layers: Babcock, Bovans, Dekalb, Hisex, ISA, Shaver
Turkeys: Hybrid Turkeys
Traditional poultry: Caringa, Sasso
Aquaculture: Landcatch, Troutlodge
Swine: Hypor

Lely: Making farmers' lives easier with innovative solutions and tailored services 

Lely was founded in The Netherlands in 1948 and we have grown to become the market leader in automated systems for dairy farmers worldwide. Recognised and acknowledged as the leader in Dutch manufacturing, we now have in excess of 20,000 milking robots in operation worldwide. 

Priding ourselves on providing both innovative and sustainable automated systems to farmers in over 60 countries, we think outside the realm of traditional ideas and continue to support our customers in the choices they make to ensure they achieve their goals. 

We recognise that farmers all over the world make choices on how they operate their business and our goal is to provide the 'bright farming' tools required to help them make the best choices for both themselves and their businesses. This is achieved by providing advice and innovative solutions that contribute to efficient farm management and sustainable milk production, present and future.