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With roots dating back to the first half of the 20th century, ISA is the global operating breeder and distributor of white and brown egg layers that are suitable for traditional and alternative production systems under different climate conditions. ISA is part of Hendrix Genetics; the international multi-species breeding company with activities in layer, turkey, swine and salmon breeding.

The mission of ISA is to breed layers that are capable of laying 500 first quality eggs per hen housed, in order to produce:

- Higher earnings for egg producers: higher earnings are obtained if more     eggs are produced with a flock and flocks are replaced less often.
-  A better earth for all of us: the long economic life of hens contributes to a sustainable production of eggs, because flocks need to be replaced less frequent. 

ISA thus offers significant value to egg producers, but at the same time enhances the value of the whole egg industry to both planet and society. Hence our motto, Eggs Earth Earnings

ISA breeds pure line layers in 7 R&D centers located in Canada, France and the Netherlands and produces parent stock (PS) day-old chicks in 5 main production centers located in Canada, Brazil, Netherlands, France and Indonesia. ISA employs approximately 320 people of many different nationalities and with expertise in the fields of genetics, animal husbandry, hatchery, nutrition, veterinary science and business. ISA is headquartered in Boxmeer, the Netherlands. 
Business centers: 1. Kitchener, Canada 2. Salto, Brazil 3. Boxmeer, Netherlands 4. Ploufragan, France 5. Moscow, Russia 6. Bangkok, Thailand 7. Jakarta, Indonesia 8. Beijing, China 9. Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.  
R&D centers: A. Maple Lane and Oakdale, Canada B. Landhorst and Siebengewald, Netherlands C. Le Parc, Les Portes and St. Brandan, France.   
Production centers: a. Cambridge, Canada b. Salto, Brazil c. Boxmeer, Netherlands d. Lorris, France e. Jasinga, Indonesia.

• Managing Director: Servé Hermans (4th from left) serve.hermans@hendrix-genetics.com
• Controller & Administrative Director: Erik Mobach (1st from left) erik.mobach@hendrix-genetics.com
• Director ISA France and ISA subsidiary companies: Benoît Pelé (2nd from left) benoit.pele@hendrix-genetics.com
• Sales Director: Arian Groot (3rd from left) arian.groot@hendrix-genetics.com
• R&D Director: Frans van Sambeek (5th from left) frans.van.sambeek@hendrix-genetics.com
• Production Director: Ron Jöerissen (6th from left) ron.joerissen@hendrix-genetics.com

Through aquisitions and mergers since 1991, we had the privilege to bring together the best of the best genepools, geneticists, production and sales professionals. The companies and genepools that came together are the following:

- Bovans, CPI, Hypeco, Hendrix Poultry Breeders, the Netherlands-EU 
-Babcock Poultry Farm, USA 
-Dekalb Poultry Research, Inc., USA 
-Golden Comet, USA 
-Hisex, Euribrid, the Netherlands-EU 
-Institut de Sélection Animale (ISA), France-EU 
-Kimber Farms, USA 
-Ross Brown, UK (Ross layer genepool acquired by Dekalb Poultry) 
-Shaver Breeding Farms Ltd., Canada 
-Studler S.A., France-EU 
-J.J.Warren Inc., USA

ISA as we know it today, was established in 2005 under the management of Hendrix Genetics, when the French based ISA company merged with the Dutch based company Hendrix Poultry breeders.

ISA is the global operating breeder and distributor of white and brown layers that are suitable for traditional and alternative production systems under different climate conditions. The pure line breeds of ISA are bred in 7 R&D centers located in Canada, France and the Netherlands.From the latest generation of pure lines, grandparent stock (GPS) are produced at 5 production centers located in Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, France and Indonesia. The GPS of different pure lines are crossed to produce parent stock (PS) day-old chicks that are supplied to 300 distributors around the world. The different PS are crossed by distributors to produce laying hens for thousands of egg producers all over the world.From each pure line, 80 GPS, 6.800 PS (85 per PS *80 GPS), and 680.000 laying hens (100 per PS * 6.800 PS) can be produced. Each laying hen currently produces around 368 eggs, which implies that each pure line bird is accountable for approximately 250 milion commercial eggs.

Our mission is to breed and sell layers that are capable of laying 500 top quality eggs per hen housed, without compromising on egg quality. This will be achieved through continuous improvement of the lay persistence for a prolonged production cycle. Breeding for 500 eggs equals:Breeding for higher Earnings: more eggs produced with a single flock and less frequent flock replacements, result in higher earnings.Breeding for a better Earth: the long economic life of hens contributes to a sustainable production of eggs, because flocks need to be replaced less frequent. Hence our motto: Eggs Earth Earnings

Breeding for 500 eggs means breeding for higher earnings for egg producers. Many egg producers currently produce around 360 eggs per hen housed. The mission of ISA to breed layers capable of laying 500 eggs, supports egg producers in the following ways:

• More eggs per flock: 8 to 10 eggs can be gained extra on an annual basis through improved lay persistence and by keeping a flock a week longer each year.
• Less flock replacements: investment in a new flock and cleaning barns in between two successive flocks, can take place less frequent.

Breeding for 500 eggs means breeding for a better earth for all of us. The rearing period, which implies approximately 4 months of feed consumption without any egg production, does not support a sustainable form of food production. Thanks to our breeding efforts, flock replacements can occur less often across generations, and therefore contributes to making egg production more sustainable.

If you would like to contact us to obtain more information about our layer breeds or would like to find out where to obtain parent stock or laying hens, please contact us.

The primary breeding objective of ISA is 500 eggs per hen housed, without compromising on egg quality or daily feed intake (hence improving feed conversion). To achieve our breeding goal, ISA continuously improves the lay persistence for a prolonged production cycle of a large pure line gene pool of Bovans, Dekalb, Isa, Shaver, Hisex and Babcock. The gene pool is housed in modern R&D centers that are spread across 7 R&D centers located in Canada, France and the Netherlands.

Both ISA is committed to support, improve and promote animal welfare practices. Our primary breeding objective of 500 first quality eggs per hen housed can be achieved by a higher lay persistence and a longer production cycle. A long production cycle automatically implies a longer life for hens, which can be regarded as a precondition to animal welfare. Besides longevity of hens, ISA participates in a number of research projects that address alternative housing systems and strictly adheres to Code Efabar, a European code of good practices in animal breeding, which also addresses animal health and welfare, including the ban on genetic modification and cloning.