Primary Poultry Breeders of
 Commercial Strains
- Egg Layers
- Broilers
- Turkeys
- Ducks
Geese
Egg Layers
The order of the breeders listed below is not
representative of their size or market shares.
| Parent Company |
Breeder |
Commercial Strains |
| Merial |
ISA |
ISA Brown |
| Shaver |
Starcross 566 (white) |
| Shaver White |
| Shaver 2000 |
| Starcross 579/Shaver Brown |
| Babcock |
B300/ISA White |
| B380 (brown) |
| Hubbard |
Golden Comet (brown) |
| Lohmann-Wesjohann
Group |
H&N |
Nick Chick (white) |
| Brown Nick (brown) |
| Tint Nick |
| Hy-Line |
W-36 |
| W-77 |
| W-98 |
| Hy-Line Brown |
| Hy-Line Silver Brown |
| H-Gray T |
| Lohmann Tierzucht |
Lohmann White-LSl |
| Lohmann Brown |
| Lohmann Silver Brown |
| Lohmann Tinted |
| Toshoku |
Dekalb |
Dekalb XL (white) |
| Dekalb Delta White |
| Dekalb Beta (white) |
| Dekalb Amber |
| Dekalb Black |
| Dekalb Gold |
| Nutreco |
Euribrid |
Hisex White |
| Hisex Brown |
| Hendrix Poultry Breeders |
Hendrix |
Bovans White |
| Bovans Brown |
| Bovans Goldline |
| Bovans Nera |
| Anak |
Anak |
Yaffa Colour Sex B |
| Yarkon Tint T |
| Hungarian State-owned |
Babolna |
Tetra-SL |
| Harco |
| Dominant Ltd. |
Dominant |
Dominant brown D- 102 |
| Dominant white D-529 |
| (also layer breeds for alternative farming) |
Broilers
The order of the breeders listed below is not
representative of their size or market shares.
| Parent Company |
Breeder |
Commercial Strains |
| Merial Ltd. |
ISA |
Vedette |
| ISA JA 57 |
| Acoblack P6N |
| ISA 20 |
| ISA 30 MPK |
| Shaver |
Starbro |
| Minibro |
| Redbro |
| Color-Pac |
| Tropicbro |
| Hubbard |
Hubbard Hi-Y |
| Hubbard Roaster |
| Hubbard Classic |
| Tyson Foods |
Cobb |
Cobb 500 |
| Cobb-Vantress |
Cobb 500 Fast Feathering Female |
| Cobb 500 Slow Feathering Female |
| Cobb 500 Male |
| Nutreco |
Euribrid |
Hybro N |
| Hybro G |
| Pilch |
| BC Partners |
Ross |
Ross 308 |
| Ross 208 |
| Ross 508 |
| Ross PM 3 |
| Ross Male |
| Indian River |
| Arbor Acres |
AA broiler breeders |
| Peterson Farms |
Peterson |
PM |
| PMM |
| PF |
| Avian Farms Inc. |
Avian |
Avian 24K female |
| Avian 34 female |
| Avian 43 female |
| Avian Maine Male |
| Anak |
Anak |
Anak-White B |
| Anak-40-Red |
| Dominant Ltd. |
Dominant |
Dominant Broiler Br-11 (white) |
| Dominant Broiler RED-22 (red) |
| Kabir Chicks Ltd. |
Kabir |
Labelle Rouge |
| Labelle Kabir |
| SK88 |
| K39 |
| Sasso |
Sasso |
'Label Rouge' types |
| 'Farm Chicken' types |
Turkeys
The order of the breeders listed below is not representative
of their size or market shares.
| Parent Company |
Breeder |
Commercial Strains |
| Nutreco |
Hybrid |
Hybrid Euro FP |
| Hybrid Medium |
| Hybrid Grade Maker (formerly Super Medium) |
| Hybrid Converter (formerly Large White) |
| BC Partners |
Nicholas |
700 |
| Merial |
BUT |
BUT 8 |
| BUT 9 |
| BIG 5 |
| BIG 6 |
| BUTA |
BIG 6 |
| BIG 9 |
Ducks
The order of the breeders listed below is not representative
of their size or market shares.
| Parent Company |
Breeder |
Breed |
Commercial Strains |
| Nickerson Group |
Cherry Valley |
Pekin |
SM2 (meat) |
| Pekin |
CV 2000 (Egg Layer) |
| Grimaud Frères
SA |
Grimaud Frères |
Muscovy |
Canedins R-31 |
| Muscovy |
Canedins R-41 |
| Muscovy |
Canedins R-51 |
| Barbary |
Canedins R-61 |
| Mule |
Hytop |
| Pekin |
Star |
| Broholm |
Broholm |
Broholm-Danduck |
B 200 |
| L 220 |
| Sasso |
Sepalm |
Sepalm Mules |
Albasters (F30A, F32A) |
| Ebonies (F30E, F32E) |
| Gringos (F30G, F32G) |
| Georg Stolle Group |
Seddiner Zucht- und Mastenten
GmbH |
Pekin |
Stolle Seddin Vital |
Geese
The order of the breeders listed below is not representative
of their size or market shares.
| Parent Company |
Breeder |
Breed |
Commercial Strains |
| Broholm |
Broholm |
Broholm-Dangeese |
Quick Grower |
| Super Grower |
| Normal Grower |
| Compact Grower |
| Super Compact |
| Sasso |
Sepalm |
Sepalm Geese |
Midgosling |
| Maxgosling |
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