Every year Grimaud Frères carries out a test of its Pekin meat products with the partner Ustracise based in the Czech Republic. The main idea is to compare our commercial products (CS) with each other but also to compare them with the products of the competition available at the time of the test.

This year, we conducted a comparative test with 1100 subjects divided into 3 products:

– The STAR 53 Medium (300 subjects)

– The STAR 53 Heavy (400 subjects)

– The CHERRY VALLEY product (400 subjects)

The animals were distributed in several pens and were weighed at 1, 21, 35, 42 and 49 days of age. The feed consumption per pen was also recorded in order to measure the feed efficiency over the whole period. The averaged results are shown in the following table:

The competitor strain is between our 2 products in terms of live weight at 42 days.

The indexes are comparable to the competition but at equivalent weights our strains are better.

The animals were also reared at 49 days of age for STAR53 Medium, STAR 53 Heavy and Cherry Valley with respective weights of 3 772g, 3 945g and 3 887g.

No significant difference was observed between the 3 products regarding the mortality rate during the whole rearing period.

The test seems to have been carried out under good conditions and brings convincing elements that meet our expectations.

Our STAR 53 MEDIUM is well positioned. With a slower growth, it can meet the needs of those who want a product with more meat at equivalent weight and with more interesting yields at the same weight.

Villa Germania Alimentos S.A. is the duck leader producer in Brazil with a constant development in its local market as well as for export markets in South America, Middle East or even Asian markets.

Villa Germania is insuring its development with the Grimaud STAR 53 duck genetic with a new successful breeder placement at the end of 2021.

Thanks to proper technical conditions and good local feed given to the birds, the company is expressing all the genetic potential of the STAR 53 breed with very good laying performances, over 90% laying rate, during most of the laying period, and with fast growth and good FCR at the broiler level.

 Grimaud Frères is very glad to accompany Roderjan Andrino de Souza, Medico Veterinario in charge the live production in the company and all Villa Germania production team with its STAR 53 genetic for many years, for insuring the development of duck production of the company.

The collaboration between the 2 companies will continue increasing for accompanying the success of Villa Germania Alimentos S.A.!

STAR 53 duck breeder at rearing stage in Villa Germania facilities, with Roderjan Andrino de Souza, Medico Veterinario in charge of production, and a supervisor of the breeder farm, visiting the young breeder flock.