our history

Over 50 years of development!
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1966

The Grimaud brothers start breeding Muscovy ducks.
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1970

Start of duck genetic selection with the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Start of goose production and selection.
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1989

Start of pigeon selection.
Start of Pekin duck and Mule duck selection.
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1995

Grimaud Frères is granted its 1st ISO 9001 certification.
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1996

Establishment of Grimaud Chengdu in China.
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2000

Establishment of Grimaud Putian in China.
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2009

Creation of the Grimaud Vietnam in Vietnam.
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2010

Innov’Space Award for innovation in duckling beak treatment.
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2012

Implementation of the RFID food control system in duck selection centres for consumption index selection.
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2013

Start of the “bright eyes” selection characteristic for the supply of autosexing strains.
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2016

Implementation of the duck carcass measurement system using a CT scan for the selection of fillet and magret yields.
Creation of Grimaud Shaanxi in China.
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2018

Innov’Space Award for innovation in duckling claw treatment.
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2020

First results of in ovo sexing work on Muscovy and Mule ducks. Objective: to mechanise the method so as to only incubate animals destined for sale.

Sommet d’Or Award, in the in ovo sexing of Muscovy and Mule ducks category.

Innov’Space d’Or Award for 100 best innovations over the last 25 years: Innov’Space d’Or 1 star Award for Beak Treatment in 2007.

Grimaud Frères Sélection and its subsidiaries produce more than 2 million breeding ducklings and more than 50 million commercial ducklings, for a combined turnover of more than €70 million.

On the strength of its R&D and technical innovations, Grimaud Frères is launching its new strategy, which focuses on all the services striving to promote animal welfare and working comfort for the breeder with the launch of its Ethical Range. This new strategy is accompanied by a change of logo signed “Caring for Life”.

Logo du groupe Grimaud

Grimaud Frères,the pigeon and waterfowl subsidiary of Groupe Grimaud

Sends animals resulting from its genetic selection all over the world.

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