Osool Poultry Company in Oman receives first two placements of the Ross 308

EDINBURGH, Scotland. – In January and February, The Aviagen^® Ross^® team successfully completed two separate orders of 180,000 Parent Stock Ross 308 birds, each in 3 shipments, to Osool Poultry Company in Oman.

Osool Poultry Company was established in 2016, with the aim of producing 150 million hatching eggs per year to sell to the local broiler integrations, and also to export broiler hatching eggs globally in the future. This project is considered one of the most promising in Oman, and aims to achieve high self-sufficiency and enhance food security within the country.

Osool Poultry Company consists of 6 rearing farms with 72 houses and 12 production farms with 144 houses, all of which are divided into three land plots with an area of 15 square kilometers per plot. In addition to these facilities, Osool Poultry Company also has a feed mill with a capacity of 20 tons per hour, and a slaughterhouse that can process up to 7,200 birds daily.

Eng Mohammed Suhail al Shanfari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Osool Poultry Company, commented, “The project is one of the biggest and most unique projects in the Middle East. It is built on an area of 47 square kilometers in Al Ghaftain, in the Wilayat of Haima. It significantly contributes to achieving the Government’s efforts and goals in targeting economic diversification, and creating job opportunities for Omani citizens in various fields and specializations. We are excited to start this project with the Ross 308 breed and look forward to our future collaboration with the Aviagen and Ross teams.”

Dr. Hadi Mohsin Al-Lawati, Chief Executive Officer of Osool Poultry Company, commented, “Aviagen worked closely with the Osool Poultry Company management team during the construction phase, and we are very happy and proud that we have chosen to collaborate with Aviagen and the Ross brand for our PS placements. We are fully confident that this collaboration will benefit both parties by producing the highest quality product for the local market requirements.”

“National food security is a major goal for countries on a global basis and the Osool Poultry Company project is one of the most prominent poultry investments in the region with such a target. Aviagen specialists and the Pure Breed local distributor team will intensively support the Osool Poultry Company production team in all production areas to ensure the success of the project and to ensure Ross Parent Stock and broilers deliver maximum return on the company’s investment through top quartile performance. Aviagen are looking forward to developing the business relationship with Osool Poultry Company in the coming years,” commented Bulent Tanyildizi, International Commercial Manager, Ross MEA.