Japfa officially opened its fourth poultry hatchery in Vietnam

The hatchery opened in the autumn and covers 2.2 hectares, designed and built according to a modern model, applying exclusive painless, advanced laser debeaking technology and Inovo vaccination technology to protect chickens as early as the embryo incubation stage.

With a closed process according to global GAP standards, and a design capacity of up to 40 million chicks per year, the factory is expected to meet the demand for high-quality chicks for the Central, Highlands, Southeast, and neighbouring areas.

The factory is expected to meet the demand for high-quality chicks for the Central, Highlands, Southeast, and neighbouring areas

Sanjeev Kumar, deputy general director of Japfa Vietnam said: “In the company's long-term development, the Highlands is a key strategic market with a convenient location in terms of transport infrastructure, connecting with the company’s feed mills in the neighbouring provinces of Binh Phuoc, Binh Dinh, and Binh Thuan."

"In addition, the local land is suitable for industrial livestock development, bringing stable economic value. Especially with the support of local authorities, Japfa Vietnam has entered a period of strong development with higher ambitions and goals.”

The hatchery operation is important for shortening the transportation time to ensure the health of the chicks, reducing the loss rate, and increasing breeding efficiency. The first batch of chickens from the Dak Lak hatchery factory was sold in mid-November 2022.

Exclusive and painless advanced laser debeaking technology

Assessing the quality, farmer Huynh Thi Ly Ly of Hoa Thuan commune, Buon Ma Thuot city, said that the chicks imported from Japfa's factory were healthy and of uniform quality.

Infrared beak treatment technology makes chicks healthier, improves livestock productivity, and ensures animal welfare compared to the farm's previous method of beak trimming. In particular, the chicks transported to the farm have been sorted by gender to help optimise productivity by raising cocks and hens separately.

Huynh Thi Ly Ly imported the chicks from the Dak Lak factory

Japfa first entered Vietnam in 1996 with a joint venture model with Vietnam Livestock Corporation. In 1999, Japfa became a wholly-foreign-invested company named Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Co., Ltd., headquartered in Huong Canh town of Vinh Phuc province.

Before opening the latest hatchery in Dak Lak, Japfa Vietnam had been operating three other poultry hatcheries in Thai Binh, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai provinces.

The company owns nearly 30 high-quality breeding chicken farms and cooperates with more than 1,000 chicken-raising households nationwide, supplying the market with more than 100 million commercial chicks annually.