­East Yorkshire poultry business farm manager joins exclusive Ross 450 Club

The team at an award-winning Middleton on the Wolds chicken business is celebrating after one of its employees joined an exclusive club that places him in the top 1%  of the UK poultry industry.

Clive Soanes Broilers' Farm Manager, Graham Bell has been awarded theAviagen's UK Ross 450 Club award that recognises the achievements of Ross broiler flock poultry farmers who have reached a European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF) of 450 or more.

EPEF is an internationally recognised measure of recording flock results. It takes into account the feed conversion ratio of the birds (i.e. how much they have grown in comparison to what they have eaten), overall weight compared to age and other factors.

"We're delighted that Graham's achievements have earned him this well-deserved award that puts him up there alongside other distinguished growers in the 450 Club's elite of British growers," said Clive Soanes Broilers' MD, Claire Wright.

"He has worked incredibly hard, paying attention to every detail of rearing to achieve this level of performance and high levels of animal welfare."

Clive Soanes Broilers is the growing arm of Soanes Poultry and is a family-owned business that was founded by Tom Soanes in 1947.

Since 1923, Aviagen has been a preferred global poultry breeding company with a mission to help its customers -- the world's chicken meat producers -- supply sustainable, affordable and nutritious protein to their growing communities.

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Photo:Left to right: Graham Bell and Claire Wright Graham Bell and Claire Wright

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Notes to editors

1.      For more information aboutSoanes Poultry, please visitwww.soanespoultry.co.uk.

2.      For more information, please visitAviagen.com

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