Chick Producers Objectives

The Chick Producer Organisation maintain a national organisation in the Republic of South Africa for the promotion and development of the poultry breeding and chicken production section of the Poultry Industry, as an independent subsidiary of the Southern African Poultry Association.  The purpose of the Organisation is to foster, promote and improve the general welfare  of those engaged in this section of the poultry industry by providing a vehicle through which group action may be taken on matters of common concern.

To promote and advance all matters tending towards the improvement of the poultry breeding and chicken producing industry in South Africa by :

• Securing profitable poultry breeding and providing adequate supplies of poultry products to the consuming public.
• Promoting the breeding of poultry and commercial chicken production.
• Encouraging and assisting in the production of chickens of high quality bred from parents selected for type, stamina and health qualities and for high egg production and/or meat qualities.
• Protection of the poultry breeding and chicken producing industry from adverse legislation and any other aggression by initiating, fostering and assisting in obtaining legislation and regulations beneficial to the poultry breeding and allied industries.
• Encouragement of poultry education.
• Promoting layer and broiler tests and other contests.
• Dealing with any matter which may be in the interest of the poultry breeding and chicken production industries, the Organisation and its members.
  
• Submitting individual data to the SAPA office for establishing a suitable statistical system to further the aims of the SAPA.