Flat egg weight curve

Superior egg production

Robust and easy to manage

Exceptionally balanced bird

Strong bottom line results

Bovans White
The Story of
the Bovans White
By the 1950s traditional Dutch poultry breeders were
facing increased competition from larger American
companies. So in 1954 four family owned layer breeding
farms formed a new breeding company called Bovans
Organisatie N.V. (Bovans Poultry Breeders). These hard working,
farming families were the Bongers, Van Duijnhoven, Van Lankveld
and Van der Linden (one Bo and three Vans = Bovans).

The founders of Bovans were Harry van Duijnhoven and

his wife Nora. The Bovans breeding center was at Harry van
Duijnhoven’s farm at Stevensbeek and their Bovans layers
reflected the robust and hardworking ethics of the four families.

The original Bovans logo, which is still in use, was designed by

Harry van Duijnhoven’s brother. Bovans Poultry Breeders soon
developed into a strong and successful breeder, selling its birds in
Europe, the America’s, Africa and the Middle East.

(18-90
Laying Period
Weeks) THE BOVANS WHITE TODAY
Livability 94 %
The Bovans White is an exceptionally balanced layer,
Age at 50% production 143 days combining high peak performance,
feed efficiency and livability.
Peak of production 96 %

Average egg weight 62.0 g

Robust and easy to manage the Bovans White
enables egg producers to achieve their desired
Eggs hen housed 426 egg weight level, for table eggs or processing.

Egg mass hen housed 26.4 kg

A productive layer with a flat egg weight curve,
Average feed intake 108 g/day a very strong shell and excellent laying persistency,
the Bovans White is suitable for longer laying
Cum. feed conversion rate 2.03 kg/kg cycles, and is adaptable to
differing environments
Body weight 1710 g
and management systems.
Shell strength 4200 g/cm²

Haugh units 83
7150-1

Hendrix Genetics
P.O. Box 114, 5830 AC Boxmeer, The Netherlands
bovans@hendrix-genetics.com
bovans.com