Aviagen has reported a strong performance in its latest annual accounts, reporting growth in revenue of 13.9% to £239 million and operating profit up 27% to £101 million.
The poultry breeding company and supplier of breeding stock said it was pleased with the performance given the difficult trading conditions since Brexit and the backdrop of avian influenza. Although disease outbreaks had cost the business some sales, the risk was being managed by having compartmentalised status through Defra, the company said.