The livestock industry can no longer be considered a low technology area. Better technology, knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial skills have improved competitiveness at all levels.
With growing consciousness of human health and wellness needs, there is a great scope in the livestock production business. Issues of sustainable increase of profitability along with technology innovation and adaptation is a concern today across livestock farming be it in poultry, dairy, piggery, sheep and goat.
To develop entrepreneurship in the area of livestock business, Vetrina Healthcare has come about to provide farm services that would improve productivity, profitability and sustainability among all corporate, large, medium and small livestock farmers.
At Vetrina Healthcare, our team is a mix of veterinary experts, nutritionists, technical consultants, researchers and functional staff. A balanced mix of experienced and young minds gives us the edge for today besides gearing us up for the challenges of tomorrow.
VetZone – One Stop Solution
A one-stop solution is this company-owned retail outlet meant exclusively for livestock farming inputs where a farmer can get everything under one roof be it feed, supplements, equipment and all accessories for dairy, poultry, piggery and goat rearing. The objective is to serve livestock farmers with innovative nutritional and healthcare products delivered at their doorstep.
E-learning for farmer and technical associates
Vetrina Healthcare helps the livestock industry including farmers, veterinarians and related manpower acquire new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences transform traditional farming into successful entrepreneurships.
Human resource training and development
Manpower’s knowledge and their skills remain a major constraint in livestock farming. Vetrina Healthcare helps farm workers, field worker and resource people improve their knowledge and skill by providing them training helping them improve their willingness and ability to drive profitability and sustainability in livestock farming.
Farm Establishment & adoption of new technology
As a good technical resource, experts from Vetrina Healthcare helps new livestock farmers set up new farms right from selecting the land to erecting the heds and facilities for all species like cattle, poultry, sheep & goat and swine. We also assist in the use of new technology and farm atomization for optimum resource utilization.
Farm Technical and Financial audit with solution
In livestock business, financial activity is more, or less ignored and traditional approaches change the financial calculations and approach towards livestock farming. Vetrina Healthcare helps new livestock entrepreneurs understand technical aspects of farming in the context of finance. We also help to prepare project report for new farms, financial audits and corrections in old farm, with improvement in managemental practices.
Herd day to day management practices
Technical expertise from Vetrina Healthcare helps livestock farmers create and standardized farm routine operations with proper guidelines for effective and efficient farm operations to maintain animal health and optimum productivity.
Herd health management (Prevention and control)
Productivity on farms is totally dependent upon herd health. Vetrina Healthcare does herd health audits and creates day-to-day practices including vaccination schedule besides routine examination practices to control diseases and maintain optimum health for higher productivity.
Feeding and Water Management
Nutrition is a major concern in farm management with 90 % of dairy cows being culled due to feeding doses not matching nutritional requirements. We help farmers with feed formulation, stage nutrition, TMR management, proximate analysis, raw material selection and procurement and feed manufacturing technology etc.
Breeding and Fertility Management
For sustainable livestock farming, Vetrina Healthcare helps create managerial strategies to develop good heifer cows on one’s own farms by optimizing breeding policies and “Calf a year” program. We provide technical training for AI, pregnancy diagnosis, and other diagnostic kits.
Fodder Programming, Storage Management (Silage, Hay, Green)
At Vetrina Healthcare, we help our customers with long term management of fodder and fodder related resources. Fodder development, silage and hay manufacturing, green fodder management. Training and inputs for silage and hay preparations.
Hoof care and Management (Hoof Trimming)
Hoof disorders are common on high producing farms and hoof care and management is a major concern to improve productivity. Vetrina Healthcare provides inputs on hoof health and hoof trimming on farms. Inputs on feeding management related to hoof health.
Quality raw milk production
Milk quality is a concern and consumer is well aware about milk quality. low somatic cell count that is free from antibiotics, pesticide, aflatoxin, heavy metals and secretion of cortisol by improving managemental practices.
Organic Farming
Consumption of organic food is increasing day by day, and so is that of organic milk. Vetrina Healthcare is helping farmers produce products of livestock origin by creating right managerial practices and protocols for production of good quality animal origin organic foods.
Milk & milk by-product development & marketing
If you can decide the selling price of your products, you can earn a good profit. In the livestock industry, generally we do not have authority to decide the selling price. To earn more profits in this business, direct selling to the end customer, by-product development can help to earn a good margin.
Dr. Mangesh Ghadigaonkar
Founder & Managing Director Vetrina Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Mangesh Ghadigaonkar is a highly skilled business development professional holding a bachelor’s degree in veterinary science & animal husbandry from Bombay Veterinary College. Technical expert in nutritional strategy formulation and customized micronutrients premixes design .
Experience:
20 years of experience in livestock industry in nutrition & management
DSM Nutritional Product India Pvt. Ltd . since 2008 to 2012
Vetrina Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, since 2012
Area of expertise
- Farm technical & financial audit with solution
- Human resource training & development
- Feeding & water management
- Marketing & value added product development
Dr. Dattatray Kambale
Advisor – Vetrina Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Dr Dattatray Kambale is highly skilled technocrat in livestock industry holding a master’s degree in veterinary pharmacology & toxicology from Bombay veterinary college. Handle more than 20000 blood sample for different species for diagnostic prepose. Work as heard manager,
technical veterinarians on leading farm like Bhagyalakshami Diary, Military dairy farm, Pune. Work as a consultant with more than 20 corporate dairy farms across India right from erection of shade up to establishment.
Experience:20 years of experience in livestock industry in clinical medicine and veterinary diagnostic.
Bhagyalaxmi dairy farm, Pune, as a “Chief farm Veterinarian” since 2005 to 2008
Military farm, Pune, “Veterinary Officer” since 2008 till date
Area of expertise
- Hard day to day management
- Human resource development & management
- Hoof care and management
- Breeding & fertility management
- Herd health management
- Organic farming
Mr. Sachin Dhamdhare
Advisor – Vetrina Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sachin Dhamdhare is skilled technocrat in dairy farm management and graduate from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri in agriculture science. He works on many corporate projects right from erecting of shade up to establishment like ABIL dairy farm. He has adopted sound knowledge in feed practices,
fodder management and fodder cultivation. He has developed key skill in project development, strategic execution and efficiently driving the profitability on farm.
Experience:20 years of experience in dairy management
Bhagyalaxmi Dairy farm Pvt. Ltd. Pune “Feeding & Forage Manager”, since 2005 to 2012
ABIL Dairy LLP, Pune Asst. dairy farm manager, since 2012 to 2014
Sarda Farms, Nashik, “Dairy Farm Manager”, since 2014 till 2020
Area of expertise
- Feeding and water management
- Fodder programming & storage management
- Breeding and fertility management
- Milk & Milk product development
- Farm establishment & atomization
Mr. Prashant Kulkarni
Advisor – Vetrina Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Prashant Kulkarni is skilled technocrat in dairy farm management and graduate from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, in agriculture science. He has demonstrated experience of planning, implementation and strategic operation in dairy herd management and day to day managemental practices.
He adopted sound skill and knowledge in optimization of resources in dairy management to improve farm productivity.
Experience:15 years of experience in dairy farm management
Uday Dairy Pvt. Ltd, “Operation manager” since 2005 to 2007
Dealer Boumatic, USA, “Dairy farm equipment”, since 2007 to 2013
Marmum dairy farm, Dubai, “Dairy Farm manager” since 2014 to 2019
Area of expertise
- Human resource training & development
- Farm establishment & atomization
- Heard day to day management
- Breeding & fertility management
- Hoof care & management
- Fodder programming and storage management