Precision Pig Breeding - a system where a client can contact us and immediately receive a ready-made solution - a low cost production.
years of consulting in the livestock industry
successful projects on optimizing technology
% deviation between planned and actual results in our business plans
months to implement effective technology
Precision Pig Breeding - a system where a client can contact us and immediately receive a ready-made solution - a low cost production.
years of consulting in the livestock industry
successful projects on optimizing technology
% deviation between planned and actual results in our business plans
months to implement effective technology
We work with pig farms, dairy farms, and agricultural holdings both in Ukraine and abroad. Clients turn to us for technology audits, cost reduction, work planning, business support, and improvement.
We enjoy solving complex problems that others consider hopeless and unpromising. Over the past 14 years, the Center has completed more than 40 projects involving the full adjustment of technological processes at livestock enterprises, and has helped over 20 pig farming businesses avoid bankruptcy.
In addition to veterinary and technological support, we have tackled non-standard tasks such as identifying causes of unprofitability, organizing sales and supply departments, finding financing sources and supporting investment processes, training and selecting specialists, managing enterprises under trust, and more.
Setting up modern technology takes 3 months, after which the Center conducts monthly audits to ensure compliance with the technology.
Setting up modern technology takes 3 months, after which the Center conducts monthly audits to ensure compliance with the technology.
We work with pig farms, dairy farms, and agricultural holdings both in Ukraine and abroad. Clients turn to us for technology audits, cost reduction, work planning, business support, and improvement.
We enjoy solving complex problems that others consider hopeless and unpromising. Over the past 14 years, the Center has completed more than 40 projects involving the full adjustment of technological processes at livestock enterprises, and has helped over 20 pig farming businesses avoid bankruptcy.
In addition to veterinary and technological support, we have tackled non-standard tasks such as identifying causes of unprofitability, organizing sales and supply departments, finding financing sources and supporting investment processes, training and selecting specialists, managing enterprises under trust, and more.
Setting up modern technology takes 3 months, after which the Center conducts monthly audits to ensure compliance with the technology.
Setting up modern technology takes 3 months, after which the Center conducts monthly audits to ensure compliance with the technology.
Entering all information about livestock and the farm, configuring daily data entry, and training staff to monitor production in real time.
We respect our customers and our staff always communicates politely. Even accountants.
If the client needs help, we'll solve his problem even if it takes a whole day.
We respect our customers and our staff always communicates politely. Even accountants. If the client needs help, we'll solve his problem even if it takes a whole day.
LLC “Center for Increasing Efficiency in Animal Husbandry” was founded by Mykola Babenko in 2011. The company works with pig complexes, dairy farms, and agricultural holdings in Ukraine and abroad. Clients turn to us for technology audits, cost reduction, work planning, business support, and improvement.
Our goal is to create the best organization for supporting and increasing the profitability of livestock businesses. To achieve this, we have gathered knowledge from leading scientific centers in countries with developed livestock industries and gained our own unique experience. Our employees use the achievements of INRA (France), NRC (USA), and EMBRAPA (Brazil) in their work. We also exchange knowledge and innovations with leading genetic, veterinary, and feed companies.
We enjoy solving complex problems that others consider hopeless or unpromising. Over 14 years, the Center has implemented 40 projects involving the complete setup of technological processes at livestock enterprises. In addition to veterinary and technological support, we have solved non-standard tasks such as identifying causes of unprofitability, organizing sales and supply departments, finding sources of financing and supporting investments, full replacement and selection of specialists, trust management of enterprises, and more.
Thanks to this, we are the only organization in Ukraine capable of implementing an efficient production technology within 3 months and turning any unprofitable enterprise into a profitable one within six months.
January 30, 2024
We have created two programs for accounting automation – PigCentre and MilkCentre for pig farms and dairy farms (MTF).
These are the only management programs on the market for controlling all technological processes on the farm: breeding, reproduction, selection, livestock movement, productivity, feeding, veterinary measures, and sales. Based on this data, the programs calculate the cost of animal products. The entered data forms completed reports for the veterinary service in the prescribed format.
Since 2011, we have been training students from agricultural educational institutions. We conduct internships and practical training at enterprises. Often, students get involved in projects for setting up technology and, depending on their education, work as veterinary assistants, artificial insemination technicians, or record keepers alongside experts from the Center.
At the enterprise, everyone is assigned tasks that they must complete during the internship—conducting veterinary measures according to the scheme of therapeutic and preventive work, entering data and maintaining records at the enterprise, rectal and ultrasound diagnostics, and more.
As a result, students gain practical experience at the enterprise and an understanding of technological processes as a whole, learning how to organize work effectively.
After completing the internship, we provide a certificate and a reference letter and assist them in securing a permanent position at the enterprise.
History of LLC "Center for Improving Efficiency in Animal Husbandry"
We are launching the first courses in Ukraine on ASF (African Swine Fever) vaccination prevention.
Pig farming can save crop production from inevitable losses due to the blockage of grain exports.
We are signing a contract to distribute the first vaccine against ASF in Ukraine.
On 15.09.2023, we are holding the "Grain. Pigs. Meat - 2023" Forum.
We are participating in the creation of the Council of Ukrainian Pork Producers and Processors with the aim of jointly stimulating the export of Ukrainian pork.
The profitability of pig farming in 2023 exceeds 200%, and the cost of pigs in Ukraine is the lowest in the world.
The most challenging year for the country and for all sectors.
Since October 2021, the import of pig genetics into Ukraine has been blocked. Pig farms did not manage to import livestock before the war, and there is no way to compensate for the capacities of the shut-down pig farms, leading to a shortage of pigs. As expected, global prices have doubled, and pork imports have become unprofitable.
The profitability of pig farming in 2022 reached 200%, and the cost of pigs in Ukraine remains the lowest in the world.
The "New Pig Farming 2025" program is gaining increasing support among agricultural producers.
We are opening new nucleus farms with genetics imported from the Czech Republic.
Together with the Meat Industry Association, we have developed and launched the meat industry development program – New Pig Farming 2025:
20 million pigs in livestock by 2025
1 million tons of pork for domestic consumption
2 million tons of pork for export
€3 billion in export revenue
88 billion UAH in added value
50,000 jobs in pig farming
The creation of *Precision Pig Farming™* as a comprehensive solution with a production cost of €0.50 to €0.80 per kilogram of live weight, positioning Ukrainian pig farming as a global market leader.
We have registered a public association under the same name – *Center for Improving Efficiency in Animal Husbandry*.
The mission of the association is to promote systemic changes in animal husbandry, primarily in pig farming, to protect the interests of businesses and livestock workers, and to support students of agricultural universities at the beginning of their careers.
Presentation of the new programs:
PigCentre – management of pig farms with real-time cost control
MilkCentre – management of dairy farms with real-time cost control
Eliminating the negative consequences in the operation of livestock complexes is a complex task that requires precision and professionalism. However, addressing the root causes that led to these consequences is an even greater challenge.
LLC "Center for Improving Efficiency in Animal Husbandry", through the “Eurokorm” Corporation, became a co-founder of LLC “Vetmarket” – the first online supermarket for veterinary medicines.
We achieved a production cost of less than €1 per kilogram of live pig weight at the enterprises we supported. This enabled our clients to operate profitably in 2015–2016 and avoid the losses that most pig farmers faced during those years.
The official release of the configuration "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming" for the Ukrainian market took place. We were the first to implement accounting with this program at an industrial pig complex.
A new successful project of comprehensive changes was launched at the pig complex of LLC Ryasnyanske. Despite the crisis and the devaluation of the hryvnia, the Ryasnyanske pig complex ended 2013 and 2014 with a profit.
We received the first test version in Ukraine of "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming". We began expanding the functionality of this configuration to meet the needs of managerial accounting at pig farms.
We began working with the software products "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming" and "Animal Breeding. Cattle".
We chose these programs over Western alternatives because they allowed us to immediately start adapting and improving them to meet the specific needs of Ukrainian animal husbandry.
On April 7, 2011, the Center was officially registered.
The first anti-crisis management projects were launched at Dzerzhynets Agrofirm, Agroton Agroholding, and Zolotonosha Breeding Plant.
WHAT IS PRECISION PIG FARMING™
We have developed a system where a client can reach out to us and immediately receive a ready-made solution — low pork production costs.
To achieve this, we have, at various stages of our development, created businesses that meet the needs in different areas — feeding, consulting, planning, accounting, and veterinary services.
We called this system Precision Pig Farming™. It is a model for operating a successful pig complex. Its main goal is to provide the owner with a low and predictable cost of pork production.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN PRECISION PIG FARMING
BUSINESS PLAN
Our business plan is unlike traditional ones. It does not include risk assessment or market analysis.
Our business plan is a precise technological roadmap plus the cost of the produced products. It provides a week-by-week and month-by-month plan for all operations on the farm. Additionally, it includes feeding, treatment, and prevention programs.
Essentially, it is a ready-made plan for operations, procurement, and sales for the farm for each week of the planning period. It makes it easy to track changes on the farm and analyze the performance of employees.
LLC “Center for Increasing Efficiency in Animal Husbandry” was founded by Mykola Babenko in 2011. The company works with pig complexes, dairy farms, and agricultural holdings in Ukraine and abroad. Clients turn to us for technology audits, cost reduction, work planning, business support, and improvement.
Our goal is to create the best organization for supporting and increasing the profitability of livestock businesses. To achieve this, we have gathered knowledge from leading scientific centers in countries with developed livestock industries and gained our own unique experience. Our employees use the achievements of INRA (France), NRC (USA), and EMBRAPA (Brazil) in their work. We also exchange knowledge and innovations with leading genetic, veterinary, and feed companies.
We enjoy solving complex problems that others consider hopeless or unpromising. Over 14 years, the Center has implemented 40 projects involving the complete setup of technological processes at livestock enterprises. In addition to veterinary and technological support, we have solved non-standard tasks such as identifying causes of unprofitability, organizing sales and supply departments, finding sources of financing and supporting investments, full replacement and selection of specialists, trust management of enterprises, and more.
Thanks to this, we are the only organization in Ukraine capable of implementing an efficient production technology within 3 months and turning any unprofitable enterprise into a profitable one within six months.
We have created two programs for accounting automation – PigCentre and MilkCentre for pig farms and dairy farms (MTF).
These are the only management programs on the market for controlling all technological processes on the farm: breeding, reproduction, selection, livestock movement, productivity, feeding, veterinary measures, and sales. Based on this data, the programs calculate the cost of animal products. The entered data forms completed reports for the veterinary service in the prescribed format.
Since 2011, we have been training students from agricultural educational institutions. We conduct internships and practical training at enterprises. Often, students get involved in projects for setting up technology and, depending on their education, work as veterinary assistants, artificial insemination technicians, or record keepers alongside experts from the Center.
At the enterprise, everyone is assigned tasks that they must complete during the internship—conducting veterinary measures according to the scheme of therapeutic and preventive work, entering data and maintaining records at the enterprise, rectal and ultrasound diagnostics, and more.
As a result, students gain practical experience at the enterprise and an understanding of technological processes as a whole, learning how to organize work effectively.
After completing the internship, we provide a certificate and a reference letter and assist them in securing a permanent position at the enterprise.
We are launching the first courses in Ukraine on ASF (African Swine Fever) vaccination prevention.
Pig farming can save crop production from inevitable losses due to the blockage of grain exports.
We are signing a contract to distribute the first vaccine against ASF in Ukraine.
On 15.09.2023, we are holding the "Grain. Pigs. Meat - 2023" Forum.
We are participating in the creation of the Council of Ukrainian Pork Producers and Processors with the aim of jointly stimulating the export of Ukrainian pork.
The profitability of pig farming in 2023 exceeds 200%, and the cost of pigs in Ukraine is the lowest in the world.
The most challenging year for the country and for all sectors.
Since October 2021, the import of pig genetics into Ukraine has been blocked. Pig farms did not manage to import livestock before the war, and there is no way to compensate for the capacities of the shut-down pig farms, leading to a shortage of pigs. As expected, global prices have doubled, and pork imports have become unprofitable.
The profitability of pig farming in 2022 reached 200%, and the cost of pigs in Ukraine remains the lowest in the world.
The "New Pig Farming 2025" program is gaining increasing support among agricultural producers.
We are opening new nucleus farms with genetics imported from the Czech Republic.
Together with the Meat Industry Association, we have developed and launched the meat industry development program – New Pig Farming 2025:
20 million pigs in livestock by 2025
1 million tons of pork for domestic consumption
2 million tons of pork for export
€3 billion in export revenue
88 billion UAH in added value
50,000 jobs in pig farming
The creation of *Precision Pig Farming™* as a comprehensive solution with a production cost of €0.50 to €0.80 per kilogram of live weight, positioning Ukrainian pig farming as a global market leader.
We have registered a public association under the same name – *Center for Improving Efficiency in Animal Husbandry*.
The mission of the association is to promote systemic changes in animal husbandry, primarily in pig farming, to protect the interests of businesses and livestock workers, and to support students of agricultural universities at the beginning of their careers.
Presentation of the new programs:
PigCentre – management of pig farms with real-time cost control
MilkCentre – management of dairy farms with real-time cost control
Eliminating the negative consequences in the operation of livestock complexes is a complex task that requires precision and professionalism. However, addressing the root causes that led to these consequences is an even greater challenge.
LLC "Center for Improving Efficiency in Animal Husbandry", through the “Eurokorm” Corporation, became a co-founder of LLC “Vetmarket” – the first online supermarket for veterinary medicines.
We achieved a production cost of less than €1 per kilogram of live pig weight at the enterprises we supported. This enabled our clients to operate profitably in 2015–2016 and avoid the losses that most pig farmers faced during those years.
The official release of the configuration "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming" for the Ukrainian market took place. We were the first to implement accounting with this program at an industrial pig complex.
A new successful project of comprehensive changes was launched at the pig complex of LLC Ryasnyanske. Despite the crisis and the devaluation of the hryvnia, the Ryasnyanske pig complex ended 2013 and 2014 with a profit.
We received the first test version in Ukraine of "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming". We began expanding the functionality of this configuration to meet the needs of managerial accounting at pig farms.
We began working with the software products "Animal Breeding. Pig Farming" and "Animal Breeding. Cattle".
We chose these programs over Western alternatives because they allowed us to immediately start adapting and improving them to meet the specific needs of Ukrainian animal husbandry.
On April 7, 2011, the Center was officially registered.
The first anti-crisis management projects were launched at Dzerzhynets Agrofirm, Agroton Agroholding, and Zolotonosha Breeding Plant.
WHAT IS PRECISION PIG FARMING™
We have developed a system where a client can reach out to us and immediately receive a ready-made solution — low pork production costs.
To achieve this, we have, at various stages of our development, created businesses that meet the needs in different areas — feeding, consulting, planning, accounting, and veterinary services.
We called this system Precision Pig Farming™. It is a model for operating a successful pig complex. Its main goal is to provide the owner with a low and predictable cost of pork production.
BUSINESS PLAN
Our business plan is unlike traditional ones. It does not include risk assessment or market analysis.
Our business plan is a precise technological roadmap plus the cost of the produced products. It provides a week-by-week and month-by-month plan for all operations on the farm. Additionally, it includes feeding, treatment, and prevention programs.
Essentially, it is a ready-made plan for operations, procurement, and sales for the farm for each week of the planning period. It makes it easy to track changes on the farm and analyze the performance of employees.
30 January 2024
About the Public Union CIAB
About the Civic Union “Center for Livestock Efficiency Improvement”
The Civic Union "Center for Livestock Efficiency Improvement" is an association of experts, concerned individuals, businesses, and organizations who strive to develop livestock farming in Ukraine. It promotes the ideas of transparency, accountability in public authorities and business, and highlights and solves problems in livestock production, government agencies, industry associations, agricultural education, science, and agribusiness.
The union was officially registered on August 12, 2019. As of 2025, it has over 300 members.
In 2019, the creation of the civic union with the same name as the existing LLC was driven by the need to protect the interests of the pig farming industry and its workers. At the time, the closure of hundreds of pig farms had become commonplace, and the lack of fair wages led to a mass exodus of specialists abroad. Ukraine was losing one of its most promising industries.
With the onset of war in 2022 and the blockade of grain exports, the damage caused to the country and its economy by the stagnation of pig farming and the lack of effective lobbying for its interests became evident.
Union Activity Areas
Livestock businesses are declining, companies are facing a severe staffing crisis, farms lack managers, veterinarians, and technologists, and graduates of agricultural institutions are unwilling to work in Ukraine.
Overexpenditures in Ukrainian livestock farming amount to billions of hryvnias. Milk and meat consumption in Ukraine is several times lower than in EU countries and 2–3 times below the physiological norm.
We understand these problems — and we know how to solve them.
What We Do to Fix the Situation
For over 10 years, the associated LLC has successfully worked to correct mistakes in livestock businesses. Our goal is to stimulate market competition by lowering production costs on farms. The activities of the Civic Union and the LLC in recent years include:
Facilitated the signing of a contract to sell ASF vaccine in Ukraine.
Introduced the world’s most innovative pig genetics to Ukraine.
Developed software for managing pig and dairy farms with real-time cost control.
Raised public awareness about the causes of overexpenditures in pig and dairy farming.
Initiated public discussions on the lack of ASF outbreak compensation for pig farms over 12 years.
Publicly discussed the unfair distribution of government support.
Highlighted corruption in industry associations.
Provided crisis management services to over 40 enterprises affected by technological violations and fraud.
The Civic Union "Center for Livestock Efficiency Improvement" advocates for the interests of the pig farming business, livestock workers, and students of agricultural institutions.
Join the Civic Union “Center for Livestock Efficiency Improvement
We are located in Vyshhorod, near Kyiv. Our accounting department, managers, and training courses are based here.
Our technical support works nearly 24/7 and responds to inquiries wherever it's most convenient for the client — by phone, email, social media, or messengers.
If you have questions, want to order a service, or request a specialist visit to your enterprise, feel free to contact us in any convenient way — or visit us at our office.
Phone
+380 (800) 357 193
E-mail
info@ciab.expert
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