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Livestock Services

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.

Livestock Services

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.

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 Mission

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.

Investments in Ukrainian agriculture

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.

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 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.

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.