Aviagen strengthens global veterinary team

 

 

Aviagen, the leading poultry breeding company, has named Dr. Roberto Soares, a 20-year veteran in the poultry industry, to its Global Veterinary Technical Team.

 

“With his long track record of experience in the poultry industry, Dr. Soares will provide our customers with the excellent service and advice they have become accustomed to from Aviagen’s global team of veterinarians,” said Dr. Nick Dorko, Global Head of Veterinary Technical Services at Aviagen. “We are pleased to welcome Roberto to the Aviagen family.”

 

Dr. Soares is originally from Brazil where he received his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Santa Maria Federal University. He spent time working for Agroceres-Ross, as veterinarian focused on biosecurity of grandparent (GP), great-grandparent (GGP) and Pedigree farms, and also as a production manager of GP and pedigree operations. Agroceres, a long time partner of Aviagen in the distribution of poultry stock for the Brazilian market, was acquired by Aviagen 2007. Soares also worked with Vetech Laboratories in Canada as technical manager and with Ceva Animal Health in France as a technical and marketing manager of poultry vaccines.

 

In his new role as poultry veterinarian, Dr. Soares will provide poultry health and management advice to Aviagen customers in North and Latin America, and work closely with the global veterinary team focused on poultry health research efforts.

 

“I am very pleased to be back and work again with the Aviagen team, and to contribute to the outstanding service provided by Aviagen to their customers,” said Dr. Soares.