Nov. 26, 2019 – Udumalpet, India. – Aviagen® India continues its story of growth and success, and has named Dr.Yamekar Balaji as Senior Technical Service Manager to further strengthen support to customers throughout the country. Effective immediately, Dr.Balaji will manage the broiler customer support team, and will report directly to Dr. T. Joshua, Aviagen India’s Regional Technical Manager. Customers will benefit from his keen expertise in broiler management, with particular insight into improving biological performance and production efficiencies. Wealth of experience and know-how Dr. Balaji’s formative years in the industry began with Khadkheswara Hatcheries and Simran Feeds & Farms, and he later stepped up as Head of Integration for Indian Broiler Group in Telangana. His latest assignment before joining Aviagen was Head of Broiler Integration for Srinivasa Hatcheries for the company’s operations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree at the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, India, in 2004, and in 2010achieved aMaster of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from Sikkim Manipal University. “We’re delighted to have Dr Balaji join our customer service team,” commented Dr. Joshua. “He will bring much-valued advice to share with our customers, particularly helping them skilfully manage their broiler flocks to obtain the highest level of performance, health and welfare.” About Aviagen Aviagen® is a global poultry breeding company that develops pedigree linesfor the production of commercial broiler chickens under the Arbor Acres®, Indian River®, and Ross® brand names. The Rowan Range® and Specialty Males® are specialty breeding stock from Aviagen that offer greater flexibility for customers to meet specific or niche market requirements. The company is based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of wholly-owned operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.A., and joint ventures in Asia. Aviagen employs more than 4,600 people and has a distribution network serving customers in more than 100 countries.
