In 2015, LLC “DK VET” together with the CC of AMP offered farms a new format of cooperation - Veterinary Service Centers (VSC), the prototype of which was almost a century of experience of the world-famous Israeli veterinary cooperative Hachaklait
Hachaklait is an Israeli veterinary cooperative that operates 24/7 all year round. Since its establishment in 1919, the company is owned by the farmers it serves. Currently, 99% of large farms and 83% of small ones are part of the cooperative.
The purpose of the Veterinary Service Centers is to provide regular highly professional practical veterinary services to cattle of the farms of the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP) to ensure the protection of animal life, health, high reproduction, maximum animal productivity and increase the economic efficiency and competitiveness of the domestic dairy industry.
The essence of the Veterinary Service Centers is that a specially trained veterinarian visits the farm on a weekly basis. The specialist is equipped with equipment for ultrasound diagnostics, artificial insemination, complex surgical manipulations, while working on the farm assesses the state of reproduction and health of cattle, performs clinical examination of newborn cows, diagnoses postpartum diseases and pregnancy, ketosis and abomasum displacement, identifies causes infertility and animal diseases, trains artificial insemination technicians, etc.
Advantages of cooperation with the Veterinary Service Centers
Understanding of existing processes on the farm and recommendations for their improvement, such as:
Vaccination schedule
Working with freshly calved cow
Proper calf breeding, collaboration of a doctor of the Veterinary Service Centers and a technologist for rearing young animals
Proper start of cattle in the dry, control and recommendations of the Veterinary Service Centers doctor
Ultrasound diagnosis of pregnancy
Diagnosis of diseases of the reproductive organs and treatment
Work on artificial insemination of cattle
Improving the quality of milk and the prevention of mastitis through the introduction of schemes for machine milking operators and the use of effective hygiene products.
Orders of veterinary products that are transparent and projected at 70% according to data on work plans. Guaranteed more appropriate use of the veterinary budget.
The introduction of disease prevention schemes will reduce the cost of treating animals.
At the beginning of 2020, there are 9 regional Veterinary Service Centers, which serve more than 130 farms with a total herd of more than 90 thousand cows.
Feedback from users of Veterinary Service Centers:
Yevhen Gorobets, veterinarian of SLOBOZHANSKA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD, Kharkiv region.
«By starting joint work and timely implementation of treatment and vaccination measures, we managed to prevent the outbreak of leptospirosis, which makes it possible to reduce the number of abortions, save the birth rate. Thanks to the timely and professional investigation of the ultrasound scanner, we eliminated the problem with the barren cows, which allowed us to put such animals on treatment and synchronization schemes on time and not spend extra money on them. The number of pregnant animals in the herd increased by 18%. Also during the period of work of the Center of Veterinary Service, the problem with ketosis and acidosis of cows was eliminated, now indicators are within normal limits.»
Vladimir Vasyliev, chairman of farming "Krot", Luhansk region.
"Together with the specialists of the center, we performed diagnostics of livestock and the necessary culling, did an ultrasound scan, dealt with insemination and animal housing. Now I have reliable assistants and I want to increase the herd from 150 to 300 dairy cows. "
