The Veterinary Service Center (VSC) has been operating in the dairy livestock sector since 2015.
VSC Objectives:
- We develop and disseminate new industry standards for effective consulting and practical support for dairy farms.
- We ensure regular, highly professional, practical veterinary services for Ukraine's milk-producing farms to safeguard the life, health, high reproduction rates, and maximum productivity of cattle.
- By implementing treatment and prevention protocols from the best professionals in the global veterinary market, we increase farm profitability and their confidence in the future.
- By shaping a new dairy industry, we stimulate livestock development in Ukraine, enhancing the economic efficiency and competitiveness of the domestic dairy farming sector.
A service veterinarian regularly visits their regionally assigned farms on a weekly basis, consults, recommends optimal solutions to problems, and participates in the farm's veterinary care.
Services Provided Within the Project:
- Clinical examination of fresh cows;
- Diagnosis of postpartum diseases;
- Health monitoring of animals that received/were prescribed treatment during the previous visit;
- Pregnancy diagnosis in cows and heifers, including with the use of an ultrasound scanner;
- Diagnosis of causes of animal infertility and prescription of treatment for each animal;
- Diagnosis of ketosis in cows 6-12 days into lactation (customer's consumables). If the customer does not have consumables, DK VET supplies consumables on a separate invoice;
- Sample collection for Uman Labs research;
- Diagnosis of abomasal displacement;
- Prescription of further treatment courses for sick animals until the next visit;
- Artificial insemination of cattle;
- Training of dairy farm personnel;
- Audits of dairy farm units and provision of recommendations.
Advantages of Cooperation with the VSC:
- Vaccination schemes
- Work with fresh cows
- Proper calf rearing, including cooperation between the VSC Veterinarian and the youngstock rearing technologist
- Correct dry cow management – VSC Veterinarian's control and recommendations
- Ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis.
- Diagnosis of reproductive organ diseases and treatment prescription.
- Artificial insemination of cattle.
- Improving milk quality and preventing mastitis through the implementation of machine milking operator work schemes and the use of effective hygiene products.
- Transparent and 70% predictable ordering of veterinary products according to work plans. This guarantees a more rational use of the veterinary budget.
- Implementing disease prevention schemes will reduce animal treatment costs.
Conditions for VSC Project Participation:
- VSC services are provided only to active AMP members.
- VSC services are provided on a commercial basis.
- DK VET is the partner supplier of veterinary products to the customer, as per the VSC veterinarian's recommendations and prescriptions.
Achievements:
- The VSC, as a division of the AMP Advisory Center, has become the official recipient of the "Reference Model of a Dairy Farm in Ukraine," which was developed as part of the "Dairy Sector Development" project in cooperation with AMP, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Pöttinger Ukraine LLC.
- VSC experts are lecturers at educational online and offline events of the Dairy Center Kischenzi training center.
- VSC experts regularly enhance their qualifications, having completed training from experts at Land O'Lakes Venture37 and the Mashav training center (Israel).
- The VSC is a reliable partner for international organizations such as USAID, SAFOSO, and IFC – collaborating on a number of projects that contribute to the development of Ukraine's dairy industry.
- As of early 2024, the VSC cooperates with over 110 farms across almost all of Ukraine, with a total milking herd of more than 47,000 head.
By implementing treatment and prevention protocols from the best professionals in the global veterinary market and ensuring guaranteed quality products, we increase farm profitability and their confidence in the future.
We invite you to communicate actively in our Facebook group "Veterinary Service Center" - join us!
Contacts:
+38 (067) 474 85 35 | st@dk-vet.com | Ukraine, Cherkasy region, 20300 Uman, I. Honty St., 3
