Leveraging a diverse local and global team to deliver long-term value across India’s poultry industry
Aviagen® India is deepening its support for local producers through expanded expertise and continued investment in poultry health, performance, and innovation.
Led by Business Manager Dr. Ramakrishna Balasubramanian, the local team is dedicated to helping customers achieve optimal performance from their Ross® 308 AP flocks. By combining local insight with Aviagen’s global expertise, the team delivers practical, results-driven support to meet the unique needs of India’s poultry producers.
Global expertise strengthens Aviagen India team
As part of our ongoing focus on customer support and growth, we’ve strengthened the India team with broad expertise from our Global Technical Operations including:
- Karthik Kesavan, Poultry Nutrition Specialist – Based in Melbourne and originally from Chennai, Karthik advises customers across Asia Pacific and India on nutrition strategies.
- Dr. Peter Chrystal, Regional Nutrition Manager APAC – Peter helps producers and feed millers overcome practical and economic challenges while building long-term customer relationships.
- Dr. Ruben Kriseldi, Poultry Nutrition Specialist – With advanced degrees from Auburn and Arkansas, Ruben develops nutritional programs to optimize broiler and breeder performance.
- Dr. Scott Dawson, Regional Technical Veterinarian – A highly experienced poultry veterinarian, Scott supports producers across Asia in advancing bird performance health, and welfare. His international background includes work in the UK with Aviagen Ltd. in Scotland – home to one of only two of the company’s global pedigree operations.
- Jason Cormick, Incubation Specialist – Jason brings decades of hands-on expertise in incubation and chick quality. After working in numerous areas of production, quality assurance, animal welfare and others his passion is still optimizing hatchery performance to produce quality chicks.
Seasoned team members continue to support India:
- Greg Hitt, Regional Technical Manager, Asia – Since 2012, Greg has led Aviagen’s largest customer service team in Asia, spanning India and the wider region.
- Mike Block, Technical Service Manager – Based in New Zealand, Mike provides hands-on broiler expertise and uses remote service and data tools to reach more customers.
- Dr. Shantanawar, Senior Technical Service Manager – With 26 years of experience, he delivers training and on-farm support to improve breeder and grandparent performance.
- Dr. Sivakumar, Senior Technical Service Manager – A veterinarian with 25 years’ experience, he advises on disease prevention, biosecurity and health management across all generations.
- Mr. S. Sivakumar, Technical Service Manager – Bringing over 15 years of expertise in breeder and parent stock management, he helps customers optimize ventilation and chick start-up.
- Mr. Eswaran, Senior Hatchery Manager – With 21 years’ experience, including 13 at Aviagen India, Eswaran provides practical solutions to improve hatchery results and chick quality.
Together, this expanded team of dedicated professionals combine global know-how with local insight to provide Indian poultry producers with practical, science-based support at every stage of production. Their work builds on a strong foundation of progress. Learn more about these inspiring, dedicated professionals by visiting Aviagen India.
Breeding success in India since 2009
Aviagen began operations in India in 2009 and from 2016 onwards the Ross® 308 AP broiler breeder has played a key role in advancing the local poultry industry. To further strengthen the supply chain, Aviagen India recently upgraded all 14 breeder production houses with advanced air filtration systems — reinforcing biosecurity and ensuring a secure, continuous supply of quality breeding stock.
Dr. Ramakrishna Balasubramanian, Business Manager for Aviagen India, explains: “We’re constantly working to improve bird health and performance through global research and development. The Ross 308 AP’s continually improving livability, feed conversion, and adaptability are essential to our customers’ success and to providing families across India with healthy, affordable chicken.”
Dr. Balasubramanian emphasized that Aviagen India is dedicated to supporting customers throughout every stage of production—from site visits to on-farm troubleshooting, from tailored workshops to one-on-one consultations.
“We’re planning a new series of training programs, so stay tuned for more details,” he shared. “These will include both multi-customer workshops on topics important to our local growers, as well as customized knowledge sharing sessions designed for individual needs. Whether customers are raising birds in open-sided houses or navigating hot and humid conditions or feed form and nutritional challenges, we’re here to help improve both bird welfare and business outcomes.”
Looking ahead to Poultry India Expo
The Aviagen India team looks forward to meeting producers at Poultry India Expo 2025 this November in Hyderabad to discuss how the Ross 308 AP can bring value to their operations — and how Aviagen can support success at every stage of production. Reach out to the Aviagen India team to set up a meeting by visiting the website Info Center | Aviagen .
About Aviagen
Since 1923, Aviagen® has been recognized as a preferred global poultry breeding company. Its mission is “Breeding Success Together” with its valued customers, supporting these global chicken producers in their crucial endeavor to supply sustainable, affordable and nutritious protein to communities worldwide. Committed to driving positive change in the poultry industry, Aviagen implements efficiencies that not only make commercial chicken production environmentally and socially responsible, but also economically beneficial to producers. Their holistic approach focuses on simultaneously enhancing flock performance, health and welfare, while ensuring food safety and security by upholding the highest biosecurity standards.
To meet varied market demands, Aviagen offers a full portfolio of breeding stock under the Arbor Acres®, Indian River® and Ross® brand names. The Rowan Range® and Specialty Males® target slower-growing and other niche market needs. Aviagen is based in Huntsville, Alabama, US., with operations across the UK, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the US, and joint ventures in Asia. The company employs close to 8,000 people, and serves customers in 100 countries. For more information, please visit Aviagen.com, or follow Aviagen on LinkedIn.