Mentors and Advisors
Mentors and Advisors
Dr. S. V. Vaidya
Dr. Vaidya holds a Ph. D. in Poultry Science and is amongst the 1st lot of professionals in Poultry Nutrition. He has been a past president of CLFMA, and has an Illustrious career in the Poultry industry starting with a Hatchery in 1975, onwards to Hindustan Lever Ltd., from 1977 to 1993, wherein he rose to be a General Manager, and then as CEO of M/s. Pranav Agro. We are blessed to have him as our mentor.
Dr. D. Chandrasekaran
Dr. Chandrasekaran needs no introduction in contemporary poultry industry, world wide. With a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition, Dr. Chandrasekaran is a rare academic who has done wonders for poultry Industry in India. He has recently retired from the Professor and Head of Animal Nutrition Department, TNVASU, Namakkal. We feel fortunate to have him as our mentor.
Dr. K. Udayasuriyan
Dr. K. Udayasuriyan is a distinguished poultry veterinarian with nearly 45 years of experience in the Indian poultry industry. A graduate of Madras Veterinary College with B.V.Sc and M.V.Sc degrees, he began his career as an Assistant Professor at PRDC, Namakkal—a unit of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University—and later served at Madras Veterinary College, Chennai. After five years in academia, he transitioned into the poultry sector and held senior positions in leading organizations such as Selvam Hatcheries, SKM Animal Feeds, Suguna Foods, Venkateshwara Hatcheries, and Aviagen India.
With extensive hands-on expertise across broiler and layer breeding, commercial operations, hatchery management, nutrition, and health, Dr. Udayasuriyan specializes in broiler breeder management and health. He has worked with major broiler breeds including Ross, Cobb, Hybro, Hubbard, and Indian River, as well as top layer breeds such as BV300, Hisex, Hy-Line, Bovans, and Lohmann. He continues to guide and mentor our team in broiler breeder operations.

