Founding Partner: Ricardo Hummes Rauber
Veterinary Doctor and Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Specialist in Poultry Medicine from North Carolina State University (NCSU/USA), Doctor in Poultry Health with a focus on Salmonella and Mycotoxins from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Post-Doctorate in Poultry Health at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), has over 15 years of experience in Poultry Health.
As soon as he finished his master's degree, in January 2007, he joined the technical team of the Mycotoxicological Analysis Laboratory at UFSM (LAMIC) as Animal Research Manager. In July of the same year, in partnership with colleagues, he founded the company SAMITEC, specialized in mycotoxin analysis and animal testing, in which he was part, as partner and Technical Director, for the next 4 years.
In 2013, he joined BRF's corporate agricultural team, where he served as a Researcher and Specialist in Animal Health, being responsible for the research that led to the implementation of the antibiotic as growth-promoters free programs (AGP-Free) in the company, both in birds, as in swine. He also participated in the implementation of advanced salmonella control programs and in the updating of biosecurity programs in the poultry chain of - grandparents, breeders, hatcheries, finisher and slaughtering - of chickens and turkeys. Responsible for the health of broilers, for 1 year, he promoted important updates in the anticoccidial and vaccination programs. In 2019, he toke the responsibility of leading the company's Animal Health Department, as Corporate Animal Health Manager, a position he held until the founding of Vetinova - Strategic Animal Health.
