Adrian Balaban
Fatrom Feed Additives S.R.L, Fermeplus S.R.L

EDUCATION

  • University of Agronomic Science and Veterinary Medicine – Bucharest, Romania
    BA, Doctor Veterinary Surgeon (DVM) 2005
  • BISA Swine Academy 2015, Ames, Iowa State University
  • BISA LEAD 2017-2018, Ames, Iowa State University
  • Professional development programs for veterinary practitioners
  • Participations in IPVS 2010 Vancouver- Canada, IPVS 2012 Jeju- South Korea, IPVS 2016 Dublin Ireland, IPVS 2018
  • In the last 15 years attended different training periods in Holland and US for pig health, pig farm management, laboratory investigations and pig genetics, AI stations, biosecurity of livestock production systems

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • President of the Romanian Association of Swine veterinarians since 2016
  • Member in the Board of directors of the Romanian Pig meat producers Association (APCPR) since 2011
  • Member in the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 2017
  • Member in the EAPHM European Association for Porcine Health Management since 2014
  • Member in the work Group Pig meat of the Romanian Meat Classification Committee 2011
  • Member of “Swine & Wine Group” since 2015
  • Participated as representative of APCPR to D.G. Agro. , D.G. Sante. meetings in Brussels,
  • Participated as representative of APCPR to ministerial negotiations, law development applied for the pig sector
  • Veterinary consultant for FAO of UN since 2020

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Primary Functional Expertise – swine veterinarian

  • 2005- veterinarian in FATROM feed additives, premix and feed production- Technical support responsible for swine
  • Since 2006- General Manager Fermeplus SRL 4600 sows
  • Since 2010 Director Cooperativa Silistea Productie Suine CA – 14 pigs farms
  • In total managing directly 8800 sows, 65000 places finishers, 18000 places for weaners.
  • Consultancy in health management and pig production for other 10000 sows farrow to finish, more than 75000 places for finishers, AI station
  • Pig farm Biosecurity expert, presentations: Bergen, Norway 2018, Bucharest, Romania 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, Bulgaria, 2018, 2019, China 2019, USA 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, North Macedonia 2020

Secondary Functional Expertise

  • Since 2005 sales representative of Topigs Norsvin in Romania
  • Since 2006 Topigs Norsvin breeding farm management, breeding program coordinator