NUBiP scientists are participants of the International Practical forum «DAIRY FARMING INDUSTRY: forming marginality»

October 8-9 in Lviv hosted the International Practical forum «DAIRY FARMING INDUSTRY: forming marginality», which brought together more than 200 participants from Ukraine and abroad. Among them are more than 10 lecturers and graduates of NUBIP of Ukraine. I am pleased that the forum organizers invited Mykola POVOZNIKOV, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, head of the department of beekeeping of the faculty of animal husbandry and aquatic bioresources of NUBiP of Ukraine as a moderator.

A large number of specialists from different regions caused interesting discussions and productive conversations.


The first to speak was Vadym CHAHAROVSKY chairman of the board of Directors of the Union of dairy enterprises of Ukraine with the theme «Dairy industry of Ukraine in the context of European integration». He noted that not all negative forecasts came true. Although the trend to reduce the number of cows remains, this is happening at the expense of the private sector. But in the industrial sector, a small increase is noticeable: +0.5%, or up to 382 thousand cows, as of August 01, 2025. In total, there were 1.14 million cows in Ukraine on this date (-9.2%).


Milk production by dairy farms increased by 5.6% in January-July compared to the same period in 2024 (up to 1.83 million tons). t). In total, 3.5 million tons are expected to be processed in 2025 (the share of the population is 9%), which will exceed the pre-war figure.


The milk production and processing industry remains attractive for investment and has export potential. A noticeable geographical transformation — in the top three largest "dairy regions", where Poltava and Vinnytsia regions traditionally continue to lead, the Khmelnytskyi region has gained a foothold, pushing Cherkasy region.


Integration into the EU will be accompanied by drastic changes for the industry. 60% of domestic milk does not meet EU standards, and the problem remains the traceability of products from the farm to the supermarket shelf.


Ukraine should take into account the European experience of cooperation among milk producers. Family dairy farms can become a significant factor in the development of the industry. Another challenge is the personnel crisis.


After his speech, a discussion panel began, which was attended by, in addition to Vadym CHAHAROVSKY, Ihor LYUBARSKY — director of the raw material procurement department of Halychyna DC, Ruslan VYSHNEVY — director of animal husbandry at TAS-Ahro agricultural holding, Heorhiy KURTASOV — director of LLC "Molochni riky (Milk rivers)" Poltava region and other forum participants. The main topics discussed at the forum covered the following:

  • industry trends by reviewing global and domestic trends in the development of the dairy industry.

  • increase profitability by discussing ways to increase the profitability of dairy farms.

  • effective management through the analysis of effective management methods on farms.


Cows don't brag about their nutritionists. In their world, the opposite is true: cool dairy farm technologists are proud of their wards, and also share their secrets of success.

The main factor that forms margins in dairy cattle breeding is high — quality and balanced feeding. Ukrainian and foreign specialists with rich experience, who understand modern technologies, shared their knowledge, and if necessary advised right on the spot.


So, Roman LYASHKO, technical consultant/cattle manager of Agroplusinvest LLC, presented organic solutions for optimizing ruminant digestion and increasing the profitability of milk production. The report was devoted to transit feeding of cattle and the role of organic acid salts as a feed stabilizer Oleh MAZUR, technologist-consultant of Vitagro Nutrition. About the effectiveness of amino acids in feeding dairy cows told: Richard PARATTE, representative of VetAgro (Italy), Bitil LLC; Artem ARUTYUNOV, head of the department of milk production technology of the APM and GAF CC, opened sources of palnitylic acid to the audience to increase the productivity of cattle. About the role of fiber in feeding dairy cows in detail told Jan ROUSSEK, consultant of LLC "Schaumann Agri UA". Feed table management — topic of the report by Yuri BUTKALYUK, regional representative-feeding consultant of the "Dominanta" company.

Health and genetics through state-of-the-art research on cow health and productivity, genetic potential, and effective genetics management.




Healthy cows are a plus to the dairy farm's marginality. The International Practical forum considered issues that are relevant for veterinarians who care that cows increase productivity and at the same time feel good. In particular, Yuri MASALOVYCH from the department of veterinary reproductology of NUBIP of Ukraine, a consultant of the company «Vetsyntez», focused on modern aspects of livestock reproduction. Dmytro CHORNYI, a veterinary medicine doctor of Metagro LLC, shared how to organize the management of cow reproduction. In her turn Kateryna PELYKH the chief physician of veterinary medicine of «Nadiya» Agricultural limited liability company spoke about the practical experience of complex holstynization of the herd, in particular strategy, reproduction and automation. He dedicated his speech to the use of digital technologies for monitoring the health and fertility of cows Andrey LASIYCHUK, sales manager of Alta Genetics Ukraine LLC. What is the risk of hypocalcemia in cows in the post-natal period — this issue was presented by Mykola PRITYKIN, specialist in cattle feeding of Technokorm LLC. Serhiy ROZHONYUK the regional manager of Bioveta Ukraine LLC focused on effective specific prevention of respiratory diseases of cattle, which is provided by the combined use of live and inactivated vaccines. Speech on the control and prevention of bovine neosporosis was made by Bohdan NYZHNYK, researcher at the Center for veterinary diagnostics. Valentyn SYMOKIN the head of MTC «Koshlyaki» of «Ukraine» LLC shared how the treatment and prevention of mastitis in the dairy herd takes place. During the two days of the forum, milk producers also received information about important know-how right on the spot.


Reproduction and preservation of the herd, taking into account the problems of reproduction of livestock, and ways to reduce embryonic mortality, overcome post-calf complications and inflammatory diseases of the udder. Stress prevention through methods of effective stress prevention in cows. Reduce losses by looking for factors to reduce milk loss due to various problems.




Given the great need for personnel for animal husbandry, the professor Mykola POVOZNIKOV highlighted the possibilities of NUBIP for training animal husbandry technologists and veterinary doctors.

Sincere gratitude to the organizers for the invitation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the opportunity to hold such events!