|
 Western
Hatcheries Limited (WHL) presently Venky's
(India) Ltd (VIL) was incorporated in 1971.
A member of the Venkateswara Hatcheries group,
the company is into poultry breeding, producing
eggs and hatching layer and broiler chicks.
WHL also processes, markets and sells ready-to-cook
chicken, fast food, items of poultry meal and
other ingredients. Its hatcheries are at Pune,
Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and Hosur,
Tamilnadu. The company also has a modern diagnostic
and research center at Pune.
VIL is the only company in Asia manufacturing
SPF eggs and is one among the six producers of
SPF eggs in the world. It sells these eggs to
vaccine manufacturers, bio-medical research institutes
and universities.
 Since
1983, WHL also produces specific pathogen-free
eggs (SPF) (cap: 500,000), with technology from
Spafas, US. WHL entered the capital market in
May '89 with an issue of 14% PCDs to part-finance
its expansion-cum-diversification program of setting
up a central grower farm at Pune, animal health
products division at Ambala, Haryana, broiler
breeder farm at Dehradun, and also expansion of
SPF eggs production facilities.
In 1992-93, the company commissioned the central
grower farm, animal health products division,
broiler breeder farms were commissioned and the
expansion SPF eggs production capacity was also
completed.
In 1995-96, the company completed the expansion
of its poultry business at Samalkha and Ambala,
both in Haryana, whereas expansion at Bhigwan,
Maharashtra, is under implementation. WHL's pathogen-free
eggs division is under implementation. The company
is identifying the source of funds of these divisions.
 During
1996-97, the VH Group to which the company belongs
has undertaken export of broiler hatching eggs
in a major way, thus helping in stabilizing the
domestic prices. During the year 1997-98, the
company increased the installed capacity of its
SPF Eggs, Solvent Extraction Oil and Poultry Feed
by 2,00,000 nos, 599 TPA and 9,000 MT.
The Animal Health Products (AHP) division started
manufacturing egg powder and chicken powder for
human beings under the brand names Venper, Vengain
and Venfit. The company benefits substantially
from the technological break-through from the
research carried out by the foreign joint venture
partners and further research by Indian joint
ventures partners to make breeds suitable for
Indian conditions.
Address: Venkateshwara House, S No.114/A/2
Pune-Sinhagad Road, Pune - 411 030. Phone:
433 2513
By Rahul Surkund
Pic Courtesy - Venkateswara Hatcheries
Ltd
|
