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Interview FtF with Pratap Rananavare
interview Big Impact of Small Things IWhen asked what made him choose this career path, he brings up prevention: “During my Graduation days, I was very influenced by preventive medicines or preventative ways of tackling Animal Health before any condition arises. Vaccinology was a keen interest topic already during those days.” So he chose a post graduate domain with a profound understanding of vaccines against all small hazardous Microorganism be it Virus, bacteria or fungi.
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r. Pratap Rananavare joined H&N International in July 2019. After graduating from Veterinary Collage Parbhani, Maharashtra India in 1998, he specialized in Veterinary Microbiology and completed his post graduation in 2000.
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Incarnating the bridge between theory and practice In 2019 a new opportunity arose, that offered to connect special knowledge with commercial applications. “I am a practical person and always ambitious for a subject’s in-depth potential, that when applied to poultry industry, can achieve a quantum leap for safer production and better products”, he explains.
His research on Newcastle disease vaccines earned him the chance to work for Ventri Biologials, a Poultry vaccine manufacturing company. “This is where my dream came true to discover more about vaccines”, he says. After seven years, he moved to MSD Animal Health in Poultry Diagnostic in 2007.
Working in the technical field now brought the opportunity to deploy the full gamut of his core vaccinology knowledge for the betterment of poultry Industry on the commercial scale.
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“I always wanted to bring knowledge to the industry that would benefit from it. You could say I seek to become the very bridge between the theoretical knowledge and industrial application.” Now working for H&N International brought him one step closer to the core of poultry business, the genetics. “I realized the power of “N” because our genetics team had great potential to come out with excellent product lines.”
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He also appreciates the collaborative, open work attitude. “I feel I can put to use my last 20 years of knowledge and expertise, and really help our customers to exploit the maximum genetic potential within our birds.” At leisure, he likes to spend quality time with his family. Whether trying out new recipes and delicacies as an enthusiastic chef, reader of Marathi literature or on trekking tours on the foothills of Sinhagad, Pratap enjoys an activity-loaded life.
April 2020