Dr Lopez has more than 25 years’ experience in poultry. Before joining Cobb, he handled technical services involving diagnostics, veterinary services and vaccines as poultry technical and marketing manager during 11 years with Hipra Philippines.

Dr Raul Elias Lopez has joined Cobb Asia as technical service manager

Early during this period he was also a poultry specialist visiting Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines.

Graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988, he worked initially for Vitarich Corporation dealing with broiler breeders and layer breeders as farm veterinarian.

He has also been involved in the feed division of San Miguel Corporation as animal production specialist, and handled antibiotics and fly control product management and technical service for poultry for Novartis.