Meet the Avivets Team
At Avivets, our strength lies in our people. Our dedicated team of poultry veterinary specialists combines deep industry expertise with a passion for supporting producers across the UK. Get to know the professionals committed to delivering proactive, reliable, and tailored veterinary care for your business.
William Garton – Practice Principal
– East Midlands
Will founded Avivets in 2016 after leaving a veterinary practice that became part of a large corporate organisation, and experiencing the differences between independent and corporate practice. He has been passionate about providing independent veterinary care ever since and could see the need for this in commercial poultry production. Will graduated from University of Nottingham in 2014 and has since gained post graduate certificates in Agrifood (poultry production) from Harper Adams University and Veterinary Business Management from University of Liverpool. In 2020, Will was awarded Young Poultry Vet of the Year.
Beth Sales – Lead Vet
– West Midlands & Wales
After graduating from the University of Bristol in 2021, Beth began her career in poultry veterinary medicine. She joined Avivets in December 2022, allowing the practice to expand further into the West Midlands. Beth is completing her post-graduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Medicine (CertAVP), specialising in poultry, to further her knowledge and provide expert care and advice to clients. Beth is passionate about providing high-quality, tailored services to independent clients, helping them achieve better performance and results on farm.
Beth remains busy and active outside of work. She starts her days with CrossFit training, competing in events on weekends. Beth also enjoys long walks with her Labrador, Digby. She often arrives at the gym or practice with homemade goods or fresh veg grown in her garden. In the winter months, Beth spends time game shooting and is a member of her local shoot.
Elena Calin – Lead Vet
– North West
Elena graduated from the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in 2016. Before joining Avivets in November 2023, she worked for five years as Lead Official Veterinarian with the Food Standards Agency on a large poultry site in Shropshire, overseeing a team of other veterinarians and meat hygiene inspectors. My role covered all stages from bird arrival to despatch, as well as export certification and compliance with ISO 22000 and ISO 9001 standards.
At Avivets, Elena leads our North West branch in Pickmere, Cheshire, working with broilers, layers, and game birds. Her work ranges from post-mortem examinations, in-house bacteriology, water testing, and microscopy, to biosecurity visits, health plan renewals, and client support. Elena also provides expert input when high rejection rates or trigger reports are identified as birds are processed.
Outside of work, Elena enjoys long walks, caring for her indoor plants, and keeping her home organised. Writing poetry is a hidden passion that brings Elena both joy and creative escape, and she also has a strong interest in psychology, human behaviour, and childhood development.
Silvio De Luca – Veterinary Surgeon
– North West
Silvio graduated from the University of Perugia in 2012 and went on to complete a PhD focused on antimicrobial resistance in pig farms across Italy and Switzerland. He has held research roles at Ghent University in Belgium—studying gut health in poultry—and the University of Parma, where he worked on animal welfare indicators in abattoirs.
Silvio also spent time in the UK as a Veterinary Meat Hygiene Inspector and, more recently, as an Export Official Veterinarian before joining Avivets in March 2025. His key interests include animal welfare, food safety, and poultry diseases.
Outside of work, Silvio enjoys playing football, practicing archery, and travelling with his wife Erika. At home, he shares his space with three much-loved cats.
Ismail Sahindokuyucu – Veterinary Surgeon – West Midlands & Wales
As a senior veterinarian at Veterinary Control Institutes, Ismail specialised in diagnosing notifiable animal diseases such as Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease using advanced laboratory techniques like PCR, sequencing, inhibition tests and immunofluorescence assays. Holding a Ph.D. in Veterinary Virology with several publications in reputable journals, Ismail has focused research on virologic poultry diseases. He has also served as a lead Official Veterinarian at one of the UK’s top veterinary service providers, overseeing meat plant inspections, animal welfare compliance, and residue investigations to ensure food safety. Passionate about poultry medicine, Ismail is expanding his career into poultry veterinary practice, aiming to combine scientific knowledge with hands-on flock health management. Outside of work, he enjoys photography, finding inspiration in capturing the natural world, profile photos of people and moments of everyday life. As a committed professional, Ismail is a proud member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS) and holds an animal welfare certificate reflecting their dedication to ethical veterinary practices.
Hamza Kilic – Veterinary Surgeon
– North East
Hamza graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2012 and began his career in R&D at a poultry pharmaceutical company. He later worked as a field veterinarian for the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and spent five years at the Izmir Bornova Veterinary Control Institute specializing in poultry disease diagnostics. From 2022 to 2025, he started working in the UK with Eville & Jones as an Official Veterinarian and Team Leader in a poultry slaughterhouse.
Hamza is an experienced veterinarian who joined Avivets in September 2025. In his role, he supports poultry health and welfare across all stages of production, with a focus on disease prevention, diagnostics, and regulatory compliance. He brings a strong background in poultry pathology, laboratory diagnostics, and official veterinary controls.
He holds a PhD in Veterinary Microbiology and is passionate about improving poultry health through science-based practices. Outside of work, Hamza is married and has a daughter.
Zoe Hatton – Practice Manager
Zoe joined Avivets at the Leicestershire branch as Practice Manager, with a focus on helping to organise marketing events such as conference and trade exhibitions, as well as organising training for the vets and practice staff. With over 20 years of experience in the veterinary industry, Zoe has worked across a variety of practices, building and leading teams, and helping them grow through exceptional client care and streamlined, effective operations. In her current role, Zoe manages the day-to-day running of the Leicestershire branch while also leading business management, PR and marketing efforts. Her focus is on strengthening connections with our clients and the wider industry. Outside of work, Zoe spends much of her time with her horses and especially enjoys eventing. She also cares for an ever-growing menagerie at home, which keeps life interesting.
Kiri has worked as both a Registered Veterinary Nurse and within human pharmacies, giving her the perfect blend of experience and knowledge to be the Dispensary Manager at Avivets. Having joined in 2019, Kiri has seen the growth and development at Avivets including the move to a new head office in 2025, and the setting up of a new dispensary now split over two floors.
Kiri has a young son called Jasper and she enjoys spending time with him and her husband, Dan.
Kiri Willis – Dispensary Manager
Demi Tweats – Dispensary Assistant
Demi joined the administration and dispensary team in 2025 after having spent her career so far working in childcare.
She has a real love for animals and thoroughly enjoys her role as a dispensary assistant at the Cheshire office. Her role is to communicate with clients with whatever queries they may have, also to order and dispense the medication, and has perfected the art of a stock check!
Outside of work, Demi is a busy mum of two daughters, the eldest being age 9 and youngest age 5. She mainly spends her time with her family being in the outdoors walking our lurcher Reggie or showing our two ponies.
Sara Moore – Accounts
Having joined Avivets in 2018, Sara’s first role in the practice was as an administrator and dispensary assistant. As the practice has grown and developed, Sara has progressed to becoming head of accounts, with responsibilities for some of the business’ HR, and day to day management. Sara’s previous roles prior to Avivets are quite varied, including animal research with Astra Zeneca, working with mass spectrometry systems at Waters, and animal care assistant in companion animal practices. Sara enjoys travelling and having long weekends away with her husband, Steve. When she isn’t travelling Sara enjoys a good pub lunch after a walk in the Cheshire countryside with her cockapoo Harvey.
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