What Livetec Systems does

Livetec Systems Limited is a UK-based, privately-held agricultural biosecurity company headquartered in Leighton Buzzard, founded in 2010 and operating with 11-50 employees. The company delivers an integrated biosecurity offering for livestock producers, combining a digital platform (Livetec Protect) with proprietary on-farm hardware (NEX portable gassing unit, Containerised Gassing Units, Whole-House CO2 Gassing, Nitrogen Foam Delivery System) and a suite of professional services spanning biosecurity consultancy, emergency outbreak response, mobile stunning and commercial culling, cleansing and disinfection planning, equipment validation (Stunner Check Service), and training. The Livetec Protect platform provides digital biosecurity assessments, contingency planning, track-and-trace visitor logging, and AI-powered outbreak notifications, and is distributed via a mobile app on iOS and Google Play as well as a web login portal.

The company sells primarily to commercial poultry producers, pig producers, large-scale and multi-farm operations, abattoirs and processors, and smallholders, with its deepest focus on UK poultry biosecurity and avian influenza preparedness. Revenue is generated through four streams: subscription-based access to the Livetec Protect platform, hardware sales of proprietary gassing and depopulation equipment, consultancy and emergency response services, and training programmes. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with self-serve channels including an owned e-commerce shop and global app store listings. The company self-describes as the UK's leading specialist in livestock biosecurity and markets 'decades of research and innovation' as a differentiator; it is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent company.

Name

Livetec Systems

Legal name

Livetec Systems Limited

Website

https://livetecsystems.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Livetec Systems is a UK-based privately-held agricultural biosecurity company that provides the Livetec Protect digital platform, proprietary gassing and depopulation hardware, and emergency response services to poultry, pig, and livestock producers across the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Livestock Biosecurity Services

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Biosecurity Planning, Audits & Implementation (On-Farm Risk Mitigation) (AFACALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biosecurity, Sanitation & Pest Control Services for Animal Facilities (AFAEALAI), Biosecurity, Disease Control & Outbreak Response (Quarantine, Zoonoses) (AFACADAH), Livestock Precision Monitoring Software (Herd/Flock Analytics, Health Alerts) (AFAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Livestock biosecurity solutions
• Poultry disease prevention
• Farm biosecurity assessment
• Animal welfare equipment
• Emergency disease response

Headquarters

HQ city

Leighton Buzzard

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Livetec Protect Subscription: Subscription-based access to the digital biosecurity platform offering biosecurity assessments, contingency planning, track & trace, and AI outbreak notifications. Available as mobile app for iOS and Android.
2. On-farm Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware including NEX portable gassing units, containerised gassing units, whole-house gassing systems, and nitrogen foam delivery systems for emergency depopulation operations.
3. Professional Services: Consultancy services including biosecurity planning, emergency response, mobile stunning & commercial culling, disease outbreak depopulation, catching & handling, and cleansing & disinfection planning. Includes the Stunner Check Service for equipment validation.
4. Training Services: Specialist training services for biosecurity preparedness and emergency response procedures.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Livetec Systems provides integrated livestock biosecurity solutions for poultry and pig producers, combining the Livetec Protect digital platform (biosecurity assessment, contingency planning, track & trace and AI-powered outbreak notifications) with proprietary on-farm equipment (NEX portable gassing units, containerised gassing units, CO2 whole-house gassing, nitrogen foam delivery systems) and operational services (emergency response, mobile stunning and commercial culling, biosecurity consultancy, cleansing and disinfection planning, Stunner Check Service, and biosecurity training). The integrated offering addresses prediction, planning, preparedness and prevention of disease outbreaks across UK farms, slaughterhouses and supply chains.

Product overview

Livetec Systems offers an integrated biosecurity ecosystem combining the Livetec Protect digital platform with on-farm equipment products and operational services. The Livetec Protect platform provides software tools including Biosecurity Assessment, Contingency Planning, and Track & Trace modules for digital visitor logging and disease tracking. Physical on-farm products include NEX equipment, Containerised Gassing Units, Whole-House Gassing systems, and the Nitrogen Foam Delivery System. Operational services encompass Mobile Stunning & Commercial Culling Services, Emergency Response, Cleansing & Disinfection Planning, Biosecurity Consultancy, Training Services, and the Stunner Check Service. The product portfolio is accessible through a mobile application available on iOS and Android. The ecosystem is designed for poultry and pig producers across all scales from smallholders to large-scale operations, offering prediction, preparedness, planning, and prevention capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Livetec Protect: Digital biosecurity and disease-tracking platform providing real-time insight, proactive control, and livestock business protection through biosecurity advice, contingency planning, digital visitor access logs, traceability tools, and AI outbreak tracking notifications
• NEX

Products and services

• Livetec Protect All-in-one digital biosecurity and disease-tracking platform offering biosecurity assessment, contingency planning, track & trace, AI-powered outbreak notifications and a mobile app; targeted at commercial poultry and pig producers, multi-farm businesses, abattoirs and processors across the UK.
• NEX Portable Gassing Unit Proprietary on-farm portable gassing unit used for humane culling and disease control in livestock operations, sold to poultry and pig producers across the UK.
• Containerised Gassing Units Mobile containerised gassing units designed for large-scale livestock depopulation and biosecurity operations on commercial farms.
• Whole-House Gassing System CO2-based whole-house gassing system used for poultry biosecurity and depopulation operations in commercial poultry houses.
• Nitrogen Foam Delivery System (NFDS) Nitrogen foam-based depopulation technology used as an alternative humane culling method in livestock biosecurity operations.
• Livestock Protect Mobile App Smartphone app delivering the Livetec Protect biosecurity management, AI outbreak tracking notifications and farm protection tools to producers in the field; available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
• Emergency Response Service Operational service providing rapid response during disease outbreaks and emergency depopulation scenarios on UK farms, mobilising Livetec teams and equipment to contain disease spread.
• Biosecurity Consultancy Expert advisory and consultancy service providing biosecurity advice, strategic planning and tailored biosecurity programmes for commercial livestock operations.
• Mobile Stunning & Commercial Culling Services On-site professional services delivering mobile stunning and commercial culling of livestock during biosecurity emergencies and disease outbreaks.
• Cleansing & Disinfection Planning Service Professional service that plans and costs the cleansing and disinfection of livestock premises following disease outbreaks to restore biosecure status.
• Stunner Check Service Validation and checking service for stunning equipment used on livestock farms, helping operators ensure compliance and effective equipment performance.
• Biosecurity Training Services Hands-on training programmes covering biosecurity protocols and emergency response procedures for livestock producers and farm staff across the UK.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Zoetis: World's largest pure-play animal health company offering vaccines, diagnostics, and biosecurity-related products across livestock and poultry. Serves similar customer base (producers, vets) with overlapping disease-prevention capabilities, but as part of a much broader portfolio spanning therapeutics and diagnostics rather than a biosecurity-specialist focus.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health: Top-three global animal health company with strong poultry and swine vaccine franchises plus biosecurity and disease-prevention adjacencies. Targets the same pig and poultry producers that Livetec serves, with disease-control and herd-health capabilities, though delivered as part of a diversified pharma animal-health portfolio.
• MSD Animal Health: Animal health division of Merck offering vaccines, anti-infectives, and digital livestock tools (e.g., traceability and health-monitoring products). Comparable due to overlapping livestock and poultry customer base and growing investment in digital biosecurity and traceability offerings.
• Elanco Animal Health: Large-cap global animal health company with poultry, swine, and ruminant product portfolios plus health-monitoring partnerships. Overlaps with Livetec on disease prevention for livestock producers, though Elanco's primary monetization is pharma products rather than biosecurity services or emergency response.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Major independent animal health company (privately held) with a strong poultry vaccines franchise and growing biosecurity offerings. Comparable in serving poultry and swine producers globally, with overlapping disease-prevention value propositions, though Ceva's portfolio is vaccine-centric rather than focused on hardware-enabled emergency response.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Global leader in veterinary diagnostics with significant poultry and livestock disease-testing offerings. Comparable as a biosecurity enabler — diagnostics underpin disease surveillance and response — and shares livestock producer customers, though IDEXX delivers clinical lab tools rather than on-farm service or hardware.

Regional players

• Big Dutchman: Germany-headquartered global leader in poultry and pig housing, feeding, climate-control, and on-farm equipment. Comparable as a supplier of proprietary physical infrastructure to large-scale poultry and pig producers, with overlapping customer base; different geography and focus on production equipment rather than biosecurity services, but adjacent in the modern poultry-house stack.

Emerging players

• BioChek: Specialist in poultry disease diagnostics (PCR-based test kits for avian influenza, Salmonella, etc.) acquired by various animal-health groups. Comparable as a niche biosecurity-adjacent specialist serving poultry producers, though focused on laboratory diagnostics rather than digital platforms or emergency response equipment.
• ECO Animal Health Group: UK-listed animal health company specialising in disease prevention and treatment for pigs and poultry. Comparable because of UK base, overlapping customer segments (pig and poultry producers), and disease-prevention product focus, though ECO's primary monetization is pharmaceutical rather than biosecurity services or proprietary hardware.
• Hygiena: Specialist in rapid hygiene and sanitation testing (ATP swabs, environmental monitoring) used in food production and on-farm biosecurity programmes. Comparable as an enabling biosecurity solutions provider for livestock and food processing, though Hygiena sells consumables and diagnostics rather than full-service emergency response or depopulation equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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