Slate Hall Veterinary Services

What Slate Hall Veterinary Services does

Slate Hall Veterinary Services is a UK-based specialist poultry veterinary practice trading as a subsidiary of CVS (UK) Limited. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Diss, Norfolk, the company operates from five regional locations (Rampton/Cambridgeshire, Metheringham/Lincolnshire, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Diss/Norfolk, Northallerton) staffed by 14 expert poultry veterinarians supported by laboratory technicians, sales, training and administrative staff. It serves both large integrated poultry companies and smaller independent farmers across broilers, breeders, layers, turkeys, gamebirds, ducks, and live bird/product export operations.

The practice combines a field veterinary service, a UKAS-accredited diagnostic laboratory (No 9613, plus DEFRA approvals CSPO 80 and PHS 70), a proprietary clinical data platform called Insight, and a branded pharmaceutical and nutraceutical product line supplied through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pharmsure UK. Insight is a bespoke web-based flock health and veterinary record system that integrates with APHA surveillance data and BioChek serology analytics, enabling multi-tiered reporting from individual farms through to large integrators. The proprietary Prosymbiotics strategy packages specific products (Protexin Forte, AspidynT, Dynacal D+, and the Kaeslar Lovit range) into a holistic protocol targeting gut health, bacterial infections, skeletal deficiencies and bacterial chondronecrosis, with stated outcomes of reduced antibiotic usage and improved flock performance. Additional revenue streams include accredited training courses and export health certification services.

Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring veterinary service engagements (consultations, farm visits, health programmes), one-time product sales via Pharmsure UK, professional services from the diagnostic laboratory and training courses, and bespoke export certification work. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales with locally-embedded vets matched to client flocks, complemented by direct product distribution across the UK and into Europe from a 125m3 cold store at Metheringham. Marketing is primarily driven by industry participation in working groups (BVPA, Avian Expert Group, AHWB), training courses, and the company website.

Name

Slate Hall Veterinary Services

Legal name

CVS (UK) Limited t/a Slate Hall Veterinary Services

Website

https://slatehall.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Slate Hall Veterinary Services is a UK specialist poultry veterinary practice operating from five regional locations with 14 expert vets, delivering flock health services, UKAS-accredited diagnostics, the Insight clinical data platform, and pharmaceutical products via subsidiary Pharmsure UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Consultation, farm visits, health programmes, and comprehensive poultry health and welfare services provided by specialist veterinarians.
2. Pharmaceutical and Product Sales: Sale of veterinary products including vaccines, nutraceuticals, probiotics, salmonella sampling kits, antibiotics, and supplements. Products ordered via [email protected].
3. Laboratory Testing Services: UKAS accredited diagnostic testing including Salmonella testing, serology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and worm egg counts.
4. Training Courses: Accredited and non-accredited training courses in poultry health and welfare for farm owners, managers, stock persons, and hatchery staff.
5. Export Certification: Export health certificate services, advice, physical inspections, and supporting documentation for live birds and products of animal origin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Slate Hall Veterinary Services is a specialist poultry veterinary practice providing on-farm flock health management, veterinary consultations, vaccination and health programmes across broilers, breeders, layers, turkeys, gamebirds, and ducks. The practice operates a UKAS-accredited diagnostic laboratory (No 9613) for Salmonella, serology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and worm egg counts, supplies veterinary pharmaceuticals and products through its Pharmsure UK subsidiary, delivers accredited training courses, and offers export health certification. Its proprietary Insight platform provides web-based clinical record-keeping, automated reporting, and APHA surveillance data integration for UK poultry producers.

Product overview

Slate Hall Veterinary Services offers a comprehensive portfolio of veterinary products including vaccines, nutraceuticals, probiotics, salmonella sampling kits, and antibiotics. Their products are strategically combined under their 'Prosymbiotics' approach to provide a holistic solution for common industry problems such as sub-optimal gut health, bacterial infections, skeletal deficiencies, and bacterial chondronecrosis (BCO). The product range includes Protexin Forte (probiotic), AspidynT (phytotherapeutic), Dynacal D+ (bone mineralisation support), and the Lovit range (Progano Liquid, Hepavent, Amino Plus Liquid) from Kaeslar, all designed to work synergistically for improved flock performance and reduced antibiotic usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Insight: Bespoke flock health and veterinary record system - a web-based clinical database for recording, tracking and summarising clinical results with remote access, farm audit compatibility, and automated reporting.
• Slate Hall Group
• Prosymbiotics

Products and services

• Broiler Veterinary Services Specialist on-farm veterinary services, health plans, and welfare programmes for broiler producers ranging from larger integrated poultry companies to smaller independent broiler farmers, covering disease prevention, vaccination, and integrated health management to optimise performance and reduce antibiotic usage.
• Breeder Veterinary Services Veterinary services for broiler and layer grandparent and parent breeder operations, including hatchery performance and hygiene visits, health programmes, and productivity optimisation from rearing through to end of lay.
• Layer Veterinary Services Routine health and welfare plans, surveillance, support packages, and Lion Code compliant certification for commercial layer operations from large integrators to smaller independent contract producers and packers.
• Turkey Veterinary Services Health and welfare plans, testing services, and routine health management for turkey producers from Christmas market producers to larger integrated companies.
• Gamebird Veterinary Services Preventative flock health planning, site visits, diagnostic services, coccidiosis control, vaccination, and worming strategies for game bird operations with complex requirements including hatcheries, rearing fields and release pens.
• Duck Veterinary Services Veterinary services for commercial duck breeding and production operations, including hatchery support, commercial production support, and processing plant investigations.
• Export Health Certification Services Export health certificate services for live birds (ES, EX, AX) and products of animal origin (ES, EX, PX), including advice, physical inspections of products and shipments, and supporting documentation; pricing bespoke per export requirement.
• UKAS Accredited Diagnostic Laboratory Testing Comprehensive UKAS-accredited (laboratory No 9613) and DEFRA-approved (CSPO 80 and PHS 70) diagnostic testing including Salmonella testing, serology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and worm egg and oocyst counts for poultry producers across the UK.
• Veterinary Pharmaceutical and Product Supply (Pharmsure UK) Sale of veterinary pharmaceuticals and products for the poultry industry including probiotics, phytotherapeutics, salmonella sampling kits, antibiotics, vaccines, nutraceuticals and supplements, ordered via [email protected] and supplied across the UK and Europe from the Metheringham pharmacy with 125m3 cold store.
• Accredited Training Courses in Poultry Health and Welfare Accredited and non-accredited training courses in poultry health and welfare for farm owners, managers, stock persons, catching teams, vaccinating teams, and hatchery staff.
• Insight Clinical Database Platform Bespoke web-based clinical database and flock health record system developed specifically for poultry veterinary services, providing remote access, farm audit compatibility, automated reporting, real-time testing progression updates, multi-tiered recording and reporting from single farms to large integrators, and integration with APHA surveillance data.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent reduction in antibiotic usage through Prosymbiotics strategy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency)coreTechnology or IntegrationSlate Hall works closely with APHA on Salmonella control strategies and has a wealth of experience working alongside clients through outbreaks. The Insight platform is integrated with APHA surveillance data for contributing to anonymised UK surveillance data collation.
• Kaeslar (Lovit Poultry Range)coreOthersSlate Hall supplies the full range of Kaeslar Lovit poultry products including Lovit Progano Liquid, Lovit Hepavent, and Lovit Amino Plus Liquid.
• Protexin (Enterococcus Probiotic)minorOthersProtexin Forte is supplied and used as an early therapeutic intervention for enteritis and peritonitis, and as a key component of the Prosymbiotics strategy.
• Molecular Diagnostic Testing Facilities NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlate Hall works in collaboration with a network of molecular diagnostic testing facilities across the UK and Europe to offer the latest molecular techniques combined with global expertise.
• CVS (UK) LimitedcoreOthersCVS (UK) Limited is the parent company of Slate Hall Veterinary Services. CVS House in Diss, Norfolk is the registered office. Slate Hall Group data is included in CVS group's annual sustainability report.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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