Production Animal Consultation

What Production Animal Consultation does

Production Animal Consultation (PAC) is a U.S. private veterinary consulting firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Oakley, with 51-100 employees and a named roster of approximately 20 veterinarians and specialists. The company delivers on-site feedlot veterinary consulting, diagnostics, regulatory compliance, standard operating procedures, BQA training, audit support, and Secure Beef Plan services to feedyard operators primarily in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Iowa. Its customer base spans large-scale and family-owned feedlot operations, cow-calf producers, and allied industry partners, and the PAC Network connects independent beef-production veterinarians that collectively care for roughly 30% of U.S. cattle on feed.

PAC monetizes through professional services delivered in the field, contract research (Phase 4 field implementation, retrospective analysis, custom trials), a Data Analytics platform offering daily dashboards, custom reporting, and interactive visualizations, continuing education programs (including the priced Certified Sampler Program at $2,000 per participant), and recurring Beef Summit events in Kansas and Nebraska. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales through a regional network of veterinarians in 16+ named U.S. locations. The company is founder/management-owned under Managing Partner Dr. Dan Thomson, with no disclosed institutional funding, acquisitions, or parent ownership.

Name

Production Animal Consultation

Legal name

Production Animal Consultation

Website

https://pacdvms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Production Animal Consultation (PAC) is a U.S. private veterinary consulting firm providing on-site feedlot veterinary care, diagnostics, regulatory and audit support, data analytics, and continuing education to beef cattle operations and the PAC Network of independent beef-production veterinarians across multiple U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Consulting Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Diagnostics & Laboratory Coordination (Sample Collection, Lab Liaison, Interpretation) (AFACALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Welfare Auditing, Compliance & Certification Services (Non-testing Lab) (AFAEALAN), Veterinary Lab/Imaging Integration & LIS/PACS Connectivity (HLAMAMAG)

Keywords

• Feedlot veterinary consulting
• Beef cattle health services
• Livestock production medicine
• Animal welfare consulting
• Cattle health data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 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 Consulting Services: Professional veterinary consulting services including diagnostic services, regulatory compliance guidance, standard operating procedures development, audit support, and Secure Beef Plan support. Delivered through on-site field services and ongoing partnership engagements.
2. Certified Sampler Training Program: Full-day hands-on training program at $2,000 per participant. Training covers sampling techniques, handling protocols, biosecurity and safety, and real-world practice. Scholarships available upon inquiry.
3. Research Services: Contract research services including Phase 4 field implementation research, retrospective data analysis, and custom trial development and execution for feedyard clients and allied industry partners.
4. Data Analytics Services: Animal health and data science consulting turning complex data into actionable insights for veterinarians, feedyards, packers, retailers, and others across the beef supply chain.
5. Continuing Education and Events: Educational seminars, Beef Summits, externship and internship programs, and the Protein Producers publication for ongoing professional development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Production Animal Consultation (PAC) is a veterinary consulting firm that delivers feedlot-focused animal health services including on-site veterinary care, diagnostic services, regulatory compliance and BQA training, SOP and audit support, and animal handling consultation. The firm complements these field services with a proprietary data analytics platform (daily dashboards, custom reporting, interactive visualizations), contract Phase 4 research and field trial services, and continuing education programs (externships, seminars, the Protein Producers publication, and the Certified Sampler Program).

Product overview

PAC is a veterinary consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for beef cattle feedlot operations. The portfolio consists of four core service pillars—Veterinary Field Services, Data Analytics, Research, and Continuing Education—supplemented by the PAC Network (a collaborative veterinarian community), Beef Summits (industry events), and the Certified Sampler Program (specialized training). These services work together to provide end-to-end support for feedlot operations, from on-site veterinary care and diagnostics to data-driven decision-making, research-backed product testing, and professional development for cattle industry personnel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Veterinary Field Services Hands-on veterinary consulting focused on cattle health, animal welfare, and operational efficiency for feedlot and cow-calf operations. Includes diagnostic services, regulatory compliance, standard operating procedures, BQA training, and audit support.
• Data Analytics Data analytics services and tooling that transform complex feedlot data into clear insights, including daily dashboards, custom reporting on animal health and feed conversion, and interactive data visualizations for trend identification and performance tracking.
• Research Field-tested, scientifically rigorous research services for beef production, including Phase 4 field implementation research, retrospective data analysis, and custom trial development and execution for feedyard clients and allied industry partners.
• Continuing Education Workshops, mentorship, and training designed to equip the next generation of beef industry leaders, including educational seminars, the Protein Producers publication, and externship and internship programs for veterinary students.
• PAC Network A premier community of veterinarians focused on beef production medicine. Connects veterinarians across the beef industry, facilitates continuing education, and provides network-wide partnerships for animal health products.
• Beef Summits Industry events bringing feedyard professionals, veterinarians, and industry leaders together for expert panels, collaborative sessions, and meaningful networking, scheduled annually in Kansas and Nebraska.
• Certified Sampler Program A full-day, hands-on training program teaching cattle foremen, processing crews, and doctoring teams proper sampling techniques, handling protocols, and biosecurity practices. Available in English and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% of U.S. cattle on feed cared for by PAC Network veterinarians
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Industry Partners and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAC collaborates with leading industry partners, universities, and research institutions to stay at the cutting edge of data innovation. These partnerships bring the latest advancements in animal health and production analytics, providing accurate, research-backed insights for feedyard operations. PAC supports both feedyard clients and allied industry partners with research services grounded in scientific rigor.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carthage Veterinary Service: Veterinary consulting and production management firm for livestock producers; offers comparable field veterinary services, research, and producer support analogous to PAC's feedlot consulting practice.
• Pipestone Veterinary Services: Production-animal veterinary services organization serving swine producers across the U.S. with a comparable model of on-site consulting, research, and producer-network services; directly analogous professional-services structure to PAC's beef feedlot focus.

Broad incumbents

• Zoetis: Largest global animal health company providing pharmaceuticals, vaccines, diagnostics, and increasingly data/analytics for livestock producers; overlaps with PAC on diagnostics and research services at much broader scale.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Veterinary diagnostics provider whose livestock tests and data platforms support cattle operations; competes with PAC's diagnostic and analytics services at scale.
• Merck Animal Health: Major animal-health division providing cattle vaccines, parasiticides, and increasingly digital monitoring tools; broad incumbent that can bundle services competing with PAC's consulting scope.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company serving cattle and poultry producers globally; competes in adjacent segments such as nutritional consulting and feedlot health products.
• Allflex Livestock Intelligence (Merck AH): Livestock identification and monitoring technology provider serving cattle operations; broad incumbent whose sensor and monitoring data overlaps with PAC's analytics platform.
• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health company offering cattle health products, monitoring technology, and advisory services to producers; competes with PAC at the data/analytics and cattle health layer.

Emerging players

• Cainthus: Computer-vision and AI analytics company for cattle operations; an emerging technology player building data-driven insights that overlap with PAC's data analytics roadmap.
• Performance Livestock Analytics: Cattle-focused SaaS analytics platform serving feedlot and cow-calf operations; an emerging technology competitor with overlapping dashboards and benchmarking capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PACVets
• Facebookfacebook.com/pacdvms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/productionanimalconsultation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Production Animal Consultation