St David's Poultry Team

What St David's Poultry Team does

St David's Poultry Team is an independent, vet-owned commercial poultry veterinary practice headquartered in Exmouth, United Kingdom, operating 15 practice bases across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. The practice provides species-specific veterinary services to the broiler, layer, and turkey sectors, and claims responsibility for the majority of UK layers, a large proportion of the UK broiler industry, and the majority of commercial poultry in Ireland. Its workforce includes 28 dedicated poultry vets with over 350 years of combined poultry veterinary experience, supported by field services technicians and an in-house diagnostic laboratory.

The core technology is its Applied Bacterial Control (ABC) programme, a proprietary methodology that combines conventional and alternative therapies to reduce antibiotic use while optimising flock health. This is supplemented by in-house laboratory capabilities (post mortems, salmonella testing, serology, water analysis), bespoke health planning, vaccination programmes, and ancillary offerings such as parasitic wasp fly control. The practice also acts as a UK and Ireland distributor for ChemVet pharmaceutical products (Biacton, Zoolac Feedgrade) and runs the PoultryPharm online shop for non-prescription products.

Revenue is generated through four streams: professional services (on-farm veterinary visits, health planning, disease investigation), dispensary and product sales (vaccines, medications, parasite-control products), retainer schemes (annual subscriptions with reduced hourly rates, free telephone advice, free routine visits, and discounts on lab and prescription costs), and international consultancy (veterinary advisory work for clients in the Middle East and Europe). The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through veterinary surgeons and field technicians visiting commercial poultry operations, supported by content marketing, industry publications, podcasts, and educational conferences.

Name

St David's Poultry Team

Legal name

St David's Poultry Team Ltd

Website

https://stdavids-poultryteam.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St David's Poultry Team is the leading independent commercial poultry veterinary practice in the UK and Ireland, providing veterinary services, diagnostic laboratory work, dispensary products, and antibiotic-reduction programmes to broiler, layer, and turkey producers across 15 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services for Commercial Poultry

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry & Avian Production Veterinary Services (HLAMABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Poultry & Avian Veterinary Services (AFAEANAD)

Keywords

• Poultry veterinary services
• Flock health management
• Broiler veterinary care
• Layer health services
• Commercial poultry practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Exmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: On-farm veterinary visits, health planning, disease investigation, and flock health management for commercial poultry operations.
2. Dispensary/Pharmacy: Supply of veterinary medications, vaccines, and health products to clients. Main dispensary located at Head Office with products available through PoultryPharm online shop.
3. Retainer Schemes: Annual retainer schemes offering reduced hourly rates, free telephone advice, free annual routine visits, and reductions on laboratory and prescription costs.
4. International Consultancy: Veterinary consultancy services provided internationally to clients in Middle East and Europe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St David's Poultry Team is an independent commercial poultry veterinary practice providing on-farm veterinary services, health planning, disease investigation, vaccination programmes, and laboratory diagnostics for broiler, layer, and turkey operations across the UK and Ireland. Its flagship Applied Bacterial Control (ABC) programme combines conventional and alternative therapies to reduce antibiotic use, supported by retainer schemes, an in-house dispensary, and the PoultryPharm online shop.

Product overview

St David's Poultry Team operates as the leading independent commercial poultry veterinary practice in the UK and Ireland, offering a comprehensive suite of veterinary services rather than a traditional software product. The core offering centers on the Applied Bacterial Control (ABC) programme—an antibiotic reduction initiative combining conventional and alternative therapies with bespoke veterinary health planning. The practice provides species-specific services for broilers, layers, and turkeys, supported by in-house laboratory diagnostics (post mortems, salmonella testing, water samples, serology), field services, hatchery services, and retainer schemes. Additional offerings include an international consultancy arm, parasitic wasp fly control products, non-prescription products via Poultry Pharm, and training modules including EMS student placements and industry certification programmes. The company also organizes educational conferences on antibiotic reduction and produces podcast content for knowledge dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Applied Bacterial Control (ABC): A programme developed by St David's that combines conventional and alternative therapies to optimise bird health and reduce the need for antibiotic treatments.
• Poultry Pharm
• FarmWater

Products and services

• Broiler Veterinary Services Veterinary care, flock health planning, and performance optimization provided to large-scale broiler chicken producers across the UK and Ireland.
• Layer Veterinary Services Comprehensive veterinary services for layer operations covering hatchery through to adult layer, including pullet rearing, free-range, barn, colony, and organic systems.
• Turkey Veterinary Services Veterinary care and flock health planning for turkey farms of all sizes, supporting year-round production through to the specialist Christmas market.
• Hatchery Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Organic acids can reduce salmonella detection levels by at least 75%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ChemVetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 December 2015St David's appointed as UK and Ireland distributors for ChemVet, a Danish pharmaceutical company. Products include Biacton, Biacton Plus, Zoolac Feedgrade and Zoolac Plus - designed to enhance gut health and develop normal microbiome in poultry. Biacton is also licensed for pigs.
• Applied Bacterial ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated business focusing on solutions to control the use of antibiotics in animal production. ABC is a concept developed by St David's combining conventional and alternative therapies.
• FarmWaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated business providing water sanitisation products and services for poultry operations.
• PoultryPharmcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociated business providing non-prescription product range and online service for domestic poultry owners.
• The Chicken VetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociated company providing online service for domestic owners and veterinary advice for associated practices. Smallholders are directed to this company.
• St David's Game BirdscoreOthersAssociated company providing poultry veterinary services to the game bird sector. www.stdavids-gamebirds.co.uk
• St David's EquineminorOthersAssociated company providing equine veterinary services. www.stdavids-equine.co.uk
• Elite Staffing SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment agency used by St David's for advertising some roles. They collect application information and assess candidates on behalf of the company.
• IndeedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline job platform used for advertising vacancies. Indeed sends CVs of candidates who have applied for roles via email.
• British Poultry Veterinary AssociationminorOthersProfessional association that can provide financial assistance for students undertaking clinical placements. Bursaries typically available for placement students.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IVC Evidensia: One of Europe's largest veterinary groups, parent of Slate Hall and many other UK practices. A consolidator that competes for talent and acquisitions in the same poultry vet space and offers broader small-animal and farm veterinary services.
• Ceva Animal Health: Global animal health company focused on poultry vaccines and hatchery solutions, including the Salmonella Duo vaccine line used in St David's layer programmes. Adjacent provider of products that St David's prescribes and administers.
• VetPartners: Large UK and European veterinary group that owns Poultry Health Services and a wide portfolio of mixed and farm practices. A key consolidator that competes with St David's for both enterprise clients and poultry veterinarians.
• Zoetis: Global animal health company with a major poultry portfolio of vaccines, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals. Not a vet practice, but a partner/competitor at the dispensary and protocol level for St David's poultry clients.

Direct peers

• Crowshall Veterinary Services: UK poultry and game bird veterinary practice with laboratory capabilities, serving commercial broiler, layer, and turkey operations. Direct competitor in the same niche poultry vet space.
• Hafren Veterinary Group: Welsh-border veterinary group with a poultry team serving commercial broiler and turkey farms. Competes in the same on-farm poultry vet services market with comparable services.
• Garth Veterinary Group: UK mixed veterinary practice with a poultry division providing on-farm services to broiler and layer producers. Overlapping service offering and customer segment with St David's.
• Slate Hall Veterinary Practice: Independent UK poultry and game bird veterinary practice now part of IVC Evidensia, providing on-farm poultry health services across East Anglia and surrounding regions. Competes head-to-head with St David's for enterprise poultry accounts.
• Bishopton Veterinary Group: Northern England mixed veterinary group with a dedicated poultry team serving commercial poultry farms in the North of England and Scotland. Comparable practice footprint and target customer base.
• Poultry Health Services: One of the most established UK commercial poultry veterinary practices, offering on-farm vet services, laboratory diagnostics, and consultancy to broiler, layer, and turkey producers. Closest direct competitor to St David's in the UK poultry veterinary market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StDavidsPoultryTeam
• Instagraminstagram.com/stdavids_poultryteam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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