Ausvet

What Ausvet does

Ausvet is an independent Australian veterinary epidemiology consulting firm, founded circa 1996–1998, with operational headquarters in Fremantle (Western Australia) and regional offices in Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City following the 2024 spin-off of its Lyon operations as Epimundi. The company applies epidemiology, biostatistics, information technology, and development expertise within a One Health framework to address animal, human, and plant health problems for government agriculture departments, livestock industry clients, and clinical veterinarians across more than 55 countries. Service lines include surveillance, research and modelling, data analysis, information systems, biosecurity and outbreak investigation, risk analysis, policy and programs, and training.

Its two principal technology assets are Epitools, a free, open-access web-based suite of epidemiological calculators (prevalence estimation, freedom-from-disease analysis, sample size, diagnostic test evaluation, herd sensitivity via HerdPlus, and Survey Toolbox), and iSIKHNAS, Indonesia's national animal health and production information system now operating in 95% of Indonesia's 514 districts and processing 60,000 daily data entries covering 18.7 million individually identified animals and 7.8 million participating smallholder farmers. Supporting tools include an Epitools mobile app and freely downloadable white papers.

The business model combines multi-year government and international development consulting contracts (Australian Department of Agriculture, Governments of Indonesia and Namibia, Millennium Challenge Fund) with industry partnerships (Meat and Livestock Australia on the Indonesia Biosecurity Support Project), supplemented by freemium distribution of Epitools and white-paper licensing. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed for consulting services, while Epitools is provided free to drive inbound awareness among the global veterinary epidemiology community. The company operates with 11–50 employees and is founder/management-owned with no identified external institutional investors.

Name

Ausvet

Legal name

Ausvet

Website

https://ausvet.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ausvet is an Australian veterinary epidemiology consulting firm serving government agriculture departments, livestock industries, and clinical veterinarians across 55+ countries through surveillance, biosecurity, and disease modeling services, supported by the Epitools calculator platform and Indonesia's iSIKHNAS national animal health system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Epidemiology Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Analytics, Reporting & Business Intelligence (HLAMAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise & Multi-site Veterinary Operations (Corporate/Group Practice) (HLAMAMAI), Veterinary Compliance, Quality & Regulatory Reporting Systems (HLAMAMAJ)

Keywords

• Veterinary epidemiology consulting
• Animal health information systems
• One Health advisory services
• Epidemiological calculators
• Livestock biosecurity consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruce

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Epidemiology Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for clinical and research veterinarians, government agencies, and international development organizations. Includes study design, data analysis, and epidemiological expertise for disease investigation and intervention assessment.
2. Epitools Platform: Freely available epidemiological calculators and tools for researchers and epidemiologists. Open-access resource for disease prevalence estimation and freedom from disease demonstration.
3. Technical White Papers and Publications: Technical white papers on specific epidemiological topics such as African Swine Fever compartmentalisation, grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ausvet is a veterinary epidemiology consulting firm that delivers surveillance, research, modelling, data analysis, information systems, biosecurity, risk analysis, policy, and training services to governments and the livestock industry. It also develops and maintains proprietary software such as the Epitools calculators and the iSIKHNAS national animal health information system, which together support evidence-based disease control and One Health outcomes across 55+ countries.

Product overview

Ausvet is a veterinary epidemiology consulting firm that operates across multiple products and services. Its core technology products include Epitools, a series of web-based Epidemiological Calculators for disease prevalence estimation, freedom from disease analysis, and statistical calculations; and iSIKHNAS, Indonesia's National Animal Health and Production Information System providing real-time electronic field data capture and management. Supporting tools include the Survey Toolbox (manual and software for livestock disease surveillance), HerdPlus utilities for herd sensitivity calculations, and mobile accessibility. Services include Clinical Epi Solutions consulting for veterinary researchers, epidemiological consulting across surveillance, research, modelling, biosecurity and training, and contributions to tools like WILDDeST. The company also produces technical white papers on animal health topics. Ausvet operates primarily as a consulting organization with these tools as supporting resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epitools: A series of epidemiological calculators developed and maintained by Ausvet, providing open-access tools for disease prevalence estimation and freedom-from-disease survey analysis.

Products and services

• Epitools A series of web-based Epidemiological Calculators for epidemiologists and researchers to estimate disease prevalence, demonstrate freedom from disease through structured surveys, and perform prevalence analysis, disease freedom analysis, diagnostic test evaluation, sample size calculations, and statistical analysis.
• iSIKHNAS Indonesia's National Animal Health and Production Information System providing real-time electronic information on animal health and production. It delivers targeted data to farmers, field service providers, and government officials through innovative field data capture tools, supporting disease reporting, outbreak management, laboratory integration, vaccination campaigns, animal movement tracking, and surveillance.
• Survey Toolbox Practical manual and software package for active surveillance of livestock diseases in developing countries, available through the Epitools platform.
• Clinical Epi Solutions Epidemiology consulting services for clinical and research veterinarians, including design of robust clinical trials, observational studies, and analysis of resultant data for investigating disease causality, assessing intervention effectiveness, and validating diagnostic tests. Assistance is receipted and tax-deductible.
• Epidemiological Consulting Services Multi-disciplinary consulting services covering surveillance, research and modelling, data analysis, information systems, biosecurity and outbreak investigation, risk analysis, policy and programs, and training for government agencies and industry clients.
• Namibia Freedom Project Project developing a roadmap towards declaration of Northern Communal Areas Free from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP/lungsickness) for the Government of Namibia's Directorate of Veterinary Services and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.
• Indonesia Biosecurity Support Project Project bolstering cost-effective biosecurity practices in Indonesian cattle feedlots, abattoirs, and breeding centres following the detection of FMD and LSD in the country, delivered in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia and the Indonesian Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services.

Quantifiable outcome

• iSIKHNAS system now operating in 95% of Indonesia's 514 districts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Meat and Livestock AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Indonesia Biosecurity Support Project bolstering cost-effective biosecurity practices in Indonesian feedlots and abattoirs following FMD and LSD detection. Ongoing joint meetings with Indonesian Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services.
• Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned for lumpy skin disease incursion modelling using evidence-based risk models. Joint gold sponsor of ISVEE17. Funded Wildlife Health Incident Decision Support Tool (WILDDeST) initiative.
• Government of IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment and implementation of iSIKHNAS national animal health and production information system. Partnership through Indonesia Australia Partnership Emerging Infectious Diseases programme (AIP-EID). System now adopted as national system operating in 95% of districts.
• IngenumsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMachine learning workshop collaboration for ISVEE17 on applications in epidemiology and animal health. Joint workshop development and delivery.
• Wildlife Health AustraliasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContribution to Australian Wildlife Health Incident Decision Support Tool (WILDDeST), an initiative of Wildlife Health Australia funded by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
• Government of Namibia - Directorate of Veterinary ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComplex project to help design and implement roadmap towards declaration of Northern Communal Areas Free from FMD and CBPP. Working with Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.
• University of SydneysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Brendan Cowled completed Australian Research Council post doctoral research fellowship at University of Sydney in veterinary epidemiology. Academic collaboration on research and modelling projects.
• Indonesia Australia Partnership Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIP-EID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour-year partnership between governments of Indonesia and Australia that developed iSIKHNAS national animal health system.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ausvet Europe (Epimundi): Independent veterinary epidemiology consulting firm spun off from Ausvet's Lyon office in 2024. Directly comparable in offering (epidemiology consulting, study design, data analysis) and was historically part of the same organisation before the 2024 separation.
• Epi-Interactive: New Zealand-based specialist veterinary epidemiology consulting firm offering study design, data analysis, and disease surveillance services. Directly comparable to Ausvet in offering, customer base (veterinary researchers, government, and industry), and niche specialty.

Broad incumbents

• Zoetis: World's largest animal health company spanning pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, vaccines, and genetic testing. Comparable as a broad incumbent investing in animal health data, biosecurity, and livestock producer services that overlap with Ausvet's biosecurity and information systems work.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Global leader in veterinary diagnostics and software (PIMS, reference lab services). Comparable as a broader animal health incumbent with analytics and information system offerings that increasingly overlap with the disease surveillance and practice data segments Ausvet addresses.
• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health company with companion animal and livestock therapeutics plus Precision Animal Health data analytics. Comparable as a broad incumbent investing in farm-level data and disease prevention programs that overlap with Ausvet's surveillance and biosecurity work.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health: Global animal health business with vaccines, parasiticides, and disease monitoring programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing biosecurity, outbreak investigation, and species-specific disease programs that increasingly touch the epidemiology and surveillance services Ausvet delivers.

Others

• Palladium: International development consulting firm delivering donor-funded programs in health, agriculture, and economic growth. Comparable as a peer in the international development ecosystem that often competes for or partners on the same government-funded animal health and One Health assignments.
• CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness: Australian government science agency conducting veterinary epidemiology, diagnostic, and biosecurity research. Comparable as a publicly funded counterpart with overlapping scientific expertise and frequent collaboration on Australian animal health preparedness projects.
• DT Global: Australia-based international development consulting firm working with government donors on agriculture, governance, and health programs. Comparable in business model (government contracting, international development funding) and overlapping with Ausvet's delivery of funded One Health and biosecurity projects in emerging markets.

Regional players

• Royal GD: Dutch animal health organisation providing diagnostics, epidemiological surveillance, and consulting across livestock and companion animals. Comparable in offering animal health information systems and disease surveillance expertise, though serving primarily European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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