Garth Pig Practice Ltd.

What Garth Pig Practice Ltd. does

Garth Pig Practice Ltd. (trading as "Garth Vets") is a UK pig-only veterinary practice headquartered in York, with regional bases in Scotland, East Anglia, and Yorkshire. Founded as a private limited company registered in England (Company No. 09467241), it operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VetPartners Limited, a UK veterinary practice group. The practice describes itself as one of the largest veterinary suppliers to the UK pig industry, providing bespoke field veterinary services, AMTRA-trained medicine dispensing, and a training program (pig handling, farrowing, feeding, vaccination) to pig farms across the UK and internationally.

The core service offering covers the full pig production cycle: routine advisory visits, biosecurity, reproduction management (AI, gestation, farrowing), weaner/grower/finisher management, replacement gilt management, outdoor production, pregnancy scanning, water testing, post-mortem and laboratory testing, farm record analysis, product and animal exports, and trial/R&D work. The service portfolio is delivered by a team of 13 employees, including industry-leading veterinary surgeons with diverse pig-medicine backgrounds. Strategic partnerships with Integra Veterinary Services (Norfolk) and Oakwood Veterinary Group provide multi-region coverage, and membership in the National Pig Association anchors the practice within UK pig industry policy networks.

The business model is sales-led, professional services-driven, with direct field veterinary delivery to pig farms as the primary revenue channel. Revenue is generated through three streams: veterinary professional services (visit-based advisory and consultancy), medicine and pharmaceutical product sales (via the AMTRA-certified dispensary), and training services (virtual and in-person). The practice is RCVS-accredited and Investors in People certified, and operates with a relationship-based, long-tail client model rather than a transactional or subscription-based one. No public pricing is disclosed, and no revenue figures are reported.

Name

Garth Pig Practice Ltd.

Legal name

Garth Pig Practice Ltd.

Website

https://garthvet.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Garth Pig Practice Ltd. (Garth Vets) is a UK specialist pig veterinary practice with regional bases in Scotland, East Anglia, and Yorkshire, providing bespoke field veterinary services, AMTRA-certified medicine dispensing, and training to pig farms across the UK and internationally. It operates as a subsidiary of VetPartners Limited.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services (Pig/Livestock)

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Swine Veterinary Services (HLAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Livestock & Farm Animal Veterinary Services (AFAEANAB), Routine On-Farm Veterinary Services (Exams, Treatment, Prescribing) (AFACADAB)

Keywords

• Pig veterinary services
• Livestock health management
• Swine production consultancy
• Veterinary medicines dispensary
• Farm biosecurity advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

WEST SUSSEX

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Professional veterinary services including routine advisory visits, consultancy, health management, and farm assurance visits. Services are delivered by industry-leading veterinary surgeons providing bespoke solutions to pig farm clients.
2. Medicine and Pharmaceutical Products: Sale of veterinary medicines and pharmaceutical products through their AMTRA-trained dispensary team.
3. Training Services: Virtual and in-person training sessions on service training, pig handling, farrowing, feeding and vaccination techniques for farm managers and employees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Garth Pig Practice Ltd. provides specialist veterinary services to commercial pig farms, covering routine advisory visits, consultancy, AMTRA-trained medicine dispensing, employee training, farm biosecurity, reproduction management (AI, gestation, farrowing), weaner and grower management, replacement gilt management, outdoor production support, pregnancy scanning, water/laboratory testing, post-mortem, farm assurance, and trial work. The practice operates from bases in Scotland, East Anglia, and Yorkshire, serving clients across the UK and internationally.

Product overview

Garth Pig Practice Ltd. offers a unified suite of specialized pig veterinary services rather than a modular software platform. The company provides comprehensive veterinary care and consultancy services for pig farms across the UK and internationally. Services include routine advisory visits, medicine dispensing (AMTRA-certified), manager and employee training, consultancy visits, farm biosecurity protocols, AI and service management, gestation and dry sow management, farrowing management, weaner management, grower and finisher management, replacement gilt management, outdoor pig production support, farm record analysis, pregnancy scanning, water testing, post-mortem and laboratory testing, product and animal export support, and trial work and research and development. The practice operates from bases in Scotland, East Anglia, and Yorkshire and collaborates with Integra Veterinary Services and Oakwood Veterinary Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pig Veterinary Services Specialized pig veterinary services covering routine advisory visits, consultancy, farm biosecurity, AI and reproduction management, gestation and farrowing management, weaner/grower/finisher management, replacement gilt management, outdoor production support, farm record analysis, pregnancy scanning, water and laboratory testing, post-mortem, farm assurance, product and animal exports, and trial work. Targeted at commercial pig farms across the UK and internationally.
• Veterinary Medicines and Pharmaceutical Products Sale of veterinary medicines and pharmaceutical products for pig health management, dispensed and supplied by the AMTRA-trained (Animal Medicines Training and Testing Authority) dispensary team. Targeted at commercial pig farms served by the practice.
• Training Services Virtual and in-person training sessions on service training, pig handling, farrowing, feeding, and vaccination techniques. Designed for farm managers and employees of commercial pig farms.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VetPartnerscoreOthersGarth Pig Practice Ltd is owned by VetPartners Limited, a veterinary practice group. As a proud member of the VetPartners family, the practice benefits from being part of a larger veterinary organisation.
• Integra Veterinary ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner working alongside Garth Pig Practice to support the UK pig industry. Integra operates in Norfolk and works together to serve clients throughout the UK.
• Oakwood Veterinary GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner working alongside Garth Pig Practice to support the UK pig industry. Oakwood provides additional regional coverage and expertise.
• National Pig Association (NPA)minorOthersIndustry association for the UK pig industry. Garth Pig Practice is a member, providing exposure to industry issues and developments.
• Pharmaceutical CompaniesminorOthersPharmaceutical companies provide generous support enabling Garth team members to attend European meetings and UK events to learn about the latest industry developments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oakwood Veterinary Group: Collaborative partner operating alongside Garth Pig Practice with overlapping pig veterinary service coverage in the UK. Directly comparable as a pig-specialist practice within the same VetPartners-affiliated network.
• Integra Veterinary Services: Norfolk-based pig vet practice collaborating with Garth to serve UK pig clients. Directly comparable in service mix, customer segment, and regional UK pig-farming focus.
• Westpoint Veterinary Group: Large UK farm animal veterinary group serving livestock producers including pigs. Comparable as a multi-region competitor offering production medicine advisory across species with pig-specific services.
• Torch Farm Vets: UK livestock veterinary practice with significant pig work across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Comparable as a regional pig-and-ruminant competitor offering on-farm advisory and herd health management.
• Bishopton Veterinary Group: UK farm animal veterinary group with a dedicated pig practice serving commercial producers. Comparable as a multi-vet pig-focused competitor with similar advisory, health planning and medicine dispensing services.
• Galedin Vets (formerly Galedin Farm Vets): Scottish-based farm animal veterinary practice serving livestock producers including pig units. Comparable as a regional UK competitor with mixed livestock coverage and pig herd health services.

Others

• Ceva Animal Health: Global animal health pharmaceutical company supplying vaccines and medicines to pig producers. Comparable as an enabling pharmaceutical partner whose products underpin Garth's dispensary revenue and herd health programmes.
• National Pig Association (NPA): UK pig industry trade association in which Garth holds membership. Comparable as the industry ecosystem stakeholder that shapes policy, welfare standards and farm assurance frameworks the practice advises clients on.

Emerging players

• St David's Poultry Team: UK poultry-specialist veterinary practice operating a similar single-species expert model. Comparable as a parallel species-specialist vet business model that could signal the playbook Garth follows if it expanded into poultry advisory.

Broad incumbents

• VetPartners Limited: Parent company of Garth Pig Practice and one of the largest UK veterinary groups. Comparable as the controlling strategic entity that frames Garth's growth, M&A, and integration opportunities versus standalone competitors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

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