Association GDS Bretagne

What Association GDS Bretagne does

GDS Bretagne (Groupement de Défense Sanitaire Bretagne) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Ploufragan, Brittany, founded in 2015. It operates as a state-delegated Organisme à Vocation Sanitaire (OVS), providing coordinated animal health services to livestock farmers across the four Breton departments (Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan). The association is governed by 569 elected farmer representatives and organized into eight species-specific sections — bovine, ovine, caprine, equine, avicole (poultry), apicole (beekeeping), aquacole (aquaculture), and MEIE (wildlife species management) — and employs 23 staff.

The organization's service portfolio spans disease surveillance and prophylaxis, vaccination campaigns, health certification for animal gatherings (issued via the national Logiconcours platform), training programs (notably the TSA Sanitary Apicultural Technician qualification), and advisory services. It functions as the regional interface between farmers, veterinarians, and the French State (DRAAF/DDPP), executing state-delegated public health missions including avian influenza response, FCO/MHE/DNC disease surveillance, and emergency burial derogations during livestock mortality events. Quantifiable outcomes include a BVD guarantee scheme for cattle, an equine rhinopneumonia vaccination subsidy of €12.50/equid/year, and a national €11 million emergency fund for indirect losses from DNC in regulated zones in 2025-2026.

GDS Bretagne's revenue model is subscription-based, with annual membership fees (cotisations) paid per farmer and per species section, supplemented by state funding for delegated prophylaxis services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization operates a community-led go-to-market motion, leveraging 569 elected officials as grassroots delegates, dedicated section animators, four departmental GDSAs (apiculture) and four FDGDONs (wildlife management) as channel partners. Key ecosystem partners include GDS France (national federation), INNOVAL (data processing subcontractor), ADA Bretagne, and FREDON Bretagne. The association is GDPR-compliant. There is no proprietary technology platform or app.

Name

Association GDS Bretagne

Legal name

GDS BRETAGNE

Website

https://gds-bretagne.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

GDS Bretagne is a French non-profit OVS (Organisme à Vocation Sanitaire) providing coordinated animal health services — disease surveillance, prophylaxis, vaccination, and health certification — to livestock farmers across Brittany through eight species-specific sections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal health and sanitary defense services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease Surveillance, Sampling & Outbreak Response (Monitoring, Reporting, Containment) (AFACALAD)

Keywords

• Animal health services
• Livestock sanitary defense
• Veterinary prophylaxis
• Disease surveillance
• Beekeeping health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ploufragan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): Annual membership fees charged to farmer members (adhérents) for services rendered across species sections. Fees are set in euros excluding VAT and collected according to the internal regulations. Failure to pay results in suspension of services and loss of membership.
2. State-delegated prophylaxis services: GDS Bretagne is delegated by the French State to perform regulated prophylaxis interventions on farms. This mission is funded through public mechanisms. Services are rendered in exchange for payment by the member.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GDS Bretagne delivers collective animal health services to livestock farmers in Brittany through eight species-specific sections (bovine, ovine, caprine, equine, avicole, apicole, aquacole, MEIE), operating as the regional Organisme à Vocation Sanitaire (OVS) delegated by the French State. Core services include regulated disease surveillance and prophylaxis (BVD, IBR, FCO, MHE, DNC, avian influenza, varroa), official sanitary certificates for animal gatherings via the Logiconcours platform, vaccination support with subsidies (e.g., rhinopneumonia at €12.50 per equid per year), training programs (TSA, herd health workshops), and advisory services delivered through elected farmer representatives and field animators.

Product overview

GDS Bretagne (Groupement de Défense Sanitaire) is an associative organization under the 1901 French law, operating as an animal health organism (OVS) for livestock farmers in Brittany. Its offering is structured around eight specialized sections — Bovine, Ovine, Caprine, Equine, Avicole (poultry), Apicole (beekeeping), Aquacole, and MEIE (wild species management) — each delivering species-specific sanitary monitoring, disease surveillance, vaccination campaigns, health certification, and training services. Core digital services include Logiconcours-based sanitary certificates for animal gatherings and a library of disease fact sheets. The organization also coordinates collective livestock health actions, dispenses training programs such as the TSA (Sanitary Apicultural Technician) qualification, and publishes technical webinars and newsletters for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cartes de Services (Annual Service Packages) Annual subscription-based service packages offered per species section (bovine, ovine, caprine, equine, avicole, apicole, aquacole, MEIE), detailing available health interventions, disease monitoring plans, vaccination subsidies, and financial support available to member farmers. Pricing is established in euros excluding VAT and collected annually per member.
• Certificats Sanitaires (Logiconcours) Online sanitary certificates issued through the national Logiconcours platform for livestock gatherings (concours, comices, SPACE), enabling bovine, ovine, and caprine farmers in Brittany to participate in animal gatherings after GDS Bretagne validates submitted analyses and attestations.
• Formation TSA (Technicien Sanitaire Apicole) Training program for Sanitary Apicultural Technicians (TSA) delivered in partnership with the Lycée La Lande de la Rencontre and GDSA 35, qualifying participants to perform sanitary visits on apiaries under veterinary supervision. Aimed at beekeepers seeking to deliver formal sanitary advisory services in Brittany.

Quantifiable outcome

• BVD guarantee service available for bovine farmers — monitoring and compensation scheme for BVD-infected animals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• INNOVALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOVAL is a cooperative agricultural society (société coopérative agricole à capital variable) headquartered in Noyal-sur-Vilaine, specializing in animal health services. GDS Bretagne uses INNOVAL as a subcontractor for data processing on behalf of members. GDS Bretagne also collaborates with INNOVAL on training programs (e.g., biosecurity training for mixed bovine-poultry farms) and joint publications.
• FDGDON (Fédérations Départementales de Groupement de Défense contre les Organismes Nuisibles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour departmental FDGDONs (22, 29, 35, 56) collaborate with GDS Bretagne's MEIE section on pest and wildlife species management affecting Breton farms. Each FDGDON has its own president and director, and collectively they form the backbone of the MEIE 8th section of GDS Bretagne.
• ADA Bretagne (Association pour le Développement de l'Apiculture)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerADA Bretagne partners with GDS Bretagne's apicole section to organize annual apicultural sanitary days and technical events, combining GDS's health expertise with ADA's beekeeping development mission.
• GDS France (Fédération Française des Groupements de Défense Sanitaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGDS France is the national federation of sanitary defense groups. GDS Bretagne participates in national programs led by GDS France, including the national Asian hornet control plan (Plan National Frelon Asiatique) and shared webinaire content on varroa and Aethina tumida.
• FREDON BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFREDON Bretagne co-portals the official Asian hornet (frelon asiatique à pattes jaunes) control plan with GDS Bretagne in Brittany. FREDON manages the dedicated website frelonasiatique.bzh for citizen reporting and management coordination.
• GDSA départementaux (Groupements de Défense Sanitaire Apicole)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFour departmental GDSAs (GDSA 22, GDSA 29, GDSA 35, GDSA 56) act as local channels for apicole membership, delivering sanitary services to beekeepers at the departmental level. They coordinate with GDS Bretagne's regional apicole section and share elected representatives.
• DRAAF Bretagne (Direction Régionale de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt)coreOthersDRAAF Bretagne is the regional agricultural authority of the French State. GDS Bretagne acts as a delegated OVS for the State and collaborates with DRAAF on disease surveillance (DNC, FCO, MHE), regulatory certifications, and emergency response (e.g., avian influenza zones, burial derogations during heat waves).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GDS France: National federation of sanitary defense groups (Groupements de Défense Sanitaire), of which GDS Bretagne is a regional member. Comparable as the umbrella body coordinating the same OVS mandate, disease surveillance programs, and national plans (e.g., Asian hornet).
• FREDON France: National federation of regional FREDONs (including FREDON Bretagne), which co-portals the Asian hornet plan with GDS Bretagne. Comparable as a publicly mandated organism for pest and wildlife species management, mirroring GDS Bretagne's MEIE section.
• SNGTV (Société Nationale des Groupements Techniques Vétérinaires): National society of veterinary technical groups across France. Comparable as a veterinary-technical counterpart supporting field veterinarians, an adjacent profession to GDS Bretagne's governed veterinary prophylaxis activities.

Direct peers

• INNOVAL: French cooperative agricultural society headquartered in Noyal-sur-Vilaine, specializing in animal health services. GDS Bretagne uses INNOVAL as a subcontractor for data processing and co-organizes biosecurity training. Directly comparable as an animal-health service provider in Brittany, though organized as a cooperative rather than a non-profit.
• ADA Bretagne (Association pour le Développement de l'Apiculture): Regional beekeeping development association partnering with GDS Bretagne's apicole section on sanitary days and technical events. Comparable as a Breton association delivering apicultural technical support to beekeepers, with overlapping mission and audience.
• FDGDON 35 (Ille-et-Vilaine): Departmental federation under GDS Bretagne's MEIE section, responsible for pest and wildlife species management in Ille-et-Vilaine. Directly comparable as a departmental extension of the same sanitary defense mission in Brittany.
• GDSA 35 (Groupement de Défense Sanitaire Apicole d'Ille-et-Vilaine): Departmental apicultural sanitary defense group serving beekeepers in Ille-et-Vilaine. Directly comparable as a departmental channel of GDS Bretagne's apicole section, delivering sanitary visits and varroa medication procurement.

Regional players

• FRGDS Pays de la Loire: Federation of regional GDS groups in the neighboring Pays de la Loire region. Comparable as a regional GDS federation delivering the same species-section OVS mandate, but serving a different French region.
• GDS Normandie: Regional sanitary defense group for Normandy. Closely comparable in structure, mission, and OVS mandate to GDS Bretagne, but operating in a different French region with its own departmental sections.

Others

• Vétérinaires Sans Frontières: French NGO focused on animal health and livestock support in developing countries. Comparable as a non-profit delivering animal health services to farmers, though geographically and mission-different from GDS Bretagne.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gds.bretagne

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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