Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

What Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse does

The Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse (Lower Saxony Animal Disease Fund) is a statutory public law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) headquartered in Hannover, Germany, operating under the supervision of the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz. It administers the mandatory animal disease fund for the German states of Lower Saxony and Bremen, established under the Tiergesundheitsgesetz and related state implementing legislation. The institution's mandate requires all animal keepers — covering cattle, pigs, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, and other livestock — to register holdings and pay annual contributions, with a current registered base that includes approximately 17,978 cattle holdings (2.29M animals), 11,586 pig holdings (8.9M animals), and substantial populations of horses, sheep, goats, and over 542 million hatchery chicks. Its functions include disbursing compensation (Entschädigungen) for livestock losses from notifiable diseases or official control measures, providing subsidies (Beihilfen) for preventive biosecurity measures, performing animal valuations (Ermittlung des gemeinen Werts), and operating carcass disposal services (Tierkörperbeseitigung) under the Falltier-Gebührensatzung. Disease-specific programs cover Bluetongue (BTV-3/BTV-8), West Nile Fever, Paratuberculosis, and BHV1 eradication.

Technically, the institution operates an SSL-secured online self-service portal called "Meine TSK" that enables registered keepers to register holdings, submit annual animal count reports online, download official contribution notices and their duplicates (a 2025 addition), and request access credentials. It also publishes a contribution calculator (Beitragsrechner) and integrated documentation for biosecurity compliance. The institution does not offer a public or partner-facing API; data exchange occurs through direct integration with VIT w. V. Verden (the state's designated data processor for the HI-Tier traceability system), municipal veterinary authorities, LAVES, and SVLFG-Alterskasse under §18 AGTierGesG. It supports x-Rechnung/ZUGferd 2.0 electronic invoicing receipt. The managing director (Geschäftsführerin) is Dr. Ursula Gerdes, and the organization operates with a Verwaltungsrat (Administrative Council) and Vorstand (Board) governance structure under ministerial supervision.

Commercially, the entity operates outside normal market dynamics: customer acquisition is driven entirely by statutory mandate, not by sales. Revenue streams consist of compulsory annual contributions (Beiträge) set by the Beitragssatzung (contribution ordinance) and transaction-based fallen animal fees (Falltiergebühren) set by the Falltier-Gebührensatzung. There are no private funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no equity structure; the institution is a state entity with revenues and expenditures governed by public law and ministerial oversight. Geographic scope is strictly limited to Niedersachsen and Bremen, and no global footprint or expansion beyond this statutory jurisdiction is indicated.

Name

Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

Legal name

Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

Website

https://ndstsk.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse is a statutory public-law institution in Hannover, Germany, administering the mandatory animal disease fund for Lower Saxony and Bremen, serving all registered livestock keepers with compensation, subsidies, and biosecurity services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal disease fund administration

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Public Health, Biosecurity & Disease Control Services (AFAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Notifiable Disease Management & Eradication Programs (HLAMAJAL), Biosecurity, Disease Control & Outbreak Response (Quarantine, Zoonoses) (AFACADAH), Vector Control & Veterinary Entomology Programs (HLAMAJAI)

Keywords

• Animal disease compensation
• Livestock insurance fund
• Animal carcass disposal
• Biosecurity advisory services
• Livestock registration

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Compulsory contributions from animal keepers: Mandatory contributions (Beiträge) levied on all registered animal keepers in Lower Saxony and Bremen, governed by the Beitragssatzung (contribution ordinance). The contributions fund compensation for livestock losses due to animal diseases and support for disease prevention measures.
2. Falltiergebühren (fallen animal fees): Fees charged for the collection, storage, processing, and final disposal of fallen animals (Tierkörperbeseitigung). Fees are set by the Falltier-Gebührensatzung.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse is a statutory public law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) that administers the animal disease fund for Lower Saxony and Bremen. It collects mandatory contributions from animal keepers, pays compensation for livestock losses caused by notifiable animal diseases and official disease control measures, and funds subsidies (Beihilfen) for preventive measures. It also operates a fallen animal collection and disposal service (Tierkörperbeseitigung), animal valuation services, and disease-specific control programs for Bluetongue, West Nile Fever, Paratuberculosis, and BHV1.

Product overview

The Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse operates as a single, unified public-service platform delivering mandatory animal disease fund services to livestock keepers in Lower Saxony, Germany. The core offering consists of the Meine TSK customer portal, which integrates online animal count reporting (Online-Meldung), contribution management, and official notice downloads. Supporting services include compensation payments (Entschädigungen) for animal losses, subsidy programs (Beihilfen) for preventive disease measures, valuation services for determining animal market values, and biosecurity guidance. Disease-specific programs cover Bluetongue disease, West Nile Fever, Paratuberculosis, and BHV1. The fund also manages a carcass disposal (Tierkörperbeseitigung) service with associated fee schedules. A contribution calculator (Beitragsrechner) helps keepers estimate their annual fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meine TSK Online-Kundenportal

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VIT w. V. Verden (Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung w. V.)coreTechnology or IntegrationVIT w. V. Verden serves as the commissioned data processing body (beauftragte Stelle) of the state of Lower Saxony. The Tierseuchenkasse receives animal registration and holding data from VIT's HI-Tier system (Herkunftssicherungs- und Informationssystem Tier), which is used for contribution calculations and disease control measures. Data is shared with the Tierseuchenkasse under § 18 AGTierGesG.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und VerbraucherschutzcoreOthersThe Ministry is the supervisory authority (Aufsichtsbehörde) of the Tierseuchenkasse, overseeing its operations under the Animal Health Act.
• Kommunale Veterinärbehörden in Niedersachsen (municipal veterinary authorities)coreOthersAnimal disease notifications and data are exchanged with the municipal veterinary authorities in Lower Saxony, which are responsible for disease control measures. Data from animal holdings is shared with these authorities under § 18 AGTierGesG for enforcement purposes.
• Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LAVES)coreOthersData is transmitted to LAVES as part of the state veterinary and food safety network. LAVES provides current disease situation information used by the Tierseuchenkasse for disease monitoring and alerts.
• SVLFG-Alterskasse (Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau)minorOthersData is transmitted to SVLFG-Alterskasse upon request under statutory provisions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI): Germany's federal research institute for animal health, covering notifiable disease diagnostics, epidemiology, and reference laboratory work. Functions as the national-level authority whose notifiable disease definitions drive the Tierseuchenkasse's compensation triggers.
• Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LAVES): Lower Saxony's state veterinary and food safety authority; an existing partner of the Tierseuchenkasse for disease monitoring. Operates adjacent but distinct functions (enforcement, diagnostics) under the same ministry, making it a comparable public-sector veterinary institution.

Direct peers

• Tierseuchenkasse Schleswig-Holstein: Statutory animal disease fund for Schleswig-Holstein with parallel structure for mandatory contributions, livestock compensation, and disease prevention support. Comparable northern German peer serving livestock-dense regions.
• Hessische Tierseuchenkasse: Statutory animal disease fund for Hesse with parallel mandate for compulsory contributions, livestock loss compensation, and disease control subsidies. Same legal architecture under the federal Animal Health Act framework.
• Tierseuchenkasse Sachsen: Saxony's statutory animal disease fund with the same compulsory contribution model and compensation mandate. Direct regional peer within the German Tierseuchenkasse federal architecture.
• Tierseuchenkasse Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW's statutory animal disease fund administering mandatory contributions from livestock keepers and disbursing compensation for notifiable disease losses. Closest functional peer in Germany's most populous state.
• Bayerische Tierseuchenkasse: Statutory animal disease fund for Bavaria operating under the same German Tierseuchenkasse model with mandatory contributions, compensation payments, and disease prevention subsidies. The most directly comparable state-level peer with similar mandate and services.
• Tierseuchenkasse Baden-Württemberg: Statutory animal disease fund serving Baden-Württemberg with the same compulsory contribution, compensation, and biosecurity service portfolio. Direct structural peer within the German federal Tierseuchenkasse system.

Regional players

• Tiergesundheitsdienst Bayern e.V. Bavarian animal health service providing herd health monitoring and veterinary advisory services to livestock keepers. Operates an analogous advisory/disease-prevention role to the Tierseuchenkasse's Beihilfen and biosecurity functions but is organized as an e.V. rather than a statutory fund.

Others

• Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung w. V. (VIT): Designated data processor for Lower Saxony operating the HI-Tier livestock traceability system. Functions as a key infrastructure/data partner supplying the registration data that underpins Tierseuchenkasse contribution calculations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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