Tortuga

Animal Nutritiontortuga.com.br

Company typePublic
Founded-
HeadquartersBrazil, Brazil
Headcount251–500
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

Tortuga firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Tortuga
Legal name: Tortuga (Brand of dsm-firmenich)
Website: https://tortuga.com.br
Company type: Public
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 251–500 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Tortuga industry classification

Industry

Product category: Animal Nutrition
NAICS: Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)
SIC: Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)
akta.pro primary industry: Medicated & Functional Ruminant Feed (Ionophores, Buffers, Yeast/Probiotics, Mycotoxin Binders) (AFADAAAL)
akta.pro secondary industries: Mineral & Salt Products for Ruminants (Free-Choice Minerals, Salt Blocks) (AFADAAAF), Protein Meals & Byproduct Feeds for Ruminants (Soybean Meal, Canola Meal, DDGS, Beet Pulp) (AFADAAAG), Equine Supplements & Additives (Vitamins/Minerals, Joint, Digestive, Electrolytes) (AFADAEAG)

Keywords

Animal nutrition supplements
Livestock feed additives
Ruminant mineral premixes
Cattle nutritional supplements
Livestock vitamin mixes

Where Tortuga is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Brazil
HQ country: Brazil
HQ region: Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Tortuga business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Animal Nutrition Products: Sale of nutritional supplements, mineral mixes, vitamins, and specialized feed additives for beef cattle, dairy cattle, equines, small ruminants, poultry, and swine. Products are sold through agricultural distributors and direct to farmers in Brazil.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Tortuga product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Tortuga manufactures and sells nutritional supplements, mineral mixes, vitamins, and specialized feed additives for livestock in Brazil. Its product portfolio covers beef cattle (pasture and feedlot), dairy cattle, equines, small ruminants, poultry, and swine, supported by proprietary technologies such as CRINA®, RumiStar™, OVN®, Mycofix®, Digestarom®, Hy-D®, Rovimix® Biotina, and the proprietary Minerais TORTUGA® line.

Product overview

Tortuga is a brand under dsm-firmenich providing complete animal nutrition solutions in Brazil and Latin America. The product portfolio centers on the Fosbovi® product line (including Fosbovi® Advance, Fosbovi® Confinamento Prime 5.0, and the Nova Linha Fosbovi®), which offers nutritional technology for beef cattle in pasture and feedlot conditions. For dairy cattle, Tortuga offers the Bovigold® line (Bovigold® LAC, Bovigold® Guard, Bovigold® Ultra) providing nutrition solutions from calf birth through weaning and high-production lactation. Equine nutrition is supported through Kromium® mineral supplements. Underpinning these products are proprietary technology platforms including CRINA®, RumiStar™, OVN®, Rovimix® Biotina, Hy-D®, Mycofix®, Digestarom®, and Minerais TORTUGA®, covering areas such as vitamin nutrition, mycotoxin management, phytogenic additives, and mineral supplementation. The company serves multiple animal segments: beef cattle (pasture and feedlot), dairy cattle, small ruminants, equines, poultry, and swine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Fosbovi®: Nutritional technology product line for cattle
Bovigold®
Kromium®
CRINA®
RumiStar™
OVN®
Rovimix® Biotina
Mycofix®
Digestarom®
Hy-D®

Products and services

Fosbovi® Advance Nutritional technology solution for beef cattle featuring an exclusive phytogenic additive and high-technology microminerals at elevated levels to improve animal performance. Targeted at beef cattle producers.
Fosbovi® Confinamento Prime 5.0 Mineral vitamin nucleus with additives for beef cattle in feedlot phase, supporting weight gain and animal growth. Targeted at feedlot operators.
Nova Linha Fosbovi® Complete line of nutritional technology products for elevating herd performance across various cattle segments. Targeted at beef cattle ranchers.
Bovigold® LAC Nutritional supplement for dairy calves from birth to weaning, featuring an exclusive formula with high nutritional value protein and fat to support calf development. Targeted at dairy farmers.
Bovigold® Guard High nutritional technology solution for dairy herd protection and performance enhancement. Targeted at dairy farmers.
Bovigold® Ultra Nutritional supplement for high-production dairy cows, containing exclusive alpha-amylase for ruminants. Targeted at high-production dairy operations.
Kromium® Mineral supplement for equines at all life stages, providing necessary minerals for strong and healthy growth. Targeted at equine owners and breeders.

Companies that use Tortuga

Customer profile

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Tortuga technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Tortuga partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

dsm-firmenichcoreOthersTortuga is a brand owned by dsm-firmenich, operating within the Animal Nutrition & Health division. The partnership provides Tortuga access to dsm-firmenich's global scientific research capabilities, proprietary technologies (OVN®, Hy-D®, Mycofix®, Digestarom®, CRINA®), and 150+ years of nutritional science expertise.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Tortuga competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Nutreco (Trouw Nutrition): Global animal nutrition major (parent of Trouw Nutrition Brazil) offering premixes, specialty feed additives, and nutritional solutions across species — directly comparable to Tortuga's ruminant and multi-species additive portfolio in the Brazilian market.
Alltech: Global animal nutrition and feed additive company with strong presence in Brazil; competes in phytogenics, mycotoxin management, mineral nutrition, and ruminant performance technologies directly overlapping Tortuga's CRINA, Mycofix and Digestarom franchises.
Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company with a focus on performance additives, mineral nutrition, and medicated feed ingredients for ruminants and poultry; competes in the functional/medicated feed additive space where Tortuga operates.
Kemin Industries: Global manufacturer of nutritional additives, including mycotoxin binders and functional ingredients for ruminants and other species; directly competes with Tortuga's Mycofix and proprietary additive technologies across Brazil and Latin America.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition: Specialist in microbial-based and yeast-derived feed additives for ruminants and other livestock; competes with Tortuga's RumiStar and Digestarom lines on digestive performance, feed efficiency, and rumen health.

Emerging players

ICC Brazil (Industrial de Cocos do Ceará): Brazilian-based specialist in yeast-based and fermentation-derived animal nutrition additives; competes with Tortuga in the functional additive space for ruminants, swine, poultry, and aquaculture.
ICC/OUroref Specialty Animal Nutrition Players (e.g., Biochem): German-headquartered feed additive specialist with Brazilian distribution; competes with Tortuga's phytogenic, probiotic and rumen-specific (RumiStar-class) technologies in the Brazilian dairy and beef market.

Broad incumbents

ADM Animal Nutrition: Multinational agribusiness with substantial animal nutrition presence serving Brazilian livestock; offers premixes, feed ingredients and complete feeds at scale overlapping Tortuga's distribution and formulation activities.
Cargill Animal Nutrition: One of the largest global animal nutrition players with significant Brazilian operations (Nutron). Overlaps with Tortuga in beef cattle, dairy, swine and poultry premix/additive offerings, though operates across much broader feed and ingredient portfolio.
Bunge Animal Nutrition: Large agribusiness with growing animal nutrition footprint in Brazil and South America; competes with Tortuga in feed ingredients, premixes, and additives for beef and dairy value chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Tortuga financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Tortuga leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Tortuga funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Tortuga M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Tortuga

What does Tortuga do?

Is Tortuga a public or private company?

Tortuga is a public company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Tortuga founded?

Tortuga was founded in -1. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Tortuga based?

Tortuga is headquartered in Brazil, Brazil, in the Latin America region.

How does Tortuga make money?

One revenue line is on record: animal Nutrition Products.

Who are Tortuga's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Nutreco (Trouw Nutrition), Alltech, Phibro Animal Health, Kemin Industries and Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Emerging players are ICC Brazil (Industrial de Cocos do Ceará) and ICC/OUroref Specialty Animal Nutrition Players (e.g., Biochem). Broad incumbents are ADM Animal Nutrition, Cargill Animal Nutrition and Bunge Animal Nutrition.

Does Tortuga have an API?

No public API is recorded for Tortuga.

What industry is Tortuga in?

Tortuga's product category is Animal Nutrition. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFADAAAL, Medicated & Functional Ruminant Feed (Ionophores, Buffers, Yeast/Probiotics, Mycotoxin Binders), with a secondary code of AFADAAAF, Mineral & Salt Products for Ruminants (Free-Choice Minerals, Salt Blocks). Its NAICS code is 31111 and its SIC code is 200.