Ardennes Conseil Elevage

What Ardennes Conseil Elevage does

Ardennes Conseil Elevage (ACE) is a professional agricultural cooperative headquartered in Villers-Semeuse, near Charleville-Mézières, that delivers milk performance control (contrôle laitier), herd health diagnostics, forage analysis, and technical advisory services exclusively to dairy and beef farmers in the Ardennes department of France. Its service portfolio centers on Contrôle Laitier — periodic milk recording and performance measurement — and is extended by a suite of branded diagnostic and analytical services: Cétodetect® for ketosis (acetonemia) risk scoring within the first 100 days of lactation, Gestadetect for gestation monitoring, Génocellule for somatic cell count analysis to flag mastitis risk, and Agrinir for on-farm forage nutritional analysis (over 550 samples processed in 2020). The cooperative also operates Datahub, a data management platform serving suckler beef (allaitant) cattle farmers, alongside general technical advisory and field services delivered by an embedded network of technicians and weighing agents.

ACE is a member-owned cooperative (cooperative agricole) governed by elected farmer representatives and led by Director Sébastien Vial; it does not have external investors, parent companies, or subsidiaries. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are inferred to derive from per-service fees charged to farmer members, on-farm sampling and weighing work, laboratory diagnostic services, forage analyses, and — since 2021 — a colostrum collection partnership with Prospérité Fermière INGREDIA, which purchases surplus colostrum from member farms and provides documented supplementary income of €998–€1,338 per 70-cow herd annually. Marketing is conducted through the company website, regional breed-focused meetings (e.g., Charolais and Rouge des Prés), and an annual digital technical webinar program.

The cooperative has no disclosed mobile app, no AI or machine learning capabilities, no patents beyond the Cétodetect® trademark, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Its growth posture to date is best characterized as organic service diversification within a single French department, with the most material expansion signals being the move into suckler beef cattle data services and the colostrum valorization partnership with INGREDIA.

Name

Ardennes Conseil Elevage

Legal name

Ardennes Conseil Elevage

Website

https://ardennes-conseil-elevage.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ardennes Conseil Elevage is a member-owned French agricultural cooperative in Villers-Semeuse that delivers milk recording, herd health diagnostics (Cétodetect, Génocellule, Gestadetect), forage analysis (Agrinir), and technical advisory to dairy and beef farmers in the Ardennes department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advisory Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Herd/Flock Operations Management Advisory (Nutrition, Housing, Performance) (AFACAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Livestock Performance Monitoring Services (Weighing Programs, BCS, Data Capture) (AFACAEAL), Performance & Health Outcome Consulting (growth, FCR, milk yield, gut health) (AFADAMAG), Breeding Program Design & Genetic Consulting (Mating Plans, EPD/Index Selection) (AFACAEAD)

Keywords

• Milk recording services
• Livestock advisory services
• Herd health diagnostics
• Forage analysis services
• Dairy cattle consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Villers-semeuse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ardennes Conseil Elevage is an agricultural cooperative that delivers milk recording (Contrôle Laitier), herd performance measurement, and technical advisory to dairy and beef cattle farmers in the Ardennes department of France. Its offering combines on-farm field services with specialized diagnostics (Cétodetect® for ketosis, Gestadetect for gestation, Génocellule for somatic cells), Agrinir forage nutritional analysis, colostrum valorization in partnership with INGREDIA, and a Datahub data management service for beef cattle.

Product overview

Ardennes Conseil Elevage is an agricultural cooperative offering a comprehensive suite of services for dairy and beef cattle farmers in the Ardennes region. The core offering centers on milk performance control (Contrôle Laitier) through regular testing and data collection. The portfolio includes specialized diagnostic services such as Cétodetect® for ketosis detection, Gestadetect for gestation monitoring, Génocellule for somatic cell counting, and Colostrum management with an INGREDIA partnership for surplus colostrum valorization. Additional services include Agrinir forage analysis, Datahub for beef cattle data management, and general technical advisory services. The organization operates teams of technicians and weighing agents across the territory serving both dairy and suckler beef farmers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cétodetect: Service for detecting ketosis (acétonémie) in dairy cows, taking into account BHB, acetone levels, and TB/TP ratio.
• Gestadetect
• Génocellule
• Agrinir
• Datahub

Products and services

• Contrôle Laitier (Milk Performance Measurement) Performance control service for dairy farms, measuring milk production, quality indicators, and herd productivity metrics through regular on-farm testing and data collection by field technicians and weighing agents.
• Cétodetect® Proprietary diagnostic service that assigns a score to each dairy cow within 100 days of lactation, taking into account BHB rate, acetone levels, and TB/TP ratio to detect and monitor ketosis (acétonémie).
• Gestadetect Service for monitoring and detecting gestation-related conditions in dairy cattle.
• Génocellule Service for monitoring somatic cell counts in milk to detect mastitis and udder health issues in dairy cattle.
• Colostrum Management and Valorization Service for managing and optimizing colostrum quality (minimum 20% Brix threshold) and valorizing surplus colostrum through a partnership with Prospérité Fermière INGREDIA, enabling farmers to generate supplementary income.
• Agrinir (Forage Analysis) Forage quality analysis service providing nutritional values for corn silage, grass silage, hay, and wrapped forages to support feeding decisions on dairy and beef farms.
• Datahub Data hub service for beef cattle farmers to centralize and analyze herd performance data, including growth and breed-specific metrics.
• Accompagnement et Conseil (Technical Advisory) Technical support and consulting services for dairy and beef cattle farmers covering herd management, nutrition, farm optimization, and environmental practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• In a survey of 17 Ardennes dairy farms, farms affected by ketosis showed: 2x more milk fever, 2x more metritis, 3x more mastitis, €1,500 less milk product, +60,000 somatic cells, +24 days calving-to-first-AI interval, +€4,000 estimated total cost
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 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

One partnership is on record.

• Prospérité Fermière INGREDIAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with INGREDIA cooperative for colostrum valorization and collection from member farms. INGREDIA, a subsidiary of Prospérité Fermière based in the Hauts-de-France region, purchases surplus colostrum from farmers. ACE organizes logistics and provides refractometers for quality measurement (minimum 20% Brix required). Farmers can earn €998-1,338 annual supplementary income from colostrum sales.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health and nutrition company whose herd health diagnostics and advisory services partially overlap with ACE's Cétodetect/Génocellule offerings — adjacent rather than directly competing for the same farmer relationship.

Direct peers

• Seenovia: French livestock performance service cooperative providing milk recording, herd advisory and digital tools to dairy and beef farmers across multiple regions — the most direct functional peer to ACE's contrôle laitier and diagnostic suite.
• Eilyps: Breton livestock performance and advisory cooperative offering milk recording, reproduction and herd management services to dairy and beef farmers — a regional peer with the same cooperative model and service mix as ACE.
• Conseil Élevage 35 / Littoral Normand: Littoral Normand is a French livestock performance cooperative covering Normandy that delivers milk recording, milk quality analysis and technical advisory to dairy farmers — directly comparable to ACE's service portfolio in a different French territory.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Farm Technologies: Major dairy equipment and herd management solutions provider competing across milking, monitoring and farm management — a broader incumbent whose digital products can substitute for some of ACE's advisory services.
• Allice: National federation grouping French livestock service organizations including contrôle laitier and insemination cooperatives; ACE is a typical member of this umbrella, making Allice a broad incumbent that sets shared standards and tooling for ACE and its peers.
• Lely: Global dairy robotics and farm management vendor whose milking robots and Astronaut/T4C system are explicitly referenced on ACE's site for robot-equipped members; competes for the same farm-data and advisory wallet.
• France Conseil Élevage: National-level professional federation representing French livestock performance control and advisory organizations; provides the broader industry framework and benchmarking within which ACE operates.
• DeLaval: Global dairy equipment and herd management software vendor (DelPro) overlapping with ACE on milk recording, herd data and farm advisory — a broad incumbent with deeper technology and capital resources.

Emerging players

• Medria (Groupe Seenergi): French provider of connected livestock monitoring solutions (heat detection, health sensors) integrated into ACE's offering for member farms — an enabling technology partner and adjacent digital livestock player.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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