Vetifarma

What Vetifarma does

Vetifarma is an Argentine animal nutrition and health company founded in 1996 and headquartered at the La Plata Industrial Park in Buenos Aires Province. It develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of vitamin-mineral premixes, concentrates, complete feeds, milk replacers and corrective nuclei for swine, cattle (dairy and beef) and poultry (broilers and layers). Its premium STARFEED sub-brand covers reproduction, weaning and finishing stages of pork production, while the broader catalogue includes specialized formulations such as Micromin Organic and Núcleo Aves Reproductoras Alta Producción. Supporting offerings include an in-house quality control laboratory (cereal, water, silage and feed analysis), feed plant consulting, permanent technical service and customer training.

The company's go-to-market is channel-partner led, distributing through more than 30 points of sale across Argentina that the company describes as the largest such network in the country. Products are sold in 25 kg bags with technical dosage guidance (for example, Nucleo Cerdas Reproductoras at 3 kg per ton of finished feed), and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Vetifarma supplements the distributor channel with direct technical service, a customer self-service portal (autogestion.vetifarma.com.ar), an email newsletter and active social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn. The company is privately held, employs 51-100 people and operates exclusively in the Argentine market with no disclosed international expansion, M&A, funding rounds or executive changes in the available record.

Name

Vetifarma

Legal name

Vetifarma

Website

https://vetifarma.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vetifarma is an Argentine animal nutrition manufacturer, founded in 1996 and based in La Plata, that develops vitamin-mineral premixes, complete feeds, concentrates and milk replacers for swine, cattle and poultry producers across Argentina via a 30+ distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Nutrition and Feed Additives

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMAHAD

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Animal Nutrition & Therapeutic Diets

SECONDARYHLAMAHAO

Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Animal Nutrition & Therapeutic Diets

Keywords

• Animal nutrition products
• Vitamin-mineral premixes
• Livestock feed additives
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Premium swine nutrition

Headquarters

HQ city

Abasto

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Animal Nutrition Products: Sale of nutritional products including premixes, concentrates, complete feeds, milk replacers, and vitamin-mineral nuclei for porcines, bovines, and poultry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vetifarma develops and manufactures animal nutrition and health products including vitamin-mineral premixes, concentrates, complete feeds, and milk replacers for pigs, cattle, and poultry. The company sells its STARFEED premium line and other branded nutritional solutions through a network of over 30 distributors across Argentina, and supplements product sales with technical assistance, feed plant consulting, laboratory quality control, and training services.

Product overview

Vetifarma offers a comprehensive line of nutritional products for animal production, organized into three main species categories: Porcinos (swine), Bovinos (cattle for meat and milk), and Aves (poultry for broilers and layers). The product portfolio includes complete feeds, concentrates, premixes, vitamin-mineral nuclei, and milk substitutes designed for each stage of growth and reproduction. The STARFEED brand represents their premium product lines for swine, including STARFEED REPRO (reproduction premezclas with formulations for hyperprolific sows in gestation and lactation stages), STARFEED WEANING (pre-initiation feeds for piglets), and STARFEED FINISHING (development and termination premezclas). The MAXIMIX line provides microingredient premixes for various stages. For poultry, products include premixes and vitamin-mineral corrector nuclei under brands like Premix Ponedora F1 and Núcleo Broilers, with specialized formulations including Micromin Organic (organic microminerals) and Núcleo Ponedoras con Fitasa. For cattle, Nutrika Weaning provides calf nutrition. Supporting services include a quality control laboratory, Argentina-wide distribution network (30+ points of sale), permanent technical service, feed plant consulting, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STARFEED: Premium product line for porcines including STARFEED REPRO (reproduction premezclas), STARFEED WEANING (lechones/early feeding), and STARFEED FINISHING (engorde/termination)

Products and services

• STARFEED REPRO Gestación

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 points of sale across Argentina for nationwide coverage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ADM Animal Nutrition: Animal nutrition division of ADM offering premixes, complete feeds, and specialty ingredients for swine, poultry, and ruminants. Comparable product set to Vetifarma, but as part of a global, vertically integrated agribusiness.
• Vetoquinol: Global animal health and nutrition company offering premixes, feed additives, and health products for livestock and companion animals. Comparable to Vetifarma in species focus (especially swine and poultry) and in functional nutritional solutions.
• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health company with nutritional health products and feed additives for livestock and poultry. Comparable to Vetifarma in addressing producer pain points (intestinal health, performance) but operates as a broad incumbent with R&D and regulatory scale Vetifarma lacks.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Global animal health company with a growing presence in nutritional and reproductive products for livestock. Comparable customer base (swine, cattle, poultry producers) to Vetifarma, with a broader portfolio and international distribution.
• Zoetis: World's largest animal health company, offering a portfolio that includes nutritional and feed-related products for livestock and poultry. Overlaps with Vetifarma in serving the same producer customer base, but as a global incumbent across vaccines, diagnostics, and nutrition.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Animal feed and premix arm of Cargill, supplying complete feeds, premixes, and nutritional solutions to livestock producers globally. Overlaps with Vetifarma's product mix and species focus, but operates as a broad, diversified incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Regional players

• Biogénesis Bagó: Leading Argentine animal health company focused on vaccines and biologicals for livestock. A relevant regional peer to Vetifarma given shared Argentine market, customer base (livestock producers), and distribution footprint, though it competes more in biologics than in premix nutrition.

Direct peers

• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company with nutritional specialty products and medicated feed additives for livestock producers. Closely comparable to Vetifarma in serving swine, cattle, and poultry producers with performance-focused nutritional and health solutions.
• Alltech: Global animal nutrition company specializing in feed supplements, premixes, and functional additives (e.g., enzymes, organic minerals, mycotoxin management). Highly comparable to Vetifarma's premix-plus-service offering across swine, poultry, and cattle, with global R&D and regional reach.
• Nutreco: Global animal nutrition company with a dedicated premix and feed specialties business (Trouw Nutrition) serving livestock and poultry producers worldwide. Direct comparable to Vetifarma in premixes, concentrates, and species-specific nutritional solutions, but with vastly greater international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vetifarma
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClMvmvn4bf-fLS1lGWuSEMg
• Facebookfacebook.com/vetifarma.sa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vetifarma
• Instagraminstagram.com/vetifarma.sa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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