What Synthèse Élevage does

Synthèse Élevage is a French B2B supplier of hygiene, nutritional, and artificial-insemination solutions for livestock producers, headquartered in Pleumeleuc, Brittany. The company's portfolio spans disinfectants (e.g., PHENOGEN), pest-control insecticides and biological agents (the SECTINE and NATISECT families, AuxiControl parasitic wasps), species-specific nutritional supplements for poultry, swine, cattle, and rabbits (FERKOFER, ISTRUVIT, REPROMIX, RUMENCINA, VEGACHOL, and others), bovine hoof-care products (the Intra Hoof-Fit family, KIT STEP automatic footbath, Intra HOOF-FIT ROBOT), and digital tools including the GWIZ ovulation-prediction system (thermal camera plus AI), HYGI'CHECK protocol-generation web application, and Aqua'CHECK water-quality monitoring web application developed with Adventiel. Service programs such as MASTER PONTE, Coqu'Idées, SOLUPEST, and Synthèse Academy extend the offering into advisory and training. The company is an SARL with €77,000 registered capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the agricultural group Groupe Chêne Vert, certified GMP+ and ISO 9001, and active across metropolitan France.

The business model is built on direct B2B sales (phone, fax, internet) and a network of authorized agricultural resellers, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront on syntheseelevage.com with Crédit Agricole e-transactions payment processing. Products are priced ex-works with unit-level pricing in the €10–€127 HT range and free shipping above €400 net HT. Reported scale signals indicate that FERKOFER, an oral iron supplement for piglets, is used on 25–30% of French piglets (per 2018 data validated with HEMOCUE blood tests), while field-trial results for hoof-care protocols show dermatitis reductions from 90% to 20% of herd. Customer-facing outcome benchmarks include 320 eggs per laying hen at 71 weeks using the layer-hen dietary program.

Customer targeting is segmented across livestock farmers (éleveurs), technicians and veterinarians, and agricultural cooperatives/resellers, with marketing executed through a specialized industry blog ("Le Blog"), sector-specific newsletters ("La Lettre SE"), LinkedIn, YouTube, and trade-show presence at SPACE Rennes. Innovation has been formally recognized twice at SPACE under the Innov'Space program (GWIZ in 2021, HYGI'CHECK in 2022).

Name

Synthèse Élevage

Legal name

SYNTHESE ELEVAGE

Website

https://syntheseelevage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Synthèse Élevage is a French B2B supplier of hygiene, biosecurity, nutritional supplements, and artificial-insemination products serving livestock farmers raising poultry, pigs, cattle, and rabbits across metropolitan France, with a growing portfolio of digital tools including the GWIZ AI ovulation-prediction system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Health and Nutrition Products

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Antibiotic Health & Performance Supplements (Immune, Gut Health, Stress/Heat Support) (AFADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performance & Metabolic Modifiers (e.g., Betaine, Carnitine) (AFADAKAI), Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ), Herd Health, Preventive Medicine & Production Medicine (HLAMABAH)

Keywords

• Livestock hygiene products
• Animal nutrition supplements
• Artificial insemination equipment
• Bovine hoof care
• Poultry biosecurity solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleumeleuc

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Health and Hygiene Products: Sale of nutritional supplements, hygiene products, disinfection solutions, pest control products, and veterinary equipment to livestock farmers, cooperatives, and agricultural technicians across France.
2. Artificial Insemination Products: Products and equipment for artificial insemination in pigs, rabbits, and other livestock including semen collection, examination, conservation, and preparation materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Synthèse Élevage provides hygiene, nutritional, and artificial insemination products and equipment for livestock producers across France. The company serves four animal species segments (poultry, pig, cattle, and rabbit) with specialized product ranges including disinfectants, pest control, dietary supplements, hoof care solutions, AI equipment, and digital farm management applications.

Product overview

Synthèse Élevage is a specialized provider of hygiene, nutritional, and artificial insemination solutions for livestock farming. The company offers a diversified portfolio spanning (1) hygiene and biosecurity products including disinfectants (PHENOGEN®), pest control insecticides (SECTINE® family, NATISECT® products), and equipment (electric sprayers, footbaths, traps); (2) nutritional supplements organized by species (poultry, swine, cattle, rabbits) including digestive aids (CAPROLIS, ACIDOSEC®), hepatoprotectants (VEGACHOL®, FYTOSTIM®), mineral supplements (FERKOFER®, RUMENCINA Bolus), and reproduction aids (ISTRUVIT®, REPROMIX®); (3) bovine hoof care products (Intra Hoof-Fit product family, VENOTIS Hoof Trimmer); (4) digital solutions including web applications (HYGI'CHECK for cleaning/disinfection planning, Aqua'Check for water quality monitoring) and AI-powered products (GWIZ for sow ovulation prediction); and (5) service programs (SOLUPEST, Synthèse Academy, Coqu'Idées events). The company serves poultry, swine, cattle, and rabbit farming sectors with products distributed through resellers and direct sales in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bov'idée: Product line for bovine health and hoof care solutions
• Coqu'Idées
• Hygi'Check
• Aqua'Expert
• GWIZ
• SOLUPEST
• Synthèse Academy

Products and services

• PHENOGEN®
• FERKOFER®
• GWIZ
• HYGI'CHECK
• Aqua'Expert
• Aqua'Check
• VENOTIS Hoof Trimmer
• Intra Hoof-Fit SQUEEZ
• Intra Hoof-Fit PEDILUVE
• Intra Hoof-Fit SPRAY
• Intra HOOF-FIT ROBOT
• Intra Hoof-Fit FLEX
• KIT STEP
• Spray-Fit Robot
• Spray-Fit ROTO
• REPIDERMA®
• RUMENCINA Bolus
• ISTRUVIT®
• ACIDOFLORE®
• COVIBIOTE®
• COVILITE®
• ACTIPIG® CROISSANCE
• RUBILAC®
• SecurePig® FLASH
• ELD Scan
• PORCINID®+
• VEGACHOL®
• PRO-VIT D3® Concentré
• PHOLICAL®
• REPROMIX®
• FYTOSTIM®
• CAPROLIS
• ACIDOSEC®
• PRO-VITOS®
• ORNIACID®
• REPOX®
• HYDRAVOL®
• K.CELL®
• OVOCAL®
• OPTAVI®
• MASTER PONTE
• SOLUPEST
• Synthèse Academy
• Pulvérisateur électrique 5 L
• Pulvérisateur électrique 15 L
• TENEDROP®
• BOITES A SOURIS U/10
• Augette Playfeeder
• SECTINE® FLY
• SECTINE® APPÂTS
• SECTINE® CHOC
• NATISECT® LARV
• NATISECT® TEN
• SECTINE® LARV
• DIPACXON-39
• AuxiControl DRY
• Intra Eco Tape

Quantifiable outcome

• 25-30% of French piglets supplemented with FERKOFER oral iron
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CHENE VERT (Groupe Chêne Vert)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYNTHESE ELEVAGE belongs to the CHENE VERT group, which provides strategic direction and shared services. The company operates as part of this agricultural group focused on animal health solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ceva Santé Animale: Global French animal health company headquartered near Bordeaux with strong presence in livestock pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and reproduction solutions. Overlaps directly with Synthèse Élevage's AI products and reproductive health portfolio (e.g., ISTRUVIT-class supplements), but at multi-continent scale.
• Huvepharma: Belgian animal health and nutrition company offering pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and feed additives for poultry and swine. Comparable in product-mix (nutritional supplements, antibiotic alternatives) and target customer base of European integrators and feed mills.
• Olmix Group: Brittany-based animal nutrition and health specialist producing algae-based feed additives, mycotoxin binders, and hygiene solutions for swine, poultry, and ruminants. Closely comparable geographic roots and species focus, with similar reliance on natural/non-antibiotic differentiation.
• BioArmor: French animal health and hygiene company offering disinfectants, care products, and nutritional supplements primarily for livestock. Closely mirrors Synthèse Élevage's portfolio scope (biosecurity + nutritional) and French SMB farmer channel strategy.
• Techna France: French animal nutrition specialist providing premixes, specialty ingredients, and species-specific feed programs for poultry, swine, and ruminants. Comparable in B2B distribution model serving French farmers and feed manufacturers, and in the emphasis on additive-based differentiation.
• Vétoquinol: French-headquartered animal health company specializing in livestock and companion animal pharmaceuticals and nutritional solutions. Direct comparable in species coverage (poultry, swine, cattle) and the French distribution footprint, but operates at materially larger scale and listed on Euronext.
• Lallemand Animal Nutrition: Canadian-headquartered global supplier of microbial-based (probiotic, yeast, bacteria) animal nutrition solutions including products comparable to COVIBIOTE and COVILITE. Competes in the same non-antibiotic performance-adjacent space across swine, poultry, and ruminants.

Broad incumbents

• CID Lines (Ecolab Animal Health): Originally Belgian hygiene and biosecurity specialist for livestock, now part of Ecolab's Animal Health division. Competes directly with PHENOGEN and the disinfection portfolio and the HYGI'CHECK-style biosecurity services, but with global scale post-Ecolab acquisition.
• Elanco Animal Health: One of the largest global animal health companies with broad livestock pharmaceutical, vaccine, and nutritional portfolios. Sets the competitive ceiling for any European specialist and could replicate innovations such as GWIZ or HYGI'CHECK with materially larger R&D investment.

Emerging players

• IMV Technologies: French-headquartered global leader in animal reproduction technologies (AI equipment, semen analysis, embryo transfer). Direct overlap with Synthèse Élevage's AI product category for pigs and rabbits, though IMV operates at meaningfully larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/synthese35
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/synthese-elevage
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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