For valuable farm animals, laboratory testing is a logistical and time-intensive challenge that has remained essentially unchanged for decades. Veterinarians travel to the animals’ location and rely upon remote, centralized labs for the analysis of body fluids. Mobile veterinarians do not have access to sophisticated machinery on-site, and remote laboratories require longer cycle times to report results.
The “companion animal” laboratory diagnostic segment has grown exponentially in the past few years because companion animals can be easily transported to a clinic which has extensive testing facilities and specialists in a controlled environment. However, the emerging “valuable farm animal” laboratory diagnostics segment has been largely untapped, primarily due to unavailable suitable mobile technology.
Recently the situation has been changing. For example, dairy producers, in efforts to control mastitis, to improve milk quality and to reduce the enormous cost of the most prevalent and persistent medical problem for dairies, have begun to adopt a farm-based system to confirm the presence of symptomatic mastitis. Soon, AAD will introduce the SCC+™ system which is capable of providing rapid, point-of-care detection of infection before symptoms appear, enabling earlier intervention decisions by dairy managers and their veterinary consultants. The simple, user-friendly SCC+™ system can demonstrate whether the animal requires immediate treatment or is safe for further transport or processing. Veterinarians, owners, and businesses are expected to save millions in time and total operating costs each year.
The overall animal diagnostic segment exceeds $1 billion annually and continues to have solid growth prospects. With few major players in this fragmented market, and even fewer focusing on on-site valuable farm animal health, AAD is poised to become the leading player in diagnostic systems for valuable farm animals.
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