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On-farm test

A hard result, on your own farm, within half an hour

Sending off samples and waiting days does not suit a problem that develops in hours. Together with NUXA we are working on a test you run on the farm itself.

The first application is Salmonella. After that we develop the same technology further for bird flu and other diseases.

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On your farm or off to the lab

Half an hour against three days

Both clocks run at the same speed: one minute takes half a second here. On your farm you have the result after fifteen seconds. For the result from the lab you have to leave this page open for thirty-six minutes.

On your own farm0 min
The farmhand walks with boot swabs through the litter of an aviary house, the hens on the tiers and in the litter The farmhand kneels by the crate with the test kit and reads the strip, worried hens watch through the little window

You take a sample with boot swabs in the litter.

Sending it to the lab0 min
The farmhand hands the envelope with the sample to the courier in the yard in front of the laying-hen house, the van waits with its rear doors open The van drives along a polder dyke to the sorting centre In the lab an analyst opens the envelope at the lab bench The analyst examines a culture plate, the incubator behind him is open The farmhand reads the result on his phone, three days are crossed off on the calendar
  1. Collection
  2. In transit
  3. At the lab
  4. Analysis
  5. Result by email

The sample goes into an envelope and waits for the courier.

The race starts as soon as it comes into view.

The lab times are an example. How long it really takes differs per lab and per pathogen.

How it works

Sample, test, read

  1. Take a sampleWith boot swabs through the litter.
  2. Start the testWithout lab equipment.
  3. Read the resultWithin half an hour.

Anyone can run it. No cold chain and no transport.

The target price is in the order of tens of euros per test. That is deliberately low: the value lies in testing often, so you see where the infection pressure is.

The feedback loop with the digital barn

Why the test belongs with us

The digital barn sees a deviating signal, or HEN0 sees the risk rising. The test then tells you whether a pathogen is really there.

Every result makes the models better. The other way round, the system points out where testing pays off most.

When you use it

With a deviating signal from the digital barn

The system sees behaviour that is not right. Within half an hour you know whether something is really there, before you call the vet or separate birds.

At placement and depopulation

A new flock, or a house that has just been cleaned and disinfected and is being restocked. You test at that moment and not four days later, when the birds are already in.

With rising risk from outside

HEN0 sees the pressure around you rising. Then you test specifically where it would come in.

To show that all is well

For a buyer, your vet or a certification scheme that asks for proof.

From Salmonella to bird flu

  1. Salmonella firstDeveloping the test with NUXA.
  2. Lab validationIn a specialised laboratory.
  3. Field validationIn the barn, with the first members.
  4. Developing furtherTowards bird flu and other diseases, guided by what members run into.
Take part

Want to take part in the validation?

We are looking for members who want to run the test in practice as soon as the lab phase is complete.

Sign up Email contact@veetality.eu