CONSORTIUM · APPLIED LIVESTOCK

One consortium. Every livestock challenge.

Applied Livestock is an integrated consortium of specialists in animal health, data science and infrastructure — addressing complex livestock systems challenges that no single discipline can resolve alone. The BioChain provides the data backbone.

A consortium built on integration.

The most significant problems in livestock don't sit neatly within a single domain. They emerge at the intersection of biology, data and operational systems — and require coordinated expertise to solve.

Applied Livestock convenes that expertise — combining scientific depth, analytical capability and real-world implementation to deliver outcomes, not just insight. Based in Oxford, working globally.

Integrated solutions across three areas.

01
Livestock Health & Disease Intelligence
Surveillance systems, epidemiological modelling and early warning frameworks built for the speed and scale that real-world disease challenges demand.
02
Productivity & System Optimisation
Data-driven performance improvement across commercial operations and national programmes, connecting insight to operational change.
03
Traceability & Data Infrastructure
End-to-end traceability, secure data architecture and digital systems designed to function reliably under real operational conditions.

The data backbone for the consortium.

Within Applied Livestock, The BioChain provides the trusted data infrastructure that enables the entire consortium's work to operate with confidence in data integrity.

Our systems are aligned with GxP and ALCOA++ principles , meaning data captured in the field can withstand scrutiny from governments, funders and regulators. A working model of this infrastructure is already in place and available to support deployments.

Whether the consortium is delivering disease surveillance for a national programme, productivity analytics for commercial operators, or traceability architecture for international supply chains — the BioChain ensures the underlying data is verifiable, sovereign and audit-ready.

"For clients operating in regulated, high-stakes or institutionally complex environments, trusted data infrastructure is not an enhancement. It is a requirement."

Five specialist organisations. One integrated capability.

Each partner contributes specialist depth that would take years to build independently — and a defined role within the consortium's integrated delivery model.

Mujika
Scientific leadership across One Health, epidemiology, and the policy infrastructure that shapes how animal health systems are designed and evaluated. Three decades spanning farm practice, international development and senior government surveillance roles.
Arpexas
Fifty years in international livestock medicine. Founding Director of SEBI-Livestock at the University of Edinburgh, Chair of the ILRI Board of Trustees, formerly Head of European Vaccine R&D at Pfizer Animal Health. Direct relationships with the funders and institutions that define global livestock development.
Perseptum
AI for healthcare applied to livestock systems — combining deep veterinary domain knowledge with cutting-edge AI methodology and active research partnerships with the global animal health industry. 3,000+ research citations, with active collaborations through the vHive Incubator at the University of Surrey.
Polar Networks
Twenty years designing and securing critical network infrastructure for government agencies and regulated industries. Government-grade security capability applied to the realities of distributed agricultural systems — secure networks, rural connectivity and cyber security frameworks.
The BioChain
Trusted data infrastructure for livestock systems — ensuring data generated in the field is secure, verifiable and usable at every level. Aligned with GxP and ALCOA++ principles. Within the consortium, The BioChain provides the data backbone that enables the entire consortium's work to operate with confidence in data integrity. Based in Oxford, working globally — across advanced commercial livestock systems, national and regional programmes, and rapidly evolving sectors in low- and middle-income countries.

The full Applied Livestock story lives at appliedlivestock.com.

Methodology, partner detail, project enquiries and how to engage the consortium — all on the dedicated site.