Tipperary-based Herdwatch acquires TB software companies
Herdwatch said this latest acquisition will see over 1,000 Irish and British veterinary professionals join the Herdwatch platform.
Farm software company Herdwatch has announced its acquisition of ComTag and Lilac Technology, renowned for their TB software, in a seven-figure deal.
Tipperary-based Herdwatch said this latest acquisition will see over 1,000 Irish and British veterinary professionals join the Herdwatch platform.
Founded over 25 years ago by Jim McGreevy, ComTag supplies TB and blood testing software solutions for veterinary practices across the island of Ireland.
Lilac Technology was founded in the UK over 20 years ago by Andrew Cobner and Ian Lorraine, offering its own TB and blood testing software, TB Master, to customers in England and Wales.
Together, they have attracted a client base of over 1,000 veterinary professionals.
Both ComTag and Lilac became part of the Highfield Veterinary Group in 2019.
Herdwatch chief executive and co-founder Fabien Peyaud said that ComTag and Lilac were "pioneers in the ag-tech field, and the leadership of their respective founders resulted in some of the earliest tech solutions for vets".
"The vet-farmer relationship is one of the most critical in food production, so it makes sense for Herdwatch to join the dots and be the first software platform in the world to bring farmers and vets together in the same digital ecosystem," Mr Peyaud said.
Andrew Cobner, founder and manager of Lilac Technology said: "Having been a practicing vet myself for over 30 years, I know first-hand how tough but also how important a job it is.
"With TB Master, we helped make vets’ lives easier for over 20 years, and I am very confident the Herdwatch team will take it to the next level."
With this latest development, Tipperary-based Herdwatch continues its expansion less than a year after the company completed its acquisition of Farmplan’s livestock software customers in the UK and eight months after acquiring Irish farm software company Kingswood Computing.
The company says it is "planning further expansion in the coming months".
It said it is developing a "specific research and development roadmap and team for new products that will enhance the vet-farmer relationship and make it easier for them to collaborate in the digital world, including the ability for vets to create and manage digital prescriptions".
