ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2026 55 age. It is only by having such detailed notes on each sample that disruptive insights are found. The level of detail in Verax™ allows certain biomarkers to be linked with veterinary health outcomes. Any high value phenotype can be plugged into machine learning to produce algorithms for diagnostics and predictive tools. Verax™ is accessed via a user-friendly and secure app interface on a mobile device. There are already many benefits to digitizing necropsies, but the real value comes from the thorough annotation and standardization of the data capture, allowing more in-depth insights to be drawn from the samples. The consistency of capturing several blood biomarkers and veterinary observations from every animal, house, farm and complex, allows machine learning to alert Verax™ users to potential problems before they develop. Verax™ is part of a wider precision animal farming platform. Blood biomarkers are only one source of input, but data can be gathered from a whole range of biological matrices including saliva, digesta and excreta contents, feed and water consumption, and genetics (Figure 2). Blood samples collected from birds on site In-app analysis and relevant recommendations, benchmarked against industry data Blood is analyzed in mobile lab, data input to custom-built iPad app Figure 1. Illustration of how Verax™ works, starting with data collection, data input and then interpretation and making recommendations (Source: dsm-firmenich, 2023) Weather / Temperature Blood biomarkers Saliva Feces Microbiome Genetics Weight Feed / water intake Movement Air measurement Figure 2. Precision animal farming requires inputs from a wide range of sources (Source: dsmfirmenich, 2023)
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