Ancera Launches Poultry Analytics System to Significantly Reduce Downtime, Costs in Live Production

Software system is operational with an early adopter small bird complex

BRANFORD, Conn., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancera, the world's first food defense company, has launched Precision Downtime, a new software solution that helps poultry integrators optimize flock transitions with real-time, farm-specific data. This innovation is already in use at a small bird complex, reducing average downtimes between flocks by one day and on track to net millions in additional liveweight and improvements in animal health and performance.

Blanket Downtime Schedules are Costing Companies Millions
Traditionally, integrators have relied on fixed downtime schedules, applying the same number of days for cleanout and treatments across all farms regardless of their microbial conditions. This "one-size-fits-all" approach almost certainly guarantees lost revenue as some farms sit idle longer than necessary, while others restart too soon, leading to increased microbial risk, higher mortality, and poor feed conversion.

The costs add up fast:

• $1,500 lost per farm per unnecessary downtime day
• Increased mortality and suboptimal feed conversion
• Lost production time and reduced pounds to the plant

Precision Downtime Delivers Farm-Specific Action Plans
Ancera's Precision Downtime eliminates guesswork by delivering data-driven downtime recommendations based on microbial risk assessments. The platform collects real-time data from poultry houses, analyzes microbial conditions, and prescribes the optimal number of downtime days, preventing unnecessary losses and improving the conditions for healthy birds.

How It Works:

• Microbial Data – Critical data is gathered to assess farm conditions
• Intervention Recommendations – Actionable insights are tailored to each farm
• Financial Results – Cumulative results and trends track performance over time, enabling continuous improvement

"Precision Downtime gives integrators the intelligence they need to make smarter, profit-driven downtime decisions," said Arjun Ganesan, CEO of Ancera. "Every unnecessary day of downtime is a lost opportunity. This solution puts millions of dollars back into poultry operations while maintaining bird health and food safety. This is a must-have for small bird operations."

Visit ancera.com/precision-downtime to schedule a demo today.

About Ancera
Ancera delivers the world's first food defense system that improves the productivity, profitability, and compliance-readiness of the poultry supply chain. Its full scope AI-powered solution provides objective datasets in near real-time, managing risks and offering custom interventional solutions to defend against microbial, geopolitical, and climate threats. Backed by advanced microbiology, data science, novel assays, and industry expertise, Ancera makes complex data accessible and easier to understand, providing clear actionable pathways at all operational stages to enhance consumer safety and protect the food chain's resilience. For more information, visit ancera.com. 

SOURCE Ancera