TECHNOLOGY

Strain screening that survives the barn

A number in the laboratory has to pass through a pilot vessel, a production line and transport, then reproduce on a farm. That is the order we work in.

R&D and QC centre
Liaocheng
Pilot scale
500 L
Quality gates
5
Microscope and testing equipment in a veterinary research laboratory

R&D PLATFORM

Four steps that make a formula hold

The platform is not meant to cover everything. Four linked steps are enough: screen, ferment, stabilise, evaluate.

  • 01

    Strain screening and bank

    An in-house culture bank, with acid, bile and enzyme activity screened in vitro before anything reaches pilot scale.

  • 02

    Fermentation pilot

    Scale-up from shake flask to a 500 L pilot vessel, logging dissolved oxygen, pH and feed curves.

  • 03

    Formulation stability

    Accelerated temperature and humidity trials to confirm how content and viable counts hold through shelf life.

  • 04

    Application trials

    Feeding trials with partner farms, judged on intake, feed conversion and dung score rather than claims.

Microbiology culture plates in an incubator

Strain activation and culture, with a growth curve logged per strain.

COLLABORATION

Outside partners for the parts we do not own

We are not good at everything, so testing methodology and basic research go to universities, while application validation happens on partner farms.

Researchers discussing results in a university laboratory

Test methods developed with agricultural universities

Collaboration takes the form of joint projects and staff exchange, focused on viable-count methods for microecological preparations and the characterisation of botanical extracts. Once a method is stable, it moves into our in-house testing centre.

Partner institutions and project details are available on request and are not published on this site.

Farm technician recording production data on site

Application evaluation with commercial farms

Batches are paired with controls, and intake, dung score and treatment records are collected the same way on both sides. The aim is to turn laboratory indicators into production figures a farm can read, rather than reporting content alone.

Trial data is shared between both parties and published only with the partner's confirmation.

OUTCOMES

Three processes already running in production

No counts, only the parts that have moved into volume production and can be used today.

Ambient-stable probiotic blends

Carrier and encapsulation adjustments flatten the viable-count decline of powder products under normal storage and transport conditions.

Botanical blend ratios by species

Eucommia leaf and astragalus ratios are tuned per species, cutting out combinations that add cost without adding effect.

Acidifier impact on drinking lines

Corrosion and scaling were tested across line materials, producing dilution and flushing guidance for farm use.

QUALITY CONTROL

Five checkpoints, one record per batch

From goods-in to retained-sample review, each step is signed. A failed batch does not enter the finished-goods store or the next process.

  1. 01

    Goods-in

    Documents and CoA checked; sampling before anything enters the quarantine area.

  2. 02

    Compounding

    Batch record per weighing, double-checked for quantity and lot number.

  3. 03

    Filling

    In-line fill checks, with first-piece confirmation before the run continues.

  4. 04

    Finished testing

    Assay, microbiological limits and appearance per specification.

  5. 05

    Retained samples

    Kept six months past shelf life, with stability observed on schedule.

Inspection records and retained samples on a testing bench

Finished-product test records and retained-sample ledgers, filed by batch.

Need test reports or technical documents?

Send the product name or batch number and we will supply the test report, applicable standard and directions for use.

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