North America Feed Testing Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

North America Feed Testing Market Size

The North America feed testing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% between 2024 and 2032.

North America Feed Testing Market Outlook

• As per the USDA, total poultry sector sales in 2022 were $76.9 billion, an increase of 67 per cent from 2021.

• As of March 2024, an estimated 2,110 million pounds of beef was produced in the United States, as per the USDA.

• As of March 2023, the cost of soybean meal for poultry  was 484.4 dollars per tonne, reported the USDA.

North America Feed Testing Market Growth

A safe animal feed supply helps ensure healthy animals and thus individuals. The North America feed testing industry plays a crucial role in the quality and safety of animal feed which has a direct impact on the health and productivity of livestock and other animals. Feed testing involves analysing feed ingredients for their nutritional contents, contaminants & pathogens among other things.

The animal feed industry manufactures dietary elements and mixtures vital for farm animals, poultry, fish farming, and pet nourishment. It involves diverse products such as cereals, protein meals, vitamins, minerals, and additives that are aimed at tailoring specified eating requirements to ensure the optimum health and performance of the animals.

The animal feed testing industry conducts analysis and assessments on various aspects of animal feed, including nutritional composition, contaminants, and toxins among others. The industry is poised to see growth due to consumer demand for safe and high-quality animal products. Furthermore, advancements in testing technologies are improving efficiency and testing accuracy.

Key Trends and Developments

The North American feed testing market is growing owing to numerous technological advancements in testing methodologies which may be correlated to a spike in pathogens and mycotoxins in feed for poultry, swine, and bovine animals.

Feb 2024

Waters Corporation unveiled its new strip test, a quantitative lateral flow strip test to test for fumonisin and other harmful mycotoxins in finished animal feed and pet foods.

Aug 2023

FDA’s Centre for Veterinary Medicine developed an innovative method to test for salmonella in animal food. The traditional method would take days to detect Salmonella, the new method can do it within minutes.

June 2022

California-based Si-Ware developed a hand-held device that can produce instant, near-lab-grade results of feed quality in seconds, positively affecting cow health and increasing milk production.

August 2021

The University of Illinois’ USD 20 million food technology centre uses state-of-the-art processing technology in terms of feed and animal nutrition, and analyses nutrient content in real-time.

Push by FDA

The United States FDA is responsible as the regulatory authority for testing methodologies on animal feed for private companies and is constantly innovating novel testing methods.

Advanced Testing Technologies

Adoption of advanced analytical techniques such as chromatography, and mass spectrometry for accurate detection of contaminants and toxins will help the animal feed testing industry grow.

Rising investment in animal nutrition

North American feed testing market growth is based on burgeoning Investments in animal nutrition research among agribusiness companies such as Cargill.

Nutritional analysis

In a bid to meet the dietary requirements of different animal species, there is a growing emphasis on nutritional analysis of feed formulations.

North America Feed Testing Market Trends

innovation is driving growth in animal feed testing through advanced technologies like chromatography and mass spectrometry. Rising investment in animal nutrition research, led by companies like Cargill and an emphasis on nutritional analysis to meet diverse dietary needs, foster the industry's growth.

Coupled with this, the threats to animal feed in the form of mycotoxins, pesticide residues and pathogens along with a stable growth in the domestic meat market are also some key trends impacting the North America feed testing market.

North America Feed Testing Industry Segmentation

North America Feed Testing Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by Type

• Pathogen Testing

• Mycotoxin Testing

• Pesticide Residue Analysis

• Fats and Oil Analysis

• Nutritional Labeling Analysis

• Others

Market Breakup by Feed Stock

• Poultry Feed

• Swine Feed

• Pet Feed

• Aquafeed

• Cattle Feed

• Others

Market Breakup by Country

• United States of America

• Canada

North America Feed Testing Share

Mycotoxin testing leads the North America feed testing market since mycotoxin contamination is a serious safety concern when it comes to animal feed.

Pathogen testing for harmful microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and parasites in animal feed is important in assuring the safety of feeds, especially where livestock production and pet food manufacturing are involved.

Mycotoxin analysis helps in finding poisonous secondary metabolites produced by moulds in animal feeds. They put animals’ health at risk as well as that of humans. Mycotoxin testing helps in identifying their presence and reducing them during feed processing.

Based on feedstock, North America feed testing market share is led by poultry feed since they are reasonably priced and are a feasible choice for many people and a primary source of protein in their diet.

Poultry feed for broilers, turkeys, ducks, and quails contains grains, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and additives. It is designed to meet various growth phases for maximum meat production and egg production.

Cattle feed is made up of forages, grains, proteins, minerals, vitamins, and additives that help fulfil the nutritional requirements of dairy cows and beef cattle. It helps maintain them healthy thus sustaining their milk yield and meat quality, depending on age breed and production goals.

Leading Manufacturers in the North America feed testing market

The North America feed testing market has seen major developments owing to recent acquisitions and the development of new scientific testing methods in animal feed for pathogens, mycotoxins, pesticide residues and nutritional label analyses among others.

SGS S.A. is a Swiss multinational company founded in the year 1878, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland it provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services.

Eurofins Scientific SE is a world leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing, forensics, advanced material sciences, and in agroscience contract research services.

Bruker Corporation, established in 1960 and headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, develops, manufactures, and distributes high-performance scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostics solutions.

Tentamus Group GmbH is an international group of laboratories headquartered in Berlin and Munich. They provide testing for products in food & feed, nutraceutical & supplement, agriculture & environment, and agrosciences.

Other North America feed testing industry key players are Lifeasible, ServiTech Inc, Dairyland Laboratories Inc, Ward Laboratories Inc, Neogen Corp, Intertek Group Plc, and among others.

North America Feed Testing Market Analysis by Country

North America feed testing market inferences based on poultry and livestock outlook.

As of 2023, as per the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2023 U.S. livestock and poultry outlook, a slow but steady growth was to be expected.

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY OUTLOOK (IN MILLION LBS)

As in the 2023 U.S. Livestock and Poultry Outlook, beef production was expected to fall to 26 billion lbs, a drop of 6% from 2022. Broilers in the poultry industry were to show a steady slow growth rate of 1%, Turkeys at 6% and Hogs at 2%.

As per the data provided by the official website of the Government of Canada, for the years 2021 – 2022 negative growth was the trend in the production of cattle and hogs at -1.92% and -1.72% respectively while the production of sheep and lambs saw a rise of 2.45% at 3 million heads when compared to 2021.

(Thousands of heads)

However recent data in the poultry segment by the Government of Canada suggests a slow steady growth in 2024 when compared to previous years' numbers for January, 67 million heads were counted in 2024, a rise of 2.6% when compared to 2023.

(Thousands of heads)

Key Highlights of the Report