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Starting with American poultry, Ancera has claimed a unique vantage point on risk and productivity in the food production supply chain. Updated twice a month, we offer novel
insights, analysis, and the evidence from Ancera and our aggregation of the world's
repertoire of untapped data.

Sustainability Meets Practicality at Shake Shack and Neutral

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Keeping Fowl Play at Bay: SOC 2 Security Compliance Strategies to Protect Intellectual Property

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Brian Ronholm Examines Regulatory Policy and Safety

On a new episode of America’s Nest Egg, host and Ancera CEO Arjun Ganesan talks with Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy at Consumer Reports.

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Dr. Don Ritter Discusses Health Challenges in the Poultry Industry

On the inaugural episode of America’s Nest Egg, host and Ancera CEO Arjun Ganesan spoke with Dr. Don Ritter, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with over 35 years of experience in the poultry industry.

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Exploring the Application of Large Language Models in Poultry Analytics

Information opacity and microbial complexity add challenges to food supply chains. Some of the largest poultry companies in the U.S. are now partnering with data analytics vendors to improve food productivity and safety. Better data helps operators make better decisions when issues arise – and have the insight to prevent issues from happening altogether.

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Ancera Unveils New Cutting-Edge Detection Tools to Support Productivity, Food Safety, and Interventional Efficacy in Poultry Industry

Today, Ancera, the innovator of supply chain intelligence, has announced the release of two new microbial detection tools designed to identify and enumerate Clostridium perfringens and Total Viable Bacteria (TVB) in poultry. Ancera's new cutting-edge assays will address critical challenges within the poultry industry, spanning both live operations and processing, in order to help companies increase productivity, food safety, and interventional efficacy.

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February 5, 2024

Reflections on 2023: A Pivotal Year for The Food Supply Chain System and Ancera

As we look ahead to all that 2024 may bring, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past 12 months – Ancera at 10 years old is still very much in a phase of early but strong growth. The many first milestones we reached in 2023 are a snapshot of how pivotal of a year it was for our team and the wider industry.

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December 11, 2023

Ancera Launches Next-Generation Salmonella Monitoring Software Platform in Response to Upcoming USDA Regulations, Consumer Demand

Today, Ancera is announcing the launch of its Salmonella System Monitoring (SSM) product, a novel software platform that delivers deeper and more timely insights around Salmonella throughout the poultry supply chain.

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November 17, 2023

Building a BioBarrier: Modern Defense Systems in the War Against Salmonella

The poultry industry stands on the precipice of transformation. Skyrocketing production costs and heightened public vigilance, fueled by documentaries like Netflix's "Poisoned", underscore the urgency for new approaches. Amidst these challenges, companies grapple with transitioning from legacy systems to meet new regulatory standards.

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September 14, 2023

Crunching the Numbers: Behind the Scenes with Ancera (Part 3)

In the final part of Ancera Behind the Scenes, I explore Ancera’s data science algorithms and the process that decodes the droppings to reveal insights into the millions of birds monitored each week. To learn more, I interview Charles Copley, Head of Data Science at Ancera.

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August 12, 2023

Under the Microscope: Behind the Scenes with Ancera (Part 2)

How does Ancera turn chicken feces into analytical gold? Today I go to Ancera’s Laboratories in Branford, Connecticut where Matt Zwilling leads the company’s on-premise Engineering and Operations, as well as outsourced partnerships.

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Ancera Monitors 50 Millionth Broiler Chicken to Improve Safety and Profitability of Food Production

Press Release: Innovator of Supply Chain Intelligence Achieves New Milestone for Solutions that Generate the Largest Decision-Focused Datasets in Poultry Industry

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From the Field to the Lab: Behind the Scenes with Ancera (Part 1)

How does Ancera turn chicken feces into valuable analytics? In this series, I shadow and interview the team members responsible for each step in turning samples into actionable information. Today I go to Northeast Georgia where Nick Hodgson leads Ancera’s Live Poultry Strategy.

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Ancera: Driving a Different Kind of Innovation

For the food production customers we serve, net-new visibility means delivering products that reveal insights they could not have unearthed previously. We shine a spotlight on what they can do to reduce risk and generate new profits throughout their supply chains.

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For flocks infected with Salmonella, 91% harbored multiple serovars

Salmonella has been around for a long time and it continues to pose problems for food producers. That’s not new knowledge, but the problems seem to be developing new significance.

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January 19, 2023

Stop counting things, focus on the things that count

Veterinarians have one of the most specialized skills in a poultry enterprise. And yet, they spend nearly 90% of their time traveling between production sites and generating the data they need to make decisions. It’s time to let technology reduce both wasteful activities.

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January 19, 2023

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