About nolivade

Nolivade, a French brand, develops and offers patented biocontrol solutions (products and services) based on microorganisms, for use in livestock farming with a view to Sustainable Health Management and improved animal welfare. Nolivades, a miXscience brand, belongs to the Avril Group.

Biocontrol offers an alternative solution to the use of certain chemicals. It is one of the major tools we can use to meet the challenge of feeding our planet while respecting the environment and health of animals and farmers.

Nolivade, founded in 2008, seeks to promote a balance in microbial ecosystems.
The live bacteria selected by Nolivade have the ability to direct microbial populations by, for example, promoting the development of positive bacteria.

A brand of the Avril Group since 2014, Nolivade benefits from the Group’s expertise, enabling it to offer its biocontrol solutions in all types of livestock: ruminants, pigs, poultry and aquaculture.

Nolivade, a French brand based in Mayenne 

  • We have our own bacterial strains, specially selected for their positive effects, which we combine to specifically address each livestock problem.
  • We develop and test our products in laboratories located in Laval to ensure consistent quality and complete safety during use.
  • We work with livestock farmers to develop solutions suited to their daily activities to ensure optimal use of the products on the ground.

Nolivade products live up to the expectations of livestock farmers and the public, contributing to the development of more sustainable agriculture with respect for people, the environment and animals.

Nolivade products can never be used as a substitute for medication to treat animals, or replace the disinfectants commonly used in livestock farming.

Competitive exclusion: a key biocontrol concept

The principle of competitive exclusion can be observed in all natural environments. This principle states that two species requiring the same resources may not coexist indefinitely in the same ecological niche. It applies to both plants and animals. This is biocontrol. Nolivade has chosen to apply this principle in the area of livestock farming.

As they develop, Nolivade flora occupy the environment. They therefore influence microbial activity in the environment where they develop, thus creating a new ecosystem.

This same principle applies to these areas as well:

  • Buildings: after cleaning and disinfecting livestock facilities, the introduction of Nolivade flora complements widely used biosafety procedures.
  • Animals during key phases of the production cycle: the first days of life, arrival in a building or the introduction of new arrivals.
  • In moments of physiological stress or at birth, spraying Nolivade flora helps to limit the consequences of this stress.
  • As a supplement to food or drinking water: the addition of bacterial mixtures specially formulated by Nolivade, helps to strengthen gut microbiota, which supports the barrier effect created by application in buildings and on animals.

The use of microorganisms as biocontrol tools helps to:

  • Maintain or create positive microbial activity in the animals’ living environment
  • Facilitate the farmer’s work by reducing the need for intervention 
  • Limit the use of antibiotics 

Nolivade offers biocontrol solutions suited to different types of farms: ruminants, swine, poultry, aquaculture.