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ThePigSite Company News
Pfizer Animal Health Company News
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pfizer Trainee Awards for Pig and Poultry Industries UK - Employees on pig and poultry farms in North Lincolnshire — Georgina Cherrill and Andrew Hall — are the 2009 winners of the Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.
Monday, November 02, 2009
New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The new assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this sixth scenario, the virtual co-worker has noticed pigs are coughing in increasing numbers....
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
New Pfizer Animal Health is Unveiled US - Following the acquisition of Wyeth, the addition of Fort Dodge Animal Health products diversifies and enhances Pfizer's already robust US portfolio.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
This Month's Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this fifth scenario, the players are noticing diarrhoea, 'fall-outs' and subsequent weight...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
DRAXXIN Injectable Solution Now Approved for SRD Control US - Swine producers have a new weapon in the arsenal for the control of swine respiratory disease (SRD).
Monday, September 21, 2009
2009 Leman Science Award Recipient Announced US - Laura Batista, DVM, of Quebec, Canada, was honored today with the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Health...
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Another New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this fourth scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths....
Thursday, July 30, 2009
New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In the third scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths,...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Virtual Walking the Pens - Software Update US - If you missed the earlier news, you can now access the "Virtual Walking the Pens" game on ThePigSite.com.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Pfizer May Sell Animal Health Assets GENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Commission Clears Pfizer's Proposed Acquisition of Wyeth EU - The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth by the US global pharmaceutical company...
Dutch Productivity ‘Target for UK Pig Producers’ NETHERLANDS - Managing sows for high productivity — averaging 28 to 30 pigs/sow/year – was the focus of a visit to the Netherlands sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health for UK breeding farm managers.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Pfizer Updates its Pig Health Educational Tool US - There is a new assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pen' simulator.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Pfizer Launches Swine Influenza Virus Website US - As Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) challenges swine operations across the United States, Pfizer Animal Health announces the launch of their new website for the FluSure XP™ vaccine, www.FluSureXP.com....
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Boar Taint Prevention Vaccine Launched in Europe EUROPE - A vaccine that could spell the end of boar taint in pork was launched in Europe this week by pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Walk the Pens Virtually with a New Simulator US -Pfizer Animal Health is launching a new on-line educational simulation that can be played from any standard computer, "Virtual Walking the Pens," to help demonstrate the importance of Individual Pig...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Pfizer’s Vaccine Against Boar Taint Approved FRANCE - Pfizer Animal Health today announced that The European Commission has given Pfizer the go-ahead to market its innovative swine vaccine, Improvac®, across the European Union (EU).
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Search for Top Pig and Poultry Trainees Begins UK - The search for the top trainees in the pig and poultry industries has begun with the launch of the 2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
New Boar Taint Website Launched GLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth, Creating the World's Premier Biopharmaceutical Company US - Pfizer and Wyeth today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at $50.19 per share,...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sanger Elected to Pfizer's Board of Directors US - Pfizer Inc has announced the election of Stephen W. Sanger to its Board of Directors, effective 1 February 2009.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Managing Respiratory Disease in Finishing Pigs US - Successfully getting pigs to market means more profit, says Pfizer Animal Health.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Benefits of Giving Weaners a Flying Start UK - The escalation in feed prices last autumn forced Northern Ireland pig producer Gary Anderson to take a hard look at all aspects of herd health.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Pfizer Announces Trainee of Year Award Winners UK - Two highly promising livestock managers on farms in Staffordshire and Norfolk are the 2008 winners of the Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards for the pig and poultry industries.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Environment Honour for Pfizer US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honoured Pfizer Inc. for its award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars...

