Pfizer Animal Health News
Commission Clears Pfizer's Proposed Acquisition of WyethEU - 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.
Pfizer Updates its Pig Health Educational ToolUS - There is a new assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pen' simulator.
Pfizer Launches Swine Influenza Virus WebsiteUS - 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....
Boar Taint Prevention Vaccine Launched in EuropeEUROPE - A vaccine that could spell the end of boar taint in pork was launched in Europe this week by pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Walk the Pens Virtually with a New SimulatorUS -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...
Pfizer’s Vaccine Against Boar Taint ApprovedFRANCE - 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).
Search for Top Pig and Poultry Trainees BeginsUK - 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.
New Boar Taint Website LaunchedGLOBE - 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...
Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth, Creating the World's Premier Biopharmaceutical CompanyUS - 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,...
Sanger Elected to Pfizer's Board of DirectorsUS - Pfizer Inc has announced the election of Stephen W. Sanger to its Board of Directors, effective 1 February 2009.
Managing Respiratory Disease in Finishing PigsUS - Successfully getting pigs to market means more profit, says Pfizer Animal Health.
Benefits of Giving Weaners a Flying StartUK - 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.
Pfizer Announces Trainee of Year Award WinnersUK - 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.
Environment Honour for PfizerUS - 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...
Bridging the Immunity GapGLOBAL - One of the problems facing swine veterinarians and producers when they try to control Haemophilus parasuis (Glässer’s disease) infection is the ‘immunity gap’, as European Technical...
Iowa Vet Receives 2008 Leman Science AwardUS - Rodger Main, DVM, of Ames, Iowa, 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 for his...
Haemophilius Parasius and Swine ProductionGLOBE - Haemophilus parasuis is a bacterial pathogen which is found in pig herds worldwide and is an important cause of disease and economic losses.
Trials Compare Injectable and Oral Anti-InfectivesEU - Injectable, long-acting antibiotic therapy is a commercially viable alternative to antibiotics given in feed or in water.
How Can a Vaccine Control Boar Taint?GLOBE - The boar taint vaccine Improvac® works by stimulating the pig’s immune system to produce antibodies which temporarily block the function of the testes.
Pfizer: Former Schering-Plough Products AddedFRANCE - Pfizer Animal Health has announced that its acquisition of multiple product franchises in Europe from the Schering-Plough Corporation has been completed and approved by the European Commission....
Boar Taint: An Understanding of What It isGLOBAL - Boar taint is an offensive odour which is released from pork when it is cooked.
A Means for Producers to Fight Swine FluUS - Pfizer Animal Health has introduced a new swine flu vaccine.
First European Launch for Boar Taint VaccineSWITZERLAND - Swiss pig farmers are the first in Europe to use a vaccine to prevent boar taint.
Beefing Up the Sunday RoastUK - The Sunday roast on our dinner tables has the potential to be packed with bags more natural flavour, say scientists at The University of Nottingham, in research sponsored by Pfizer.
Pfizer: FDA Approves Swine Respiratory Disease DrugUS - The U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EXCENEL® RTU EZ (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension for the treatment and control of swine respiratory disease. New Excenel RTU EZ is...
Pfizer Revenues RiseGLOBAL - Pharmaceutical and animal health company Pfizer has reported revenues of $12.1 billion, for the second quarter of the year, an increase of nine per cent compared with $11.1 billion in the quarter...
Pfizer Extends 10 Million Yuan to Earthquake VictimsBEIJING, CHINA – Today Pfizer, an animal health pharmaceutical company, announced it is providing up to RMB 10 million (approximately $1.4 million U.S.D) in medicines and financial assistance to relief...
Pfizer Acquires Animal Health ProductsEU - Pfizer Animal Health today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from Schering-Plough Corporation.
Disease Prevention Focus at BPPFUK - The new option of using an injectable antibiotic to prevent as well as treat respiratory disease will be featured by Pfizer Animal Health at this year's British Pig and Poultry Fair.













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