PCV2 Impairs Danger Recognition, Says Top Expert
UK - Two leading experts on PCV2 provided vets with an update on the virus at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting.

Merial Invites Applications for Research Award
US - Merial is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Veterinary Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians.

Conference to Feature Top PCV2 Experts
UK - PCV2 will be at feature prominently on the agenda at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting on 16 and 17 November at the East Midlands Hilton Hotel. In a session sponsored by Merial Animal Health...

Sanofi Chooses City of Lyon as Merial's Global HQ
LYON, FRANCE - Merial, a world leader in animal health and a division of the Sanofi Group, is establishing its global business headquarters at Lyon. Merial is historically well-established there, with...

Symposium Confirms Benefits of PCV2 Vaccination
FINLAND - Papers presented at the 3rd European symposium on Porcine health management in Espoo, Finland have confirmed the benefits of both sow and piglet vaccination against PCV2.

Swine Flu Deserves a New Look
SPAIN - During the 6th International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases held in Barcelona, Spain last month, nearly 400 pig specialists attended the Merial Satellite Symposium ‘Update...

Merial Launches Piglet Indication for CIRCOVAC
MALTA - The third Merial Forum Update on Pig Production and PCVD, held in Malta, was the occasion of the formal launch of the piglet indication of CIRCOVAC® in the EU.

Merial Launches Cashback Offer for Circovac
UK - Merial Animal Health has launched a cashback offer on its Circovac® PCV2 vaccine. The offer represents a £10 discount for every 25 sow dose or 100 piglet dose pack of Circovac® purchased by producers...

Merck, Sanofi-Aventis to Keep Separate Businesses
US & FRANCE - Merck and sanofi-aventis announced today the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new animal health joint venture by combining Merial, the animal health business of sanofi-aventis,...

Circovac Now Licensed for Use in Piglets and Sows
UK - Merial Animal Health's Circovac® PCV2 vaccine has now been licensed for use in piglets as well as sows making it the only vaccine licensed for treating the whole herd.

FMD Antigen Banks Prove Their Worth
UK - Merial vaccines are helping to fight the largest global outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) for 10 years.

Piglet Claim for Circovac in Europe
EU - On 29 November 2010, CIRCOVAC® was granted a European marketing authorisation for use in piglets. CIRCOVAC is now the first PCVD vaccine available worldwide for the vaccination of both sows and piglets;...

PCV2 Investigated as Cause of Reproductive Failure
UK - The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) is to increase surveillance for PCV2 virus as a cause of reproductive failure in cases of abortion and stillbirth where no other infectious cause has been...

Positive Opinion for Circovac Use in Piglets
UK - Merial Animal Health has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medical Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) with regard to a variation to the marketing authorisation for its PCV2 vaccine,...

Merial Launches Swine Influenza Kit for Vets
UK - Merial Animal Health has introduced a diagnostic kit to allow pig vets in the field to identify the presence of the swine influenza virus (SIV). This follows recent research on English herds which...

Swine Influenza Widespread in England, France
EU - The prevalence of swine influenza in England is much higher than previously thought, according to newly published research carried out by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the COSI Consortium....

IDRI, Merial in Research Collaboration
US - Global animal health company Merial and non-profit biotechnology organisation the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) have agreed to cooperate regarding the research and development of certain...

Biolex and Merial Broaden Collaboration
US - Biolex Therapeutics, Inc and Merial Ltd have announced that they have entered into a new, broad-ranging research and development collaboration to produce innovative veterinary vaccines.

Nuffield Scholar Targets 2020 Role for UK Pig Industry
UK - Nuffield UK has announced the winner of the Merial /BPEX Scholarship Award as Helen Thoday, Knowledge Transfer Manager for BPEX in the South West.

First Trivalent Swine Flu Vaccine with H1N2 Launched
FRANCE - Merial has launched the first-ever trivalent vaccine against swine influenza to include the H1N2 subtype: GRIPOVAC®3.

Merial: Performance Data Drives Improvement
UK - A willingness to try new techniques is integral to Kevin Gilbert’s approach to improving pig production at Womblehill, Aberdeenshire. A recent visit to the unit demonstrated Kevin’s willingness...

Merial: Combine Vaccination with Parasite Control
US - Even if producers vaccinate correctly, they may be throwing that investment away if they do not control parasites and monitor nutrition.

Sanofi-Aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in Merial
GLOBAL - Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck will sell its 50 per cent interest in the companies' current animal...

Manufacturing and Distribution Alliance Announced
US - Merial and Newport Laboratories have announced a Toll Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement, whereby Newport will toll manufacture and distribute Merial’s autogenous porcine circovirus type 2...

PCV2 Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fiction
UK - BPEX's PCV2 vaccine voucher scheme has given pig producers in England and Wales a unique opportunity to try one of the new PCV2 vaccines at a very low cost. Comparing sow and piglet vaccination against...

First Ever BPEX/Merial Nuffield Scholarship Awarded
UK - Winner of the first ever pig industry Nuffield Scholarship is Harper Adams pig unit manager Richard Hooper.

CIRCOVAC for Sows and Piglets Approved in Brazil
BRAZIL - Merial Brazil is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, MAPA has approved the use of CIRCOVAC in piglets.

Imugene, Merial Establish Strategic Alliance
US - Merial is to develop vaccine candidates from Imugene's portfolio through to commercial sales.

New Discovery Further Supports Sow Vaccination
UK - New research from Merial may explain why pig producers across the country are seeing fantastic improvements in mortality, growth and feed conversion rates in pigs of all ages right up to slaughter...

Improved Breeding Herd Health with Circovac
EU - Latest findings from Merial demonstrate improved reproductive performance in sows vaccinated with Circovac PCV2 vaccine.