Spronk Honoured with Allen D. Leman Science
US - Gordon Spronk, DVM, is the recipient of the 2011 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award. The award was presented at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, 17-20 September 2011, in St. Paul, Minnesota,...

Royal Veterinary College Launches Emergency Appeal to Help Drought-ravaged Kenya
KENYA - The worst drought in living memory in the Horn of Africa has forced over one million cattle and small stock south into the Tana Delta district of Kenya in search of grazing.

Pfizer Announces Swine Vet Award Winners
US - Pfizer Animal Health is privileged to showcase the talented first winners of the 10 under 40 swine veterinarian award programme.

New Project Manager for BPEX
UK - Helen Clarke has been appointed to take over as the BPEX Veterinary Projects Manager.

Pfizer Now Accepting Nominations for Awards
US - Pfizer Animal Health is accepting nominations for a programme recognising people working in pork operations who consistently reach for higher standards and put in extra effort to make positive contributions...

Pfizer Animal Health Launches Fostera PCV
CANADA - Nearly every pig in Canada receives a vaccine for protection against porcine circovirus (PCV), and now swine producers have a new option for efficacious protection with the registration of Fostera...

Pfizer Forms Vaccine Joint Venture
CHINA - Pfizer Animal Health, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., and Jilin Guoyuan Animal Health Co., Ltd. have announced that they will create a joint venture programme to develop, manufacture and distribute...

Latest Science on App Applied to Field Control
HUNGARY - The latest in a series of Ceva University Symposia 'Actinobacillius pleuropneumoniae: from the Microscope to the Field' was held in Budapest on 4 to 6 September.

New President and CEO of BIVI
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) is pleased to announce Dr Albrecht Kissel, as its new president and CEO. Kissel will resume responsibilities over US domestic sales and marketing, research...

Merck Expands its Omaha Vaccine Plant
NEBRASKA, US - Merck & Co. Inc.'s animal vaccine facility in the Elkhorn area is becoming one of the multinational company's worldwide centres of research and development and a high-volume manufacturing...

Economics of Sow Lifetime Productivity
US - Even the best genetic solutions are enhanced by improving overall productivity starting with the breeding herd, according to PIC. While pigs weaned per sow per year (PSY) has been the primary efficiency...

DeLuca Appointed President of Merck Animal Health
US - Merck has appointed Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as President, Merck Animal Health.

Review: The Pig Journal, Volume 65 (2011)
UK - The latest edition of the Pig Journal, published by the UK Pig Veterinary Society is now available.

Merck Supports Recovery of Japanese Animal Sector
NETHERLANDS & JAPAN - Merck Animal Health has donated about US$30,000 (Â¥2.3 million) to three veterinary and farmer associations in Japan to support recovery of the Japanese animal sector following the...

Ontario Pork's Biosecurity Training Programme
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) launched a National Swine Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard in the fall of 2010, writes Jaydee Smith of OMAFRA in the latest Pork News and Views from...

BIVI to Dedicate New Research Facility
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. will be dedicating its new Livestock Vaccine Research Facility later this month.

Fostera PCV: Single-Dose Vaccine vs. PCV2 Viraemia
US - New Fostera PCV is the only single-dose vaccine that helps prevent PCV2 viraemia, says Pfizer Animal Health.

SDSU & Boehringer Team up against ETEC
US - South Dakota State University (SDSU) and Boehringer Ingelheim have teamed up to fight enterotoxic E. coli (ETEC).

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.

Meriden Animal Health Now Offers Fusion MBX
UK - Meriden Animal Health is delighted to announce that Meri-Bond Xtra has been included in the Fusion Feed Safety Range and is now Fusion MBX.

Merck Breaks Ground for Vaccine Plant Expansion
NETHERLANDS - Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, has announced that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center...

Ceva Huadu: New Innovation and R&D Platform
CHINA - A joint venture agreement – to be known as Ceva Huadu – has been signed in Beijing between Ceva and Huadu.

USDA Approves First RT PCR Test to Detect SIV
US - Life Technologies Corporation has introduced the first USDA-approved, real-time PCR test to detect a broad range of swine influenza virus (SIV).

Pfizer Reviews Animal Health & Nutrition Business
US - Pfizer is exploring strategic alternatives for its Animal Health and Nutrition businesses based on its recent business portfolio review to determine the optimal mix of businesses for maximising shareholder...

Enrolment in Swine Biosecurity Training Advised
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging Canadian pork producers to take part in its new National Swine Biosecurity Training programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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...

Merck Announces New Name for Animal Health Group
GLOBAL – Merck’s animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective today it will begin using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will...

Pfizer Boosts Swine Team in Ontario
ONTARIO, CANADA - Blair Cressman joins Steve Johns, Swine Industry Specialist, to increase support to the province's pork industry.

Chu Joins Ceva's Global R&D Team
US - Ceva Santé Animale is excited to introduce Dr Steve Chu as its new Vice President, Global Biology Research and Development.

Satellite Symposium Highlights PCV2 Landmarks
BARCELONA, SPAIN - An important anniversary in the history of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been marked at a special international pig veterinary satellite symposium held in Barcelona, Spain in...