Pfizer to Acquire Genomics Companies
NEW YORK, US - Pfizer Animal Health is set to acquire two market-leading livestock genomics companies: Catapult Genetics and Bovigen.

Production Benefits from IIleitis Vaccine
MID WEST - Porcine ileitis, a common disease also known as Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy, is caused by the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis. The costs of the disease can be high and have been projected...

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former...

Revenues Up for Pharma Giant
NEW YORK - Global Pharmaceutical leader Pfizer has released its financial results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2007

New Additon to Swine Team
MISSOURI – Bill Knoch has joined Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica as sales representativeannounced within its swine division.

North American Business for ESF Specialist
NORTH AMERICA - As US and Canadian pig producers start transfer to group housing gestating sows, following a ban in some states on the use of gestation-stalls, electronic housing specialist NEDAP Agri...

New Communications VP for Pfizer
NEW YORK, US - Pfizer Inc today named Sally Susman Senior Vice President of Worldwide Communications and Chief Communications Officer with overall responsibility for Pfizer’s global communications, reporting...

PCV2 Vaccine in ample supply
US - One of the swine industry's biggest disease challenges in recent years has been the emergence of PMWS and PCV Associated diseases.

CTB Acquires Uniqfill
MILFORD – US pig and poultry production systems manufacturer, CTB Inc, completed the acquisition of Dutch based Uniqfill International B.V. (www.uniqfill.nl) on 2 January...

Big Dutchman's Expands
US - Big Dutchman USA has just completed the construction of over 7,000 square feet of additional office space at its headquarters for the Americas in Holland, Michigan.

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition On Track for Strong 2007
US - The Agriculture and Nutrition (A&N) business of multinational Dupont is on track with its previously announced August financial forecast for the full year 2007, positioning the business for solid...

Newport Laboratories Announces Agent Agreement
US - Newport Laboratories, Minnesota has agreed to become sales agent for Merial swine vaccines. It will promote the products through Newport’s veterinarian and swine integrator customer base and earn...

€11 billion deal seals Schering-Plough buyout
US - Schering-Plough Corporation has completed the acquisition of Organon BioSciences from Akzo Nobel. The deal has cost the company approximately Euro 11 billion in cash and creates the world's largest...

GSI Group (Automated Production) Parent Company Bought Out
ILLINOIS - Centerbridge Partners, L.P. have acquired a majority stake in GSI Holdings Corp., the parent company of the GSI Group, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment...

Third Quarter results confirm SPs solid position
NEW JERSEY - The finances of world-leading pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough are very much in order. The company has recorded its 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit adjusted sales growth putting...

Boehringer Ingelheim Announces Swine Division Additions
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) swine division announces the following additions to its U.S. swine team.

Pfizer Introduces Superior Treatment for Swine Respiratory Disease
NEW YORK – A new, single-dose antibacterial that provides more effective treatment of complex swine respiratory disease (SRD) has been discovered and developed by Pfizer Animal Health.

Jose Barella To Succeed Jerry Belle As Executive Chairman of Merial
DULUTH - The Board of Directors of Merial Ltd., one of the world's leading animal health companies, announced that Jose Barella will succeed Jerry Belle as Executive Chairman of Merial, effective June...

Chr. Hansen To Divest Coatings And Excipients Business
US - A sale will strengthen focus and position within cultures and enzymes, natural colors and flavors.

Circovirus Vaccine Receives Four-Month Duration of Immunity Approval
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) has announced that the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has approved a duration of immunity (DOI) claim for Ingelvac® CircoFLEX™...

Boehringer Ingelheim Hires Three Swine Team Members
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) swine division announces the following additions to its sales organization.

Alpharma Expands Presence in China
US - Alpharma Inc., a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced it has acquired the assets of Shenzhou Tongde Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd ("Tongde") in Shenzhou City, China.

Shift to specialized pig production units continues
US - Commentary on March 30, 2007 USDA Hogs and Pigs Report by Dr Mike Brumm, Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc.

FDA Approves Broad-Spectrum Nuflor® Premix for Swine
US - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation has introduced another tool for helping the U.S. pork industry fight costly swine respiratory disease - without resorting to labor-intensive injections. ...

Market Preview: Slaughter Levels Perplexing
US - Weekly U.S. Market Preview w/e 23rd March, provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.