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 2008 financial performance, according to DuPont Group...

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 the rights to market and distribute vaccines including...

€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 animal health organisation.

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 it in prime position for the integration of the...

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 1st.

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™ of at least four months for porcine circovirus...

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.

Market Preview: Pork Exports More Robust Than Ever
US - Weekly U.S. Market Preview w/e 16th March, provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

US Pork Exports Surge
US Weekly Hog Outlook, 17th March 2007 - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Pork Futures: Most Hogs Called Weak; Bellies Mixed
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Friday are seen opening mostly weak on spillover selling, Thursday's pork cutout drop, and April and June's bearish premiums to CME's hog index.

Area firm buys European pig pen makers
US - A Kosciusko County farm equipment manufacturer has agreed to buy two European companies to expand its product offerings.

Boehringer Ingelheim Receives APHIS Approval on new Circovirus Vaccine
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) has announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for a new vaccine called Ingelvac® CircoFLEX™ to protect swine against diseases caused by porcine...

Co-Factors Play Huge Role in Circovirus-Associated Disease
NORTH AMERICA - Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been present in the world's pig population a long time. So why is the virus now being blamed for so many mortalities in the Midwest, the Southeast and parts of Canada?

Easily Confused With Ileitis
US - Clinically, PCV2 is easily confused with ileitis. Observations in the U.S. indicate circovirus is linked to enteric effects, according to Dr. John Kolb, biologics manager for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

Global Animal Management Named First Interim Animal Tracking Database Provider for NAIS
US - Global Animal Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has named the company as an interim animal tracking...

USDA Licenses Rhusigen® Erysipelas Vaccine
US - Schering Plough Animal Health Corporation now offers another important tool to help protect the health of pigs.

Boehringer Donates PRRS Risk Assessment Program To Industry
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., last week transferred ownership of its Risk Assessment Program for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to the American Association of swine Veterinarians (AASV).