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Merck and Sanofi-Aventis will maintain separate businesses in animal health
Merck and Sanofi-Aventis announced the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new animal health joint venture by combining Merial, the animal health business of Sanofi-Aventis, with Intervet/Schering-Plough, Merck's animal health unit. As a result, each party will keep its current, separate animal health assets and businesses.
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Is the dairy industry ready to meet changing demands?
The focus on milk quality is increasing, and greater scrutiny at all levels of the dairy supply chain is being seen.
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Advanced Animal Diagnostics raises $11 million in equity financing
Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD), a developer of technologies for the rapid diagnosis of farm animal diseases, announced today that it has closed an $11 million Series B round of equity financing.
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Lextron plans to buy Animal Health International for $111 million
Lextron, Inc., a Colorado-based distributor of livestock vaccines and supplements, said it plans to buy competitor Animal Health International, Inc., for about $111 million in cash.
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Eli Lilly bids for Janssen Animal Health
Eli Lilly and Company, through its animal health division - Elanco,
has made an irrevocable, unconditional offer to acquire the animal health business of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson Company. The action would be applicable to the European Union market.
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Pioneer Hi-Bred announces new inoculant product
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announced its launch of Pioneer® brand 11AFT inoculant, the third product in the revolutionary Pioneer fiber technology platform. This product improves the digestibility of fiber and offers a more consistent, stable silage.
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Attention amateur photographers: Dairy and beef photo contest
Select Sires is looking for new, exciting photos of Select-sired offspring and customers to use in promotions such as calendars, posters, brochures, on the Web site and much more.
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Dean Foods posts loss on charges, dairy segment woes
Dean Foods Co. (DF) swung to a fourth-quarter loss on one-time charges and continuing woes at its dairy business, yet the company sees signs of retail milk prices finally stabilizing.
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EAZI-BREED™ CIDR approved for concurrent use with LUTALYSE
Dairy producers now have a new approved protocol available for the synchronization of estrus in lactating dairy cows. FDA approval has been granted exclusively for the concurrent use of LUTALYSE® (dinoprost tromethamine) Sterile Solution and Eazi-Breed™ CIDR® Cattle Insert in dairy and beef breeding programs.
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Vance Publishing Realigns Protein Division Digital Products
Vance Publishing Corporation’s Protein Division has realigned its digital products to provide industry-leading, in-depth, species-focused content. Subscribers can now connect with the species business information via daily, weekly, ALERT and monthly e-newsletters as well as species specific websites.
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BI: Express Vaccine Expands Reproductive Protection
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. introduces a vaccine that steps beyond conventional reproductive protection. Express® FP 5-VL5 currently provides one of the most complete modified-live virus/bacterin vaccine combinations on the market, and now it offers protection against Leptospira hardjo-bovis.
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- Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
- Wis. lawmakers question challenges to large wells
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Bio-Vet and Keller break ground on new facility
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Class III futures close out quietly last week
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
- Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
