The French veterinary pharmaceutical group Ceva has acquired a majority share in the US companion animal health business Summit VetPharm LLC. Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, which previously owned the company, will remain a minority shareholder. Summit VetPharm will keep its Rutherford, New Jersey ...

Professional Veterinary Products (PVP), a distributor of animal health products in the US, has filed for voluntary bankruptcy under the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Code. A company statement attributes the decision to file for Chapter 11 to the fact that its “ability to generate profits has been ...

Argenta, the New Zealand animal health company, is to receive $2.1 million of state assistance to develop an improved device to administer multiple doses of drugs to sheep and cattle. The grant aid is through the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST), a New Zealand publicly-funded ...

Merial , the animal health business currently owned by sanofi-aventis, has reported respective revenue growth of 2.5% and 1.5% for the second quarter and half year stages of fiscal 2010. Q2 net sales totaled $667 million, a 2.5% increase on the same period of the 2009 trading year, with a net ...

Natural feed additive supplier Kiotechagil has launched a new broad spectrum toxin binder, with added mould control, which is designed to combat the problem of mycotoxin contamination in feed and raw materials. It says mycotoxins are now widely recognised as being one of the biggest problems ...

Net revenue from the Alpharma Animal Health business totaled $85 million during the second quarter of 2010, compared to $83 million in the second quarter of 2009. Alpharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals, develops, registers, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for ...

The Brazilian launch of the Meriden’s Orego-Stim feed additive range for swine has taken place at the Pork Expo & 5th International Forum on Swine Production in Curitiba. Meriden staff attended this recent event along with the distributor, Imuvet Commercial Ltda. Steve Harris , Managing Director of ...

Australian pharmaceutical company and animal health company Stirling Products reported a net loss of A$5.32 million (US$4.8 million) for the year to June 30th, 2010, compared to a loss of A$5.08 million (US$4.6 million) a year ago. Company revenue was down 33% to A$451,063. No dividend was ...

An in-depth research study in Finland has discovered that Finnish cows prefer silage containing red clover, which also boosts their milk production. However, due to the challenge of cultivating and conserving the crop compared to grass forage, only an estimated one-fifth of the silage used by ...

Net revenue from the Alpharma Animal Health business totaled $85 million during the second quarter of 2010, compared to $83 million in the second quarter of 2009. Alpharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals, develops, registers, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for ...

The Brazilian launch of the Meriden’s Orego-Stim feed additive range for swine has taken place at the Pork Expo & 5th International Forum on Swine Production in Curitiba. Meriden staff attended this recent event along with the distributor, Imuvet Commercial Ltda. Steve Harris , Managing Director of ...

Finland has introduced new feed tables which recommend reduced mineral intakes for feedstuffs intended for pigs, poultry, horses, sheep and fur-producing animals. The revision of mineral requirements published by MTT Agrifood Research is intended to avoid excessive mineral intakes, particularly ...