30 July 2010
An animal charity in the United Kingdom is predicting that half the country’s dogs will die of obesity and suffer painful and early deaths because their owners let them become too fat.
The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) said the canine obesity epidemic has reached alarming levels, ...
30 July 2010
Following a very strong first quarter (Animal Pharm No 685, p4) the French animal health group Virbac 's unaudited consolidated net sales for the second quarter totalled €147.9m. This represents a 12.6% growth on the equivalent period last year. All regions recorded a double digit organic growth, ...
30 July 2010
The Miyazaki prefectural government in the south east of Japan has lifted its state of emergency concerning foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which had broken out among livestock in the region.
The state of emergency was officially ended on midnight July 26 by Miyazaki Governor
Hideo ...
29 July 2010
Pfizer Animal Health has launched a dedicated Equine Business Unit to provide a higher level of service and a comprehensive range of products to equine vets across the United Kingdom.
Created following the merger with Fort Dodge, the Pfizer Equine Business Unit is headed by
Ben Lacey
, who has ...
29 July 2010
A United Kingdom food supplement company Proto-col says it has come up with a new product to improve the bone health and joints of companion animals.
Proto-col claims to have discovered that giving pets 2/3 collagen capsules a day is effective in maintaining bone health and reducing muscular pain ...
29 July 2010
Livestock contribute 40% of global agricultural output and support the livelihoods and food security of almost one billion people. Rapidly rising incomes and urbanization, combined with population growth, are driving demand for meat and other animal products in many developing countries.
Since the ...
29 July 2010
Bayer Animal Health has stated its intention to tackle pig diseases head on with a particular emphasis on preventing the gut ailment coccidiosis which is prevalent in most parts of the world where the swine sector operates.
This common disease is believed to be present in the majority of swine ...
28 July 2010
The world’s largest animal health business is starting to take shape with the announcement of a name and a chief executive for the new company.
The joint venture business formed by the French multinational sanofi-aventis and Merck & Co , headquartered in the US, combines sanofi-aventis’ Merial with ...
28 July 2010
The French animal health company Vétoquinol has agreed a distribution partnership to market its Zylkene (decapeptide) companion animal stress relief product in North America.
It has contracted Orsco Laboratoire Vétérinaire to bring the product to customers in these markets. The product has been ...
26 July 2010
Andrew Rosindell
, a member of the United Kingdom Parliament , has launched an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the compulsory microchipping of dogs. He claims the policy would have a significant and positive welfare impact on dogs. It would assist in the return of stray and stolen dogs to their ...
26 July 2010
Two United States senators have joined forces to introduce a tax plan that would bring more veterinarians to rural areas of the country.
Senator Tim Johnson
, South Dakota, and
Senator Mike Crapo
, Idaho, are behind the bid to create legislation designed to reduce the shortage of veterinarians in ...
26 July 2010
Elanco Animal Health , a division of Eli Lilly and Company , has reported an 18% increase in revenues for the second quarter of 2009.
The company says that global sales of its animal health products were $324.2 million in the three months to June 30th 2010, 18% up on the $275.4m from Q2 2009.
US ...
23 July 2010
Work by the World Society for the Protection Animals (WSPA) has seen the body evolve from an animal charity to a highly professional organization geared up to react to international disasters where the lives of animals can be saved.
Speaking at an Animal Health Information Specialists (AHIS) ...
23 July 2010
Russia is suffering from its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) since 2006 after the virus was found in livestock near the Chinese border, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
The virus infected 112 cattle and four pigs and was located 7.5 miles from the border, ...
23 July 2010
The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) and United States company Elanco have both said they support the scientific progress the growth promoting feed ingredient ractopamine, made at the latest session of the Commission of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health ...
