Skretting, the fish feed business of the Dutch animal nutrition company Nutreco , is spending €20 million ($27 million) on an upgrade of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia, The investment will double the factory’s capacity, enabling the company to meet future demand for salmon, trout, ...

The Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VH) Group plans to set up a poultry vaccine manufacturing facility in the Canton of Jura in Switzerland, the first such initiative by an Indian company. The VH Group expects the new unit to provide a “stepping stone” for planned growth in Europe. The new unit, which is ...

The European Commission will award grants worth a total of €18 million ($24.5 million) to research projects studying influenza in pigs and humans. A call for research proposals in July last year resulted in 17 applications for funding, of which the Commission has chosen four. The European ...

The US pet products industry registered a 5.4% growth in 2009, according to a survey by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). The assessment shows that pet owners spent $45.5 billion last year, compared to $43.2 billion in 2008, and that the sector leading the trend was health care, with an ...

Bayer's Animal Health Division, part of The German multinational Bayer Group's Consumer Health business segment, has reported a 1.5% growth in annual sales for the 2009 financial year. The company made revenues of €977 million, a 1.5% increase (1% after currency adjustments) on the €963m from 2008. ...

Farmabase, a Brazilian animal health company specializing in veterinary products for swine and poultry, has changed its internal structure, with one of its partners, Paulo Machado , having acquired single ownership of the business. The company is also launching a new antimicrobial for swine, ...

After reducing the vaccination schedule of its foot and mouth disease (FMD) control program from two annual doses to only one in 2009, the Brazilian state of Paraná is planning to stop vaccinating cattle altogether. The state currently has approximately 9 million head of cattle, half of them under ...

The Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VH) Group plans to set up a poultry vaccine manufacturing facility in the Canton of Jura in Switzerland, the first such initiative by an Indian company. The VH Group expects the new unit to provide a “stepping stone” for planned growth in Europe. The new unit, which is ...

China is to tighten its animal feed regulations in a move to protect animal and human health, in the wake of some well publicized breakdowns, reports the China Daily newspaper. Common problems affecting the industry include the use of illegal feed additives and ingredients, failure to meet minimum ...

Bayer's Animal Health Division, part of The German multinational Bayer Group's Consumer Health business segment, has reported a 1.5% growth in annual sales for the 2009 financial year. The company made revenues of €977 million, a 1.5% increase (1% after currency adjustments) on the €963m from 2008. ...

Pfizer Animal Health has received approval to market Improvac in Japan, the company has announced. The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fishery (JMAFF) considers the product, a “boar taint” vaccine offered as an alternative to the physical castration of pigs, safe and effective for use ...

Skretting, the fish feed business of the Dutch animal nutrition company Nutreco , is spending €20 million ($27 million) on an upgrade of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia, The investment will double the factory’s capacity, enabling the company to meet future demand for salmon, trout, ...

Pfizer Animal Health has developed a vaccine to control sexual and aggressive behaviour in cattle. It has been launched in New Zealand, the first country market to approve its use. The vaccine, to be marketed under the Bopriva brand name, is designed to aid the management of cattle in beef ...