The big news last week was Pfizer Animal Health's announcement that it
will purchase poultry biotech Embrex for approximately $155m. The deal
will bring Pfizer back into the poultry business. The company also
officially launched its Porphyromonas Denticanis-Gulae-Salivosa
Bacterin vaccine, which aids in preventing canine periodontitis.
The International Federation of Animal Health (IFAH) also made a big
announcement last week, stating that Novartis Animal Health chief
executive George Gunn has been elected president of the board,
succeeding Pedro Lichtinger. The two year term begins this month.
In other product news, Virbac Animal Health has announced that it will
launch its new IVERHART MAX "broad spectrum" canine heartworm
anthelmintic in the US during the first week of December... IDEXX
Laboratories launched its new "IDEXX Learning Center" website
(www.idexxlearningcenter.com), which provides instant access to
on-demand training courses, web seminars, certification programs, and
event registration... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently
granted full marketing and distribution approval to Synbiotics for its
Flu Detect avian influenza (AIV) test strip kits... US scientists at
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