Intervet/Schering-Plough Adds Food Industry Staff
US - Jennie Hodgen, Ph.D., and Bob Giblin, APR, have joined Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health in two newly created positions established to develop the animal health company's relationships within the food chain.

VIV China Now Annual, to Focus on Meat in 2009
CHINA - This year's VIV China will focus on presenting quality and innovations in the Chinese meat industry.

More Visitors Attended VIV Russia 2009
RUSSIA - Visitor numbers were up VIV Russia 2009 despite the worldwide recession.

European Mastitis Panel calls for harmonization of mastitis diagnosis in dairy cattle
THE NETHERLANDS - Harmonization of diagnostic procedures of mastitis (udder infection) in dairy cattle is much needed. This was one of the conclusions drawn at the 2nd annual meeting of the European Mastitis Panel, where an international expert group...

Schering-Plough Flips Switch on 1.7MW Solar System
US - Animal health and pharmaceuticals giant Schering-Plough Corporation has switched on a 1.7 megawatt solar energy system on the roof of its centre in New Jersey.

Pfizer Executive Joins Welfare Group's Committee
US - American Humane Certified has announced that Ann Wilkinson, associate director of global alliances for Pfizer Animal Health (PAH), has been appointed to its Scientific Advisory Committee.

Merial Feed Analyses Now Available For All Breeds
GENERAL — Analyses for residual feed intake (RFI) are now available from IGENITY® for both Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds of cattle. These analyses have been independently researched in the United States, Canada and Australia, and...

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge
GLOBE - Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Merck and Schering-Plough will combine, under the name Merck, in a stock and cash...

Cow Signals Initiative Shows Health
UK - It sounds almost too simple to be true, by watching cow behaviour dairy farmers can make small management changes that may boost production by up to 1000 litres a year.

New Scour Risk Assessment to Cut Disease Costs
GLOBE - A new calf scour disease management initiative has been launched by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.

Zilmax Offers Extended Marketing Window For Cattle Feeders
US - A few days of market fluctuations can have dramatic effects on a feedyard's bottom line, which means marketing flexibility is a valuable asset to a manager.

NCBA Convention: Pfizer and Michigan State Team Up Against BVD
US - Cattle producers in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan are getting a bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) eradication program designed by the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Health.

NCBA Convention: Merial Updates Calf Preconditioning Programme
US - Merial announced that it will offer its Surehealth Limited Warranty when all calves selling at a sale or in load lots directly off a ranch are certified through the company's Surehealth Calf Preconditioning Programme, writes Roy Leidahl for TheCattleSite....

Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth, Creating the World's Premier Biopharmaceutical Company
US - Pfizer and Wyeth today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at $50.19 per share, or a total of approximately $68 billion. The Boards...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health To Co-Sponsor 2009 BVDV Symposium
US - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces its co-sponsorship of the 2009 BVDV Symposium, to be held Jan. 26-27, 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Update New Business
US – Leaders from the US division of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health discussed the new combined company at an event held at this year’s North American Veterinary Conference.

New Safe-Guard Administration Approval Reduces Stress On Cattle, Workers
US - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced the availability of Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) 20% Pre-mix as the first anthelmintic approved by the FDA for administration via free-choice feeding of liquid supplement for the beef and dairy ...

Pneumonia Studies Confirm Value of Batch Treatment
FRANCE - Apparently healthy cattle that are in-contact with pen mates showing signs of pneumonia gain significantly less weight and take longer to finish than animals in completely disease-free housing.

New Bio-Protection Program
HANOVER, GERMANY - CID LINES n.v., the manufacturer of more than 300 cleaning and disinfection chemicals, has extended its range with the BIOPROTEXION BOX, which was launched at EuroTier 2008.

Lower Volume, Easier to Administer Pneumonia Treatment
GENERAL - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched a lower volume, easier-to-administer Nuflor formulation licensed for the treatment and prevention of bacterial pneumonia.