Insights and Stories on Animal Health

American company to debut eggs from in-ovo sexed chicken flock

Dec. 17, 2024 at 1:43 pm CST

American company NestFresh will begin marketing eggs from in-ovo sexed chickens next year, a feat it's touting as a leap forward for animal welfare.

Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Anti-activist bill back before Commons committee

Oct. 5, 2023 at 10:26 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Vietnam approves commercial use of first African swine fever vaccines

Jul. 24, 2023 at 11:55 am CDT

By Khanh Vu

Second activist investor buys into Elanco

Mar. 3, 2021 at 5:36 pm CST

By Reuters

Elanco Animal Health wins U.S. approval to buy Bayer unit

Jul. 15, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Elanco Animal Health has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Bayer’s animal health business on condition that it sell assets to treat three ailments, two in dogs and one in cattle, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. The deal was valued at $7.6 billion when […]

By Reuters

Elanco forgoes Canadian poultry insecticide rights for Bayer deal

Jul. 14, 2020 at 6:32 pm CDT

Reuters — Elanco Animal Health has decided against acquiring Bayer’s Canadian distribution rights to several poultry insecticides, Canada’s Competition Bureau said on Tuesday, as it looks to complete a $7.6-billion deal. The U.S.-based company will also divest its canine ear infection treatment product Osurnia and Bayer’s feline dewormer Profender to […]

By Reuters

Elanco gets EU’s conditional antitrust OK for Bayer deal

Jun. 8, 2020 at 8:30 pm CDT

Reuters/Staff — Elanco Animal Health secured antitrust clearance on Monday from the European Union to buy Bayer’s veterinary drugs unit, after pledging to sell some products to address competition concerns about the US$7.6 billion deal. The European Commission said the companies will sell either Elanco or Bayer’s products or those […]

By GFM Staff Reuters

Zoetis buys livestock data management firm

Apr. 11, 2020 at 1:19 am CDT

The producer of livestock drugs such as Draxxin, Bovatec and Excede is buying space in the “precision livestock farming” market with a deal for a U.S. livestock data management firm. New Jersey-based Zoetis, which makes drugs and vaccines for the beef and dairy cattle, equine, swine, poultry and sheep sectors […]

By GFM Staff

Federal Tories pledge to postpone new livestock transport rules

Oct. 12, 2019 at 12:37 am CDT

A federal Conservative government would postpone major amendments to animal health regulations dealing with livestock transport, otherwise due to come into effect in February next year. Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives on Friday released a platform promising a number of regulatory changes of interest to grain and livestock producers ahead of the […]

By GFM Staff

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