Insights and Stories on Animal Health

Merck bolsters animal health unit with Allflex deal

Dec. 14, 2018 at 8:35 am CST

Reuters — Merck and Co. said on Friday it will buy privately-held French company Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for livestock, for about 2.1 billion euros (C$3.19 billion) to bolster its fast-growing animal health business. The move affirms the drugmaker’s commitment to the business, which Wall Street analysts […]

Bayer to shed animal health division, others after Monsanto deal

Nov. 29, 2018 at 3:43 pm CST

By Ludwig Burger

AgriRecovery offered for B.C. wildfire costs

Oct. 4, 2018 at 7:48 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Animal health firm Elanco surges on trading debut

Sep. 20, 2018 at 1:45 pm CDT

By Aparajita Saxena

Lilly’s Elanco unit expects IPO to raise up to US$1.45 billion

Sep. 6, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Ankur Banerjee

Public input sought on sustainable beef indicators

Oct. 9, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

Ranchers, consumers and others who have thoughts on how beef and its cattle should be sustainably produced in Canada are asked to speak up again, this time by early November at the latest. The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), in the midst of developing a Verified Sustainable Beef Framework, […]

By Staff

A proper dosage of antibiotics is crucial for efficiency

Sep. 15, 2017 at 11:04 am CDT

When treating cattle with antibiotics, dewormers and other medications, it is important to use the proper dosage — which is generally determined by the weight of the animal. Thus it is crucial to know, not guess the weight. Under-dosing may not give the desired results, and overdosing in some instances […]

By — Heather Smith Thomas

Greig: Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

May. 15, 2017 at 8:45 pm CDT

Animal welfare research is moving beyond identifying what keeps an animal healthy, to focus more on their state of being and their happiness. For years, farmers have justified the way they manage and house animals based on objective measures of their health: disease prevalence, growth rates and feed consumption. Consumer […]

By John Greig

Bayer offers to buy Monsanto in global ag chem shakeout

May. 19, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

Reuters — German drugs and chemicals group Bayer AG made an unsolicited takeover offer for U.S. seeds company Monsanto, aiming to create the world’s biggest agricultural supplier and integrate pesticides and seeds markets. Monsanto disclosed the approach on Wednesday before Bayer confirmed its move, though neither gave the proposed terms. […]

By greg-roumeliotis Mike Stone

Bayer to consider shedding animal health unit

Apr. 12, 2016 at 7:50 pm CDT

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters –– Bayer might look into selling its animal health division if it continues to struggle to find takeover targets for the business, the German drugmaker’s incoming chief executive said. “Animal Health is a business that we have been trying for many years to strengthen strategically, that […]