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Brakke Consulting’s
Animal Health News & Notes for November 26, 2014
Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc.
Editor: Lynn Fondon DVM MBA
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IN THE NEWS:
Brakke Consulting news
OTC Channel
Chinese Animal Health Market
earnings news
Tyson Foods
other news
Abaxis
Merck
Norbrook
Zoetis
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BRAKKE CONSULTING, INC.
CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE CHINESE ANIMAL HEALTH MARKET
In 2012 Brakke Consulting joined forces with VaxiAm, LLC to expand its consulting services into the Chinese Animal Health Market. Since that time we have made significant advances in finding partners for companies desiring to provide products and services to the expanding Chinese Animal Health Market.
If you’re interested in exploring how Brakke Consulting can assist your firm in entering the Chinese Animal Health market, contact Ron Brakke or Jane Morgan at Brakke Consulting, 972-243-4033.
www.BrakkeConsulting.com
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COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES
> Tyson Foods Inc. reported financial results for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014. Sales increased 9% to $37.6 billion. Net income increased 10% to $864 million. (company website)
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COMPANY NEWS RELEASES
> Zoetis Inc. announced the reintroduction of Zoamix (zoalene), a versatile synthetic anticoccidial for the prevention and control of coccidiosis in broilers and turkeys. Formerly produced by Alpharma, Zoamix was used by the U.S. broiler and turkey industries for more than four decades before leaving the market in 2005 due to shortage of a key ingredient. (company press release)
> Norbrook announced it has appointed a new chief executive. Liam Nagle will take over the firm in February 2015. The company lost its founder and previous chief executive, Edward Haughey, Lord Ballyedmond, in an aviation tragedy in March of this year. Mr Nagle joins Norbrook from the Dublin-based SISK Group where he has been chief executive, and latterly chairman, of the firm’s construction and healthcare businesses. (Animal Pharm)
> UK Abaxis, Inc. announced the completion of a stock purchase agreement to acquire 100% of QCR & Trio Diagnostics Limited, a United Kingdom based distribution organization. Financial terms were not disclosed. (PRNewswire)
> UK MSD Animal Health (Merck) announced European approval for its Porcilis PCV M Hyo vaccine, a ready-to-use single-injection combination vaccine that protects piglets against Porcine Circovirus (PCV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections during the fattening period. (Animal Pharm)
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ANIMAL HEALTH NEWS
> US – TURKEY GENOME A project launched in 2008 to map the entire turkey genome is nearing completion, with more than 95% of the genome sequence now in place, according to an announcement from the Poultry Science Assn. (PSA). Funding for the turkey genome sequencing project was provided primarily by the USDA’s National Institute of Food & Agriculture Animal Genome Program. (Feedstuffs)
> US – RENAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS Researchers from Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new biomarker called “SDMA” that can provide earlier identification of chronic kidney disease in cats. This biomarker was able to identify the onset of kidney disease in cats on average 17 months earlier than any existing approach, and in at least one case four years earlier. The findings were published in The Veterinary Journal by researchers from OSU and IDEXX Laboratories. (AVMA SmartBrief – Phys.org)
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BRAKKE CONSULTING, INC.
UNDERSTANDING THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET
Whether your business is considering the OTC channels for new business opportunities or you have been distributing in the OTC channels for years, Brakke Consulting’s team can provide significant and quality assistance to businesses seeking to learn more about the details of the OTC channels of distribution. If you are looking for meaningful insights into the OTC channels, the trends found there, and the opportunities that exist, contact our Dallas office or Joel Adamson at jadamson@brakkeconsulting.com.
www.BrakkeConsulting.com
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BRAKKE CONSULTING VIEWPOINT
The consultants and staff at Brakke Consulting wish all of our US friends and clients an enjoyable and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
Ron Brakke
Joel Adamson
Ken Berkholtz
Lynn Fondon
David Goodnight
Jay Lockhart
John Mannhaupt
Susan Mannhaupt
Jessica Montgomery
Jane Morgan
Kevin Scott
John Volk
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