1.0Site da Brakke Consultinghttps://brakkeconsulting.com/ptrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zcZP9OMUT4"><a href="https://brakkeconsulting.com/pt/22345/">Notícias e notas sobre saúde animal de 18 de janeiro de 2002</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://brakkeconsulting.com/pt/22345/embed/#?secret=zcZP9OMUT4" width="600" height="338" title="“Animal Health News & Notes for January 18, 2002” — Brakke Consulting Website" data-secret="zcZP9OMUT4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://brakkeconsulting.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>**************************************************************** Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for January 18, 2002 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. **************************************************************** Company News Releases >  Novartis has acquired U.S. biologicals firms Grand Laboratories Inc and ImmTech Biologics Inc, marking its entry into the world’s largest farm animal vaccine market. It did not give a purchase price. Novartis, whose animal health division had 2000 sales of 1.08 billion Swiss francs ($647.5 million), said the two firms, which target the cattle and pig health markets, had 2001 sales of $33 million.  Novartis said in a statement the two firms complemented each other and had an “exciting” development portfolio in what it called important disease areas.  (Reuters) >  Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. announced that it has reached agreement with its bondholders to significantly reduce the amount of its outstanding debt.  The transaction, which was finalized on December 21, 2001, reduced the Company’s debt from $176 million to $58 million.  Doskocil now operates as a private company.  Doskocil’s holders of 10 1/8 percent notes due 2007 voted unanimously to exchange debt for minority ownership in the Company.  The agreement also provided for the majority owner, Westar Capital. to make an additional investment in the Company.  Further, Doskocil revised its senior credit facility in cooperation with its existing eleven-member bank group led by Bank of America (Dallas). (BusinessView Full Post;