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Animal Health News & Notes for March 17, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for March 17, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* COMING SOON – 2006 PAIN MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS REPORT see below for details IN THE NEWS: earnings news Alpharma Digital Angel Novozymes Ouro Fino PETCO Provimi other news Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Daploma Del Monte Digital Angel EcoSMART Technologies GeneThera Milk Bone Nutricion Avanzada Omnipharm Ritchey Sergeant’s Virbac ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Alpharma announced results for the fourth quarter 2005. Animal Health fourth quarter revenues increased 8.4% to $91 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. Revenue growth was driven primarily by strong sales in US livestock markets. For the year 2005, Animal Health revenues increased 3.2% to $325 million. (PRNewswire) > Digital Angel Corporation announced results for its year ended December 31, 2005. Full year 2005 revenues for the Animal Applications division were a $36 million, up 39% over 2004 revenues. The company reported a 110% increase in year-over-year sales of electronic RFID products for livestock, as well as a 25% increase in 2005 domestic pet chip unit sales over 2004. (company website) > PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 ended January 28, 2006.
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March 17, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for March 10, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for March 10, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Bayer CEVA Embrex other news Alpharma Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Clorox Henry Schein Intervet KMG Chemicals Lucky Litter Microgy NLS Animal Health Swift and Co. ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Bayer reported results for the year 2005. Animal Health group sales were EUR 856 million ($1,014 million), an increase of 9% compared to 2004. The increase was mainly the result of strong performance by Advantage product line in the US. Also contributing to growth were the launch of Advocate and Profender parasiticides in Europe and Canada. (company website) > CEVA Sante Animale reported results for the full year 2005. The CEVA veterinary pharmaceutical group finished the 2005 financial year on consolidated turnover of EUR 271 million ($321 million), up 17.3% on 2004. On the same consolidation basis, turnover was up 7%. The Group achieved an exceptional performance in Europe with a special mention for the countries of Northern and Central Europe. Growth in Latin America and Asia also contributed to CEVA’s excellent results over the financial year as a whole. (company press release) > Embrex, Inc. announced financial results for the full
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March 10, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for March 3, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for March 3, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Dechra Del Monte PetSmart Sanderson Farms Smithfield Foods other news Acambis Aspen Pet Products Del Monte Hartz Iams Intervet Meow Mix Merial Monsanto Novartis Veterinary Products Laboratories ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Dechra posted an 11% rise in half year revenue, citing strong market conditions and further penetration of its products in the veterinary market. Revenue for the six months to December 2005 rose 11% to GBP 116.1 million ($200 million) from GBP 104.3 million, while pre-tax profit was 9% higher at GBP 5.2 million ($9 million). (Sharecast) > Del Monte Foods Company reported results for the third quarter ended January 29, 2006. Pet Products net sales were $227.3 million, an increase of 1.9% over net sales of $223.0 million in the prior year period. The increase was driven primarily by increased volume from new products in the pet snacks and dry dog food businesses. (Business Wire) > PetSmart, Inc. reported results for the fiscal year 2005 ended January 29, 2006. PetSmart generated $3.76 billion in net sales in 2005, up 12% from $3.36 billion in net sales a year ago. Comparable
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March 3, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for February 24, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for February 24, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Maple Leaf Foods Nestle Nutreco VCA Antech Webster Veterinary Supply other news Abbott AFP Imaging Biomune Breeder’s Choice Central Garden & Pet Centrus Int’l Ceva DACO Laboratories Hartville Group Hypor Intervet Masterfeeds Neogen (Centrus) Neogen (Ideal Instruments) Nutreco S&M NuTec Target ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Nestle reported results for the full year 2005. Sales for Petcare were CHF 10,569 million ($8,032 million), representing organic growth of 5.2%. Petcare products achieved market share gains in most categories and key markets. Cat Chow Indoor Formula, a newly launched product in the US, achieved sales of CHF 125 million ($95 million) in its first year. (company press release) > Patterson Companies, Inc. reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 ended January 28. Sales of the Webster Veterinary Supply unit increased 14% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 to $80.8 million. (Business Wire) > VCA Antech, Inc. reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005 as follows: revenue increased 24.6% to $839.7 million; and reported net income was $67.8 million. Excluding an after-tax charge of $11.7 million for debt retirement
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February 24, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for February 17, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for February 17, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: other news ABAXIS Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica IMI Global Merial (Surehealth) Merial (IGENITY) Nutro Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Pfizer ******************************************************************* AnimalHealthJobs.com Have you visited the site lately? AnimalHealthJobs.com currently has 46 jobs posted, including a number of jobs in food animal or equine areas. Several jobs for veterinarians with advanced degrees or certification are also available. If you haven’t visited AnimalHealthJobs.com lately, stop by and see why we’re the industry’s leading source for helping animal health professionals find the jobs they’re looking for! www.AnimalHealthJobs.com ******************************************************************* COMPANY NEWS RELEASES > Merial and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica announced a partnership between the Merial SureHealth Calf Preconditioning Program and IMI Global. The partnership will offer cattle producers source and age verification for cattle enrolled in the SureHealth Program via IMI’s patent-pending program, USVerified SupplyVerified. (company press release) > Merial announced the launch of IGENITY ParentMATCH MiltiSIRE test, which can identify parentage in multiple-sire settings and help calculate within-herd expected progeny differences for economically important traits. (company press release) > India’s Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited announced the signing of a long term Master Research and Development
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February 17, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for February 10, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for February 10, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Bioniche Gold Kist ImmuCell Intervet Premium Standard Farms other news Bayer Intervet Land O’Lakes Moark PetArk PetSmart Pfizer Renessen ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Akzo Nobel reported financial results for the year 2005. Intervet produced strong results in 2005 with revenues increasing by 7% to EUR 1,094 million ($1,295 million). The business’ performance was boosted by efficiency improvements in manufacturing, supply chain, and marketing, resulting in an EBIT of EUR 238 million ($282 million), up 29% from 2004. For the quarter, Intervet reported revenues of EUR 278 million ($329 million), an increase of 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. (company website) > Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. released results for its second quarter of fiscal 2006 ended December 31, 2005. Animal Health sales for the quarter were C$6.1 million (US$5.2 million), an increase of 9% compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The increase reflected increased sales of Folltropin-V across all market jurisdictions. (company website) > ImmuCell Corporation announced the results of its operations for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2005. For the three
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February 10, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for February 3, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for February 3, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Central Garden & Pet Fort Dodge Merial MWI Schering-Plough Spectrum Brands Tyson other news Advanstar Animal Profiling International Aspen Pet Products Central Garden & Pet Dermapet Diamond Pet Food Doskocil Dow AgroSciences Intervet Merial (firocoxib) Merial (IGENITY) Professional Cattle Consultants ******************************************************************* ANIMAL AGRICULTURAL ALLIANCE FIFTH ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT MARCH 20 – 22, 2006 The Animal Agriculture Alliance (Alliance) announced its Fifth Annual Stakeholders Summit to be held March 20-22, 2006 at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. The theme for the upcoming Summit is “Animal Welfare, Antibiotics and Activism: Leadership, Action and Solutions to Challenging Issues.” The program builds off last year’s success and will include prominent speakers on key topics including: – The importance of leadership in successful animal welfare and anti-terror initiatives – Consumers’ views about animal welfare – Advances in animal welfare – International animal welfare standards – Domestic regulatory initiatives – The legal status of animals and efforts to change their status – Ways to improve media relations For more information, please visit the Alliance website at www.animalagalliance.org ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Merck reported
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February 3, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for January 27, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for January 27, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news ABAXIS Elanco Hill’s IDEXX PetMed Express Pilgrim’s Pride Virbac SA other news Adisseo Drew Scientific eMerge Filozoo InVivo Pan American Vet Labs Pfizer Synbiotics ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Eli Lilly reported results for the fourth quarter and year 2005. Worldwide sales of animal health division Elanco in the fourth quarter were $251 million, which was flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2004. For the full year of 2005, animal health sales increased 8%, to $864 million. (company website) > IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. reported that revenue for the fourth quarter of 2005 increased 16% to $167 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. Companion Animal Group (“CAG”) revenue for the fourth quarter of 2005 increased 16% to $136 million. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 16% to $638 million. Companion Animal Group revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 16% to $521 million. (company website) > Virbac SA reported results for the year 2005. Provisional net sales were EUR 373 million ($442 million), an increase of 10% compared to 2004 (6% in constant scope
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January 27, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for January 20, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for January 20, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* LAST WEEKEND FOR EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT ON NEW YORK CITY OVERVIEW! See below for details IN THE NEWS: earnings news Cargill Pfizer other news Boehringer Ingelheim Central Garden & Pet (Farnam) Central Garden & Pet (Kaytee) Diamond Pet Foods Farnam Hartville Group Intervet Kaytee Multimin USA Nutramax Labs Pettags.com PRN Pharmacal Pulse NeedleFree Systems ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Pfizer reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. Animal Health sales for the fourth quarter were $630 million, an increase of 11% compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. Animal Health sales for the year 2005 were $2,206 million, an increase of 13% compared to the prior year. (company website) > Cargill reported net earnings of $495 million for the 2006 second quarter ended Nov. 30, up 19% from $415 million in the same period a year ago, excluding the $597 million, noncash net gain realized in last year’s second quarter related to the formation of The Mosaic Company. In the first six months, Cargill earned $999 million, a 10% increase from $910 million a year ago excluding the one-time net gain. (company website)
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January 20, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for January 13, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for January 13, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: other news Bioject Bioniche Cal-Maine Green Forest Egg GTC Biotherapeutics IDEXX Merial Nestle Purina PetScreen Phytopharm Schering-Plough VETCO ******************************************************************* ANIMAL AGRICULTURAL ALLIANCE FIFTH ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT MARCH 20 – 22, 2006 The Animal Agriculture Alliance (Alliance) announced its Fifth Annual Stakeholders Summit to be held March 20-22, 2006 at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. The theme for the upcoming Summit is “Animal Welfare, Antibiotics and Activism: Leadership, Action and Solutions to Challenging Issues.” The program builds off last year’s success and will include prominent speakers on key topics including: – The importance of leadership in successful animal welfare and anti-terror initiatives – Consumers’ views about animal welfare – Advances in animal welfare – International animal welfare standards – Domestic regulatory initiatives – The legal status of animals and efforts to change their status – Ways to improve media relations For more information, please visit the Alliance website at www.animalagalliance.org ******************************************************************* COMPANY NEWS RELEASES > Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. announced that it has entered into three project agreements with Merial Ltd. As part of these agreements, Bioject will perform feasibility analyses for a
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January 13, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for January 6, 2006
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for January 6, 2006 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* JUMP TO: earnings news Neogen other news A & G Pharmaceuticals ABAXIS Butler Intervet Lifelearn OurPet’s Company PetCARE TV Pets Best Pet Zone Products Universal Medical Systems Vetstream ******************************************************************* COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Neogen Corporation announced that its net income for the second quarter of FY 2006 (ended Nov. 30) was $2.2 million, an increase of 32% from the previous year’s second quarter and a quarterly record for the 23-year-old company. Second quarter revenues increased 7% to $18.3 million, also a quarterly record. Neogen’s Animal Safety Division led the company’s second quarter revenue increase, with sales up 8% to $10.4 million in FY 2006. (company press release) ******************************************************************* 58th Annual International Poultry Expo January 25 – 27, 2006 Atlanta The 58th Annual International Poultry Expo will return to the Georgia World Congress Center Jan. 25-27, bringing with it nearly 800 exhibitors and an estimated attendance of 18,000 poultry industry leaders from more than 95 countries. The IPE is the world’s largest trade show for the poultry and egg industry. All segments of the industry are represented: feed milling, hatchery, live production, marketing, processing, further processing, and all
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January 6, 2006
Animal Health News & Notes for December 30, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for December 30, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE BRAKKE CONSULTING 2006 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW New session added in New York City! See below for details IN THE NEWS: other news Avidis Crucell Evialis First Priority Fort Dodge Merial (Crucell) Merial (Avidis) Milk-Bone Monti Foods Nosan ******************************************************************* COMPANY NEWS RELEASES > Crucell N.V. announced that it has signed a second PER.C6 research license agreement with Merial. The non-exclusive agreement allows Merial to use the PER.C6 cell line for the development of gene therapy in a specific field of companion animal medicine and includes an option for a commercial license agreement. The new agreement follows the October 2004 licensing deal which allows Merial to utilize PER.C6 for the development and commercialization of veterinary vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease. Financial details were not disclosed. (Faz.net) > Merial announced an agreement with Avidis (of France) giving Merial the right to use Avidis’ aXent technology to develop adjuvant-free recombinant vaccines for two unspecified diseases. The agreement includes the possibility of acquiring exclusive rights through further license agreements. Financial terms were not disclosed. (Animal Pharm) > The FDA amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of
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December 30, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for December 22, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for December 22, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE BRAKKE CONSULTING 2006 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW New session added in New York City! See below for details IN THE NEWS: other news Biovet Central Garden & Pet Compagnie Internationale de Volailles Diamond Pet Foods GeneSeek Hendrix Genetics Intervet Intra Merial Neogen UCB Webster Veterinary Supply ****************************************************************** ORDER YOUR ANIMAL HEALTH DIRECTORY NOW Each year, Brakke Consulting produces a directory of the leading animal health manufacturers, distributors and service providers in the US. The 2006 Directory will be shipping in early 2006. For pricing and to order the Directory, please email Jane Morgan at jmorgan@brakkeconsulting.com or call 972-243-4033. ******************************************************************* COMPANY NEWS RELEASES > GeneSeek, Inc. and Merial Limited announced an agreement to conduct large-scale DNA genotyping in cattle. The two companies are collaborating to develop seamless and high-throughput platforms to support research and for commercial diagnostic purposes, including sample collection, sample preparation, SNP genotyping, data processing and data management. Cattle producers will be able to use this information for advanced management and breeding of cattle to optimize efficiencies. (company press release) > Huvepharma Inc. announced the completion of subsidiary Biovet’s acquisition of three
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December 22, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for December 16, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for December 16, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE BRAKKE CONSULTING 2006 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Last day to receive early-registration discount is SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18! see below for details IN THE NEWS: other news Bayer Bioniche Cross Vetpharm Ecolab First Priority Genus Omega Protein (up for sale) Omega Protein (equine supplement) Sygen Virbac Vita Flex ****************************************************************** ANIMALHEALTHJOBS.COM December 15, 2005: One Year Anniversary! Looking for a change in the new year? Come see the 40+ available open positions at www.AnimalHealthJobs.com. ******************************************************************* COMPANY NEWS RELEASES > Bayer announced that Gunnar Riemann, head of the Animal Health division, will become head of the Pharmaceuticals division. His successor will be Peter Nicklin, presently responsible for business development at Bayer HealthCare. (Forbes.com) > Virbac Corporation announced that Virbac S.A. has made a proposal to acquire the 39.7% outstanding shares of common stock not already owned by Virbac S.A. or its subsidiaries for $4.15 per share in cash, representing an aggregate all cash purchase price of approximately $37.0 million. Virbac S.A., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Interlab S.A.S. (“Interlab”), is the largest stockholder of Virbac Corporation and is the beneficial owner of approximately 60.3% of Virbac Corporation’s
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December 16, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for December 9, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for December 9, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* 2005 FLEA & HEARTWORM REPORT NOW AVAILABLE! TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE BRAKKE CONSULTING 2006 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW IN THE NEWS: earnings news Central Garden & Pet Provimi Sanderson Farms other news Cimbix IDEXX (QC panel) IDEXX (NSAID panel) On4 Communications Pets Best PGI Phibro Siemens ****************************************************************** ANIMALHEALTHJOBS.COM One Year Anniversary is December 15, 2005! AnimalHealthJobs.com currently has over 40 job opportunities in the animal health field posted online. – 30 + in Sales – 10 + for Veterinarians in technical services, sales or research Visit www.animalhealthjobs.com and see if we have something for you! ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Central Garden & Pet Company announced fourth quarter and full year results for its fiscal year ended September 24, 2005. Net sales for fiscal 2005 for the Pet Products division were $639 million, an increase of 12% from $569 million in fiscal 2004. (company website, 10K) > Provimi reported turnover for the first nine months of 2005. Revenues fell 2.7% to EUR 1.2 billion ($US 1.5 billion), mainly due to the knock-on effect of low raw material prices. (Animal Pharm) > Sanderson
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December 9, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for December 3, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for December 3, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* 2005 FLEA & HEARTWORM REPORT NOW AVAILABLE! See below TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2006 OVERVIEW See below IN THE NEWS: earnings news Del Monte Smithfield Foods other news Adisseo Avian Technology Int’l Cedara Software Eklin Innolytics Kemin Lohmann Animal Health Novartis Provimi Radio Systems Reilor Holdings Vetsuite ViaGen ZAO Rybflotprom ****************************************************************** ORDER YOUR ANIMAL HEALTH DIRECTORY NOW Each year, Brakke Consulting produces a directory of the leading animal health manufacturers, distributors and service providers in the US. The 2006 Directory is now available for purchase. For pricing and to order the Directory, please email Jane Morgan at jmorgan@brakkeconsulting.com or call 972-243-4033. ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Del Monte Foods Company reported results for the second quarter ended October 30, 2005. For the second quarter, Pet Products net sales were $208.8 million, a decrease of 4.0% versus the prior year period. The decline in Pet Products net sales was driven primarily by an expected decrease in volume from existing products as compared to the prior year period, which included the positive volume impact of the fiscal 2005 9Lives restage and Kibbles ’n Bits wet
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December 3, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for November 23, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for November 23, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2006 OVERVIEW PRE-ORDER 2005 FLEA & HEARTWORM REPORT NOW TO RECEIVE EARLY-BIRD PRICE – LAST WEEK! IN THE NEWS: earnings news Gold Kist Hartville Group PETCO Virbac Corp. Webster Veterinary Supply other news AgInfoLink Bayer IDEXX Intervet JAKKS Meow Mix Merial ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Virbac Corporation reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. For the quarter, net income was $0.6 million on revenues of $20.1 million, compared to net income of $0.4 million on revenues of $19.5 million in the third quarter of 2004. The company reported net income of $3.0 million on revenues of $61.2 million for the nine-month period, compared to net income of $0.6 million on revenues of $59.2 million in the same year ago period. (company website) > PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended Oct. 29, 2005. Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 were $492.3 million, an increase of 8.1% over the third quarter of 2004. Comparable store net sales for the period increased 1.5%. Sales in the Company’s services
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November 23, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for November 18, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for November 18, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2006 OVERVIEW see below for details PRE-ORDER 2005 FLEA & HEARTWORM REPORT NOW TO RECEIVE EARLY-BIRD PRICE see below for details IN THE NEWS: earnings news PetSmart Tyson Foods other news Allerca Digital Angel First Pet Life GeneSentinel Hartz Consumer Group IDEXX Merial Orchid Cellmark Schering-Plough Spectrum Brands ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > PetSmart, Inc. reported net income of $31.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. That compares with net income of $31.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. PetSmart generated net sales of $908 million in the third quarter, up 9.8% from $827 million during the same period in 2004. Comparable store sales grew 2.4% in the third quarter, compared with 6.7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2004. (Business Wire) > Tyson Foods Inc. reported sales and profits for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2005. Sales declined slightly from $26.44 billion to $26.01 billion. Profits dropped more substantially, from $403 million to $353 million, or about 12%. (Meating Place) ******************************************************************* BRAKKE CONSULTING, INC. COMING SOON! 2005 FLEA & HEARTWORM MARKETS REPORT
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November 18, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for November 11, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for November 11, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Alpharma Bayer Bioniche CEVA Doane Pet Care Evialis MWI Veterinary Supply Peptech Pilgrim’s Pride Premium Standard Farms Ridley Tetra United Industries other news Balchem Minerals Bamboo Chelated Minerals Cross Vetpharm Incept GmbH Pfizer ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Bayer reported results for the third quarter of 2005. Animal Health sales increased 8.7% to EUR 212 million ($255 million), due primarily to good results in the Advantage line. Sales for the first nine months were EUR 640 million ($770 million), an increase of 7% compared the comparable period in 2004. (company website) > Alpharma Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Third quarter Animal Health revenues increased 7% to $79.6 million compared to $74.6 million in 2004. Excluding the positive impact of foreign currency and revenues related to the Aquatics operation which was sold in the third quarter of 2004, revenues grew 8%. Revenue growth was driven by strong sales in US livestock markets and in the European region. (PRNewswire) > CEVA Sante Animale announced results for the first 9 months of the year 2005. Turnover reached EUR
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November 11, 2005
Animal Health News & Notes for November 4, 2005
printer friendly version ******************************************************************* Brakke Consulting’s Animal Health News & Notes for November 4, 2005 Copyright © Brakke Consulting, Inc. Editor: Lynn Fondon, DVM, MBA ******************************************************************* IN THE NEWS: earnings news Digital Angel Embrex Hill’s other news Advanced ID Banfield Bovigen DermaPet Genus Pet Hungaria Provimi Sygen Syngenta Animal Nutrition Zymetrics ****************************************************************** COMPANY EARNINGS RELEASES > Colgate-Palmolive Company announced results for third quarter 2005. Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s unit volume grew 4.0% in the third quarter and dollar sales rose 7.0% to $374 million. Innovative new products contributing to growth in the US specialty retail channel during the quarter include Science Diet Canine Lamb & Rice Large Breed, Science Diet Canine Small Bites and Science Diet Indoor Cat pet foods. In the US veterinary channel, sales of new Prescription Diet Canine j/d continue to exceed expectations. (company press release) > Embrex, Inc., announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. For the quarter, consolidated revenues were $13.3 million, a 4% increase compared to the third quarter of 2004. Total net income for the third quarter of 2005 was $0.7 million, compared to net income of $0.8 million for the same quarter in 2004. The decrease in third quarter 2005 net income as compared to the same period in 2004 was primarily due
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