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&lt;/script&gt;</html><description>**************************************************************** Brakke Consulting&rsquo;s Animal Health News &amp; Notes for August 3, 2001 Copyright &copy; Brakke Consulting, Inc. **************************************************************** Company Earnings Releases &gt;&nbsp; Aventis reported that in the first half of 2001, sales by the animal health business Merial rose 10% to &euro; 944 million ($800 million).&nbsp; This figure includes the poultry genetics business. (company press release) &gt;&nbsp; Akzo Nobel reported revenues for Intervet for the second quarter of 2001 were &euro; 282 million ($240 million), an increase of 12% over the second quarter of 2000.&nbsp; Revenues for the first half of 2001 were &euro; 539 million ($460 million), an increase of 10% over the first half of 2000.&nbsp; (company website) &gt;&nbsp; Alpharma Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2001. Animal Pharmaceuticals revenue was basically flat in the second quarter at $81.7 million when compared to the same period last year.&nbsp; Significant increases in swine product sales were offset by declines in poultry product sales.&nbsp; Conditions in the U.S. poultry market, including the impact of reduced customer inventory levels, together with softness in Asian markets, were the cause of the decline.&nbsp; This mix resulted in operating income of $9.2 million, 25% lower than the prior year period.&nbsp; For the six months ended June 30, 2001, Animal Pharmaceuticals revenue was $165.2 million, an increaseView Full Post;</description></oembed>
