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&lt;/script&gt;</html><description>*********************************************************************** Brakke Consulting&rsquo;s Animal Health News &amp; Notes for August 20, 1999 &#xF0FC;&nbsp;Akzo Nobel acquired Hoechst Roussel Vet last week for $718 million.&nbsp; The combined sales of Intervet and Hoechst will be an estimated $920 million, placing it in the top 5 animal health companies worldwide. &#xF0FC;&nbsp;Proctor &amp; Gamble acquired The IAMS Co. last week for about $2.3 billion.&nbsp; IAMS sales are approximately $800 million worldwide. &#xF0FC;&nbsp;Synbiotics Corp. announced revenues of $8.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, a decrease of 7% over the prior year. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 1999 was $19.2 million, a 7% increase over the prior year six month period. &#xF0FC;&nbsp;Synbiotics launched ReproCHEK, a new in-clinic canine pregnancy test.&nbsp; The test detects pregnancy 21-25 days post-breeding. &#xF0FC;&nbsp;Pfizer received two FDA approvals.&nbsp; Zeniquen, a canine fluoroquinolone, is available now; Revolution, a once-monthly flea adulticide and heartworm preventative, will be available in September. &#xF0FC;&nbsp;PetMedExpress.com announced record net sales of $10.3 million for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, up 184% over last year&rsquo;s net sales. Net income for the period was $514,000, compared to last year&rsquo;s net loss of $1 million. ******************************************************************************** Brakke Consulting&rsquo;s New Top 10 Animal Health Companies &nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Merial&nbsp;&nbsp;$1,495 million &nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pfizer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,315 million &nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bayer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,000 million &nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp; Intervet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 920 million &nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fort Dodge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 800 millionView Full Post;</description></oembed>
