ANIMAL HEALTH NEWS-January

Training and residencies in #animalhealth sponsored by MSD Saúde Animal Brazil and Laboratorios Syva Spain, new vaccine plants for pets from MSD Europe in the Netherlands, final results from MSD Animal Health Global in 2022 and launch of an application to track pets from MSD Chile, new management positions in Vaxxinova Brasil and in Biogénesis Bagó , new releases by Norbrook Laboratories ltd , Cantabria Labs Stangest Spain, and results from the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry in Europe and all the latest news in the Animal Health Industry.

?? Recent graduates from a variety of fields can apply for MSD Animal Health's residency program. The MSD Saúde Animal opportunity includes the areas of marketing and digital marketing, information technology and technical promotion and consultative sales, with remote work and in S?o Paulo, Goiás and Mato Grosso. The initiative, which is a paid professional development program lasting 18 months, provides professionals with practical experience of the profession. (Revista Attalea Agronegocios, 3th February).

?? MSD Animal Health in Europe opens a manufacturing facility for companion animal vaccines in the Netherlands. This new state-of-the-art plant responds to the investments that MSD Animal Health is making in terms of manufacturing, among which the vaccine production plant in Salamanca in Spain also stands out. It is established in Boxmeer, The Netherlands, for the sterile fill and freeze-drying of companion animal vaccines. Boxmeer is one of the company's centers for the development and production of veterinary vaccines. (animalshealth.es, Jan 25th).

?? Free of avian flu, Brazil can export more eggs without running out of supply on the domestic market: The epidemic of the disease in the world opens space for national production. Increased costs, however, should make eggs more expensive for Brazilians. The expectation of a drop in egg production in several countries could make Brazil increase its participation in the international market. And without harming the internal supply of the product, despite the difficulties in the production chain, mainly with the increase in production costs. The assessment is by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), which represents the sector. (avisite.com.br, Jan 24th).

?? Marcelo Zuanaze , Global Technical Director, will continue his career at Vaxxinova Brasil as Regional Director for Latin America, reporting to Ricardo Boeck , Sales and Marketing Director at Vaxxinova Brasil . (Effective July 1, 2023). The role of Technical Director Global will remain until they finish the recruitment process. Marcelo Zuanaze has 2 and a half decades of international technical and commercial experience, of which 16 years at Biovet and now 5 years at Vaxxinova. Marcelo is a veterinarian by training and has professional experience in all species of production animals. His goal will be to accelerate the expansion business outside Brazil. (Vaxxinova Company News, Feb.).

?? Elanco Spain, wins the iNOVA Awards grand prize for its “Sumando Juntos” program. Until it closes, the “Sumando Juntos” program has managed to distribute 80,010 high biological value protein rations to people in vulnerable situations in Spain. Elanco's “Sumando Juntos” program was awarded the Grand Award for best project at the iNOVA Awards in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). (corresponsables.com, Jan 21th).

?? In 2023 Vetoquinol 威隆全球 turns 90 and to celebrate it they wanted to review its history, which begins in a pharmacy in the city of Lure, located in eastern France, where Joseph Frechin produced his human pharmaceutical specialties.In 1963, Etienne Frechin, son of Joseph, joined the company to take charge of its development. A visionary, he gave new momentum to the company, which expanded internationally. He consolidated Vetoquinol's activities in Magny-Vernois, a village near Lure, France. The company then had 100 employees and continued to grow. Vetoquinol quickly established a network of subsidiaries covering all five continents. (Businesswire.com, Feb.).

?? CEVA SANTE ANIMALE announces a new global business leadership team. Company is the 5th largest animal health company in the world present in 110 countries around the world. CEVA SANTE ANIMALE has restructured its global commercial operations with the appointment of two new senior vice presidents: Andras Bolcskei , new executive vice president for global commercial operations and Loic Jegou , regional vice president for Europe. Andras will take over sales from Gabriel RSHAID , who joined Ceva's Board of Directors on January 1, 2023. As such, he will lead business development and activities across the 6 zones where the company operates. Lo?c Jégou will join Andras Bolcskei's team on February 20th as Regional Vice President for Europe, covering the entire European area (EU and UK). (O presente Rural, 30th of January).

?? MSD Animal Health improved its sales by 6% in 2022. The MSD company has released its results for the year 2022 in which it has achieved sales of 5,550 million dollars in animal health (5,087.41 euros), 6% more than in the same period of 2021 at constant exchange rates. The growth in sales throughout the year, the company explains, was driven by increased demand for products for production animals, led by ruminant, poultry, and swine products. As for the sales of products for companion animals, there was also a greater demand for the line of antiparasitic products Bravecto (fluralaner), whose sales amounted to 1,000 million dollars. (Animal′s Health, 2nd February).

?? SoundTalks?: 勃林格殷格翰 Animal Health México, lives up to its motto "Value through Innovation". SoundTalks? is BIAH's exclusive technology for the constant monitoring of pigs on the farm, without the need for dedicated personnel. This device is made up of sensors that automatically collect data on coughing, temperature, and humidity conditions to which the animals are exposed. With Mexico, there are already 15 countries worldwide with this technology. Among BIAH's plans is the expansion of SoundTalks? during 2023 in more producers. (porcicultura.com, January).

?? Merck Animal Health announced the FDA’s approval of an expanded indication for Bravecto Chews for Dogs. The new indication treats and controls Asian longhorned ticks. (Businesswire).

?? Norbrook Laboratories ltd . Launches a new respiratory injectable for beef cattle and swine, a generic tulathromycin injectable for use in cattle and swine. The long-lasting antibiotic injectable, given in a single shot, has proved effective against several bacterial pathogens, including Bovine Respiratory Disease, Pasteurella, Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, and foot rot and other in swines. The injectable comes in 100 milliliter to 1-liter plastic bottle sizes, including plastic hanger bottles, which makes the product manageable in a farming environment. (Agriculture.com, Jan 21).

?? The FDA announced it has granted a supplemental approval for Norbrook Inc Laboratories' Midamox for Cats (generic imidacloprid/moxidectin) for use in ferrets. (FDA).

?? Carla Vizzotti (Argentinean Ministry of Health). signed a ministerial resolution to declare the veterinary profession of health interest: The ministry convened academic entities, universities and professional associations of veterinary sciences to address a joint work strategy under the guidelines of "One Health". It is the first time that the health portfolio has made progress in articulation with veterinary professionals to work in coordination on a health strategy. (argentina.gob.ar, 3th febr.).

?? Laboratorios Sanfer Salud Animal Mexico will be present with two stands at XXIX International Congress AMVECAJ 2023, Veterinarians Specialized in Pork of the Altos de Jalisco, Mexico, from February 8 to 10 in Tepatitlán, Jalisco. (porcicultura.com, Jan 30th.).

?? Biogénesis Bagó appoints a new Commercial Director for South Latam: Martin Mascarenhas is the new Commercial Director for South Latam. With this appointment, he remains as commercial manager for Biogénesis Bagó Argentina and Uruguay. Martín Mascarenhas has a 15-year career at Biogénesis Bagó Argentina, where since 2020 he has led the commercial operation. (Agrositio, 1rst of February).

?? Hill's Pet Nutrition unveils therapeutic diet for pets with cancer: Hill’s Pet Nutrition will release this March a new therapeutic pet diet designed to combat inappetence and provide quality nutrition for cats and dogs with cancer. The pet food company announced the rollout of Prescription Diet ONC Care on Jan. 13 ahead of the Veterinary Meeting & Expo in Orlando, Florida. (AVMA News, January 24th).

?? Cantabria Labs Stangest (Spain) launches Immunoferon Vet, a nutritional supplement to strengthen the immune system of dogs and cats. Inmunoferon Vet from Stangest is a nutritional supplement to reinforce the function of the immune system of dogs and cats formulated with the technology patented by Cantabria Labs AM3. Its exclusive formula with AM3 Technology allows it to modulate the immune response to develop an effective, balanced, and appropriate action for each situation the body faces. (Animalshealth.es, Jan.).

?? Petlove multiplies storage capacity with a new distribution center. Connexxion Consulting, a company specializing in logistics and Supply Chain consulting, was chosen by Petlove, one of the largest pet ecosystems in Brazil (which offers products, services, and various solutions for pets), for the implementation of a new Distribution Center (DC) for the brand, in the city of Itapeva (MG). The investment in the project, over 50 million, allowed the initial expansion of approximately 2.5 times the current storage, reaching an amount of 7 million items. The expectation is that, by 2023, with the completion of the project – divided into two stages -, this number will grow to 9 million units, three times more than is possible today. (interd.net.br, Feb. 3th).

?? Covetrus To Showcase Innovation and Technology at VMX 2023: The global leader in pet health showcases Pulse?, the industry's first cloud-based veterinary operating system, gives veterinary community first look at GluCurve Pet CGM?. The company will highlight Pulse, the first of its kind veterinary operating system (vOS); debut the Covetrus GluCurve Pet CGM, the first and only continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetic pets; and conduct three educational seminars, offering attendees new insights into practice management and pharmaceutical compounding for companion animals. (prnewswire.com, Jan).

?? Synergy between Anavrin Innovation by Nature and Climit_net Feeding the cattle without affecting the environment, measuring emissions and generating carbon credits in Uruguay. According to the founding partner of VETOS EUROPE (Anavrin developer) Carloalberto Ghizzoni Ghizzoni and the founder of the company Climit_net , Agustin Inthamoussu , the added advantage is that the carbon credits become a mechanism to generate an extra income for the buildings they produce sustainably. The project counts on the validation obtained by the Carbon Trust (global consultant for climate change) for the product. A study carried out at the Facultad de Veterinaria Udelar , carried out a comparison between two groups of animals consuming Anavrin or Monensin and the results found showed that both products behaved in a similar way. (Rurales.elpais.com.uy, Jan.).

?? The veterinary pharmaceutical industry in Europe grew by almost 7% in 2022. AnimalhealthEurope has made public its annual report on 2022 of the pharmaceutical sector of animal health in Europe, which has achieved sales of 7,900 million euros. AnimalhealthEurope has published its annual report for 2022, in which it highlights that sales of animal health products in Europe reached 7,900 million euros, a 6.76% more than in 2021, when the sales figure reached 7,400 million euros. By categories, of this figure, 32.5% corresponds to vaccines, 29.2% to antiparasitics, 9.5% antimicrobials and 28.8% to other products. By species, pets represent 47.3%, livestock 26.8%, poultry 10.2%, equine sector 2.8%, aquaculture 2% and other species 10.9% . (Animalshealth.es, 31th Jan.).

?? Call for the XXVI edition of the Laboratorios Syva Prize for doctoral theses on animal health, endowed with 15,000 euros. The award is the only one of its kind for its endowment and prestige, and it arose in 1997 as the result of a collaboration agreement with the Universidad de León (ULE) and on February 19, 2023, the deadline for the presentation will conclude. It is open to any aspect of Animal Health, and specifically designed on Microbiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases or Parasitic Diseases of animals, which has been defended in the 2021-2022 course in Spain, Portugal or Mexico. (unileon.es, Febr).

?? Zoetis completed 10 years and was celebrated at the Argentine branch, even though the anniversary was internationally highlighted. The specialized journalist Joseph Harvey , Head of Animal Health at Agribusiness Intelligence ( IHS Markit ), through his Twitter account made mention of the anniversary. Since the launch, the market capitalization of the company has increased from US$ 16,000 million to almost US$ 80,000 million, with profitability for the shareholders of 500%. (motivar.com.ar, Feb.).

?? 勃林格殷格翰 offers benefits to its employees with pets. Funeral insurance and greater flexibility in hours are some of the services offered by the company to its employees in various branches in Latin America. The new policy seeks that they can have the most quality time possible with their companion animals, promoting the physical and mental health of the whole family. (agronegocios.co, Dec).

?? Nutreco and BiomEdit seek to innovate food additives using microbiome technology. It is a pioneering collaboration in the sector focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of ultra-special next generation additives for vegetables, called Biome-actives, to address the health and sustainability challenges of livestock. The association joins Nutreco Exploration (NutEx), the Nutreco team in charge of developing special patented ingredients to promote its purpose of Feeding the Future, with the most advanced microbiome biotechnology company in animal health, BiomEdit. (aqua.cl, Feb.).

?? MSD launches an innovative technology in Chile that allows you to easily locate lost pets. It is an intelligent medal that allows access to the location of companion animals in case of loss. Contains a QR code, unique and unrepeatable, which is linked to a web page where the tutor can store contact details and relevant information on the health of your pet. (portalinnova.cl, Jan 24th).