ANIMAL HEALTH NEWS-Late March

Animal Health events during this month, new managers, companies new launches, business results, expert meeting on Avian Flu in Río de Janeiro, Senasa Argentina with more control on Veterinary Medicines, One Health Summit in Brussels and all the latest news in the business.

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?? Senasa (Argentinean Regulatory Authority) prohibited the use and trade of veterinary products that did not comply with the regulations. Senasa canceled the registration of three companies whose production is no longer authorized and must be withdrawn from sales channels. This decision is the consequence of a joint and simultaneous operation by national State agencies (Senasa, Afip, Gendarmerie) and the Professional College of Veterinary Doctors of the Province of Buenos Aires to confiscate a large quantity of veterinary products that are sold illegally. (argentina.gob.ar, March 14th).?

?? Aprovet Colombia : With the assistance of more than 20 participants, March 10, a BUSINESS FORUM for the Colombian Veterinary Industry was held, with the Republic of El SALVADOR, with the presence of Mr. Ambassador German Banacek álvarez, and the National Directorate of Medicines and Investment of that nation. The different business opportunities were exposed, as well as the willingness to remove barriers that allow commercial and technical exchange between the two countries and also the investment possibilities. (Aprovet Linkedin, March 14th).

?? Zoetis Spain has appointed the veterinarian Francisco Fran F. Fueyo as the new director of the Livestock Business Unit. Since the beginning of this year, Francisco Fueyo has been in charge of the Livestock Unit of Zoetis Spain, which integrates the pig, poultry and ruminant and equine businesses from the same date. Doctor in Veterinary Medicine from the University of León, Fueyo joined Zoetis (Pfizer Animal Health at the time) in 2003. (animalshealth.es, March 13th).

?? Zoetis announced it has expanded the Vetscan Imagyst platform to include blood smear analysis and digital cytology applications using cloud-based artificial intelligence. (Todays Veterinary Business).

?? Elanco , With headquarters in Greenfield, in the state of Indiana, United States, it registered a decrease in sales during 2022 of -7% to US$4,418 million. Its Farm Animal Health business presented a drop in billing of -5% to US$2,219 million. In a more detailed analysis, its Cattle and Poultry lines declined -4% in both cases, while Pigs fell -17%. Aquaculture was the only business that presented a positive performance, growing by 22%. Meanwhile, its Pet Health division fell -9% to $2.245 million. (pharmabiz.net, Feb.).?

?? March 14, 2023 – Human and animal health experts meet in South America to prepare for avian influenza. With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public health and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week to talk about improving the region’s capacity to detect and respond to these outbreaks. (espanol.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu, March 14th).

?? Ceva Santé Animale Argentina, incorporated its inactivated vaccine in oil emulsion indicated for the immunization of birds against inclusion body hepatitis to its Senasa records. The Cevac? IBH-8k vaccine is already registered under No. 23-001 and is freely available. It contains a serotype 8b strain of Avian Adenovirus (FAdV) together with an oily adjuvant that provides high titers of long lasting antibodies. It is indicated for the vaccination of healthy birds in the rearing stage from 8 weeks of age and at least 6 weeks before the start of production. (motivar.com.ar, March 17th).

?? Virbac : The animal health company Virbac has completed its Everyday Care range for the daily care of pets with Movoflex? Soft Chews, which they define as "a new generation of joint health supplements". Movoflex? Soft Chews present a unique and complete formula of high quality synergistic ingredients that support joint health and mobility, in adult dogs of all ages, with visible results demonstrated in as little as 7 days. The supplement includes eggshell membrane, as a star innovative ingredient. (animalshealth.es, March 15th).

?? Bimeda UK has launched a multiple trace element bolus to its range of nutritional products. The Coselcure Calf soluble glass bolus contains ionic copper, ionic cobalt, selenium and iodine for up to six months. It said that its soluble glass technology ensures trace elements are delivered at a controlled and constant rate, with the ionic copper formulation particularly suitable where high ingested molybdenum, sulphur and iron may result in a secondary copper deficiency. (vettimes.co.uk, March).

?? Vetoquinol 威隆全球 , announced the launch of VetPowerment, an employee engagement and development tool that allows team members to regularly evaluate each other and the organization. This confidential information is aggregated to help diagnose the organization’s work culture and empower managers to select development training for improvement. (Company press release).

?? New commercial manager of Biogénesis Bagó in Uruguay: José Ignacio Arrospide assumed this position with the challenge of strengthening the organization's operation, contributing to its goal of positioning itself among the top 20 animal health companies by 2026. The new commercial manager, Closely linked to the livestock sector in Uruguay, he obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Sciences degree more than 15 years ago, with local experience in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry market and recently obtained his MBA degree. (El País, March 10th).?

?? vetMadrid 2023, AMVAC - Asociación Madrile?a de Veterinarios de Animales de Compa?ía’s XL Annual Congress, one of the most important national Spanish events in the sector with more than 3,000 veterinarians participating, was held the 15th , 16th and 17th. (AMVAC site).

?? VII edition of Iberzoo+Propet , the great commercial and business platform for the professional Companion Animal sector in the Iberian Peninsula, organized by IFEMA MADRID and the promoting associations AMVAC and AEDPAC was held in March 15th, 16th and 17th with the presence of some of the major multinationals, such as Zoetis, Elanco, Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD Animal Health, Virbac, Dechra, Vetoquinol, Fatro, Ceva, Livisto and Ecuphar have been present. (animalshealth.es, March 16th).

?? Organized by Bamberg Health will be held in Brussels the 21th of March the ONE HEALTH SUMMIT with the Topics: One Health & Global Health, Environmental Health and Sustainability, The Importance of Animal Health, Epidemiology, Vaccination and World Health, Agriculture, Food Production and Human Health. (bamberghealth.com/event/one-health-summit-2023).

?? MSD Animal Health presented at Iberzoo-Propet, Sure Petcare, a microchip with a temperature sensor system, a new Sure Petcare range for the intelligent identification of pets focused on the Thermochip? and Thermochip? Mini products. It is a new generation of pet identification microchips with an integrated temperature biosensor, which, in addition to identifying the pet, simultaneously reads the temperature, thus minimizing the stress caused by the use of a traditional thermometer. The company highlighted its One Health commitment at an appointment where it also showed its latest innovations within the Bravecto? and Nobivac? range. (diarioveterinario.com, March 17th).

?? Phibro Saúde Animal Brasil : ?The US company in the Brazilian HQs, inaugurated the expansion of its industrial park in Guarulhos, S?o Paulo, to manufacture autogenous vaccines for production animals, those raised for human consumption – such as cattle, pigs, tilapia and poultry – and by-products – milk, eggs, leather, The new structure, which has a diagnostic laboratory and a probiotic factory, should generate around 40 jobs. (portaldbo.com.br, March 17th).

?? VIVA Asia, the most complete Feed to Food global trade show in Asia and also the largest when it comes to the world of livestock production, animal husbandry and all related sectors, from feed production to animal farming, breeding, veterinary, animal health solutions, slaughtering and processing of meat, fish, egg, dairy products and more, was held this month. Over 1,200 exhibiting companies join the 2023 edition, attracting a gathering of industry professionals from more than 120 countries were present. The show was scheduled from March 8-10 at IMPACT in Bangkok.(Event Site).

?? Ourofino Saúde Animal , (Cravinhos, S?o Paulo), adopts the solution of Cogtive Softwares, a company of productivity solutions in the industry. The objective was to improve its overall equipment efficiency (OEE), an indicator that measures whether a factory's performance is used to its full potential, identifying the percentage of manufacturing time that is truly productive. (baguete.com.br, March 17th).

?? Petlove announces an increase in its performance by 90% thanks to the fulfillment model adopted by the UX Group, a company specialized in intelligent management of logistics and transport. Fulfillment is the set of processes involved from the moment the customer places an order until it is delivered to the customer. With the project, which started in January last year, UX Group became responsible for all the e-commerce logistics and transport management, carried out from its Distribution Center located in Itajaí (SC). (portal.comunique-se.com.br, March).

BERNARDO OTERO (CEO & Founder of NEXUS ANIMAL HEALTH )