Animal Health
Elanco completes separation from Lilly
Elanco Animal Health, the world’s third largest veterinary medicines company, has completed its separation from its parent, the global chemicals business Eli Lilly & Co. Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as ELAN and trading as...
read moreMachine learning to identify bTB infections
Livestock scientists at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded £337,000 for a project which will use highly advanced computers to predict the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) status of dairy cows. The researchers will use ‘deep learning’, a branch of machine...
read moreASF in China dents Genus interim profit
An increase in bovine product revenues at global animal breeding business Genus was balanced by a decline in porcine sales, to leave group sales unchanged for the first half of its financial year. The UK-listed company has reported an operating loss of £6.3 million on...
read moreSales team growth for Agrimin
Bolus technology and trace element specialist Agrimin has appointed Thomas Wells to the post of sales support manager. Mr Wells joins Lincolnshire-based Agrimin from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. In his new job, he will support the sales team...
read moreSelenium for dairy immune boost
A new form of selenium that helps cows combat any immune challenge around transition - or any other period of oxidative stress - is now available from Zinpro. Selenium supplementation needs high levels of initial absorption from the diet followed by efficient storage...
read moreIndependent scientist for RUMA
Professor Sharon Peacock CBE, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has joined the Independent Scientific Group that advises the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance. She will sit...
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