New Merck Company Begins Operations
US - Merck has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced this week. Raul E. Kohan has been...

Proceedings Available from Streptococcus Symposium
THE NETHERLANDS - Proceedings from a recent symposium that offered integrated health solutions for managing rising streptococcus infections in warmwater fish...

Merck, Schering-Plough Merger Approved
GLOBAL - Merck and Schering-Plough have received approvals from the US Federal Trade Commission, Swiss Competition Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Appoints New Technical Manager
UK - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has appointed Dafydd Morris, an experienced scientist, to the role of Technical Manager for their UK Aquaculture business....

Antiparasitic Drug for Farmed Salmon Gains Approval
CANADA - SLICE® (emamectin benzoate), a leading product for controlling immature and adult stages of sea lice in farm-raised salmon, has received full approval from...

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge
GLOBE - Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Update New Business
US – Leaders from the US division of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health discussed the new combined company at an event held at this year’s North American Veterinary...

Grouper Hatchery Training Course a Success
INDONESIA - A total of 19 participants from 10 countries attended the 6th Regional Grouper Hatchery Production Training Course.

Prof Dr George Gettinby Honored with Dieter Lütticken Award
SOUTH KOREA - At the "World Aquaculture 2008”, in Busan, Korea, Prof Dr George Gettinby from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, was honored...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints New Heads of Aquaculture
US – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

Gettinby Receives Intervet Sea Lice Research Award
UK – Intervet’s prestigious Dieter Luetticken Award has been granted to Prof Dr George Gettinby from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland for his innovative statistical...

Intervet at the Second International Technical and Trade Conference
Intervet was a silver sponsor of this conference which was held on 23-25 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Intervet Sponsors First Fish Health Master Class
Thailand - The Australian Centre for International Agricultural research (ACIAR) and the Crawford Foundation recently funded a 2-week master class on aquatic animal...

Intervet at the Second International Technical and Trade Conference
Intervet was a silver sponsor of the Second International Technical and Trade Conference, which was held on 23-25 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2007 Symposium – Chinese Society of Fish Diseases
The symposium of the Chinese Society of Fish Diseases was held on 18 and 19 August in Urumqi, XingJiang.

Intervet at Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2007.
The Asian Pacific chapter of the World Aquaculture Society held its annual meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam from August 5-8.

New Global Aquatic Vet Association Formed
US - The first Annual General Meeting of the newly formed Aquatic Veterinary Association (AqVA) will be held on July 18, 2007 in Washington DC, USA, in conjunction...

Intervet at Forthcoming Asian Fisheries Forum
KOCHI - Reinforcing its continuing commitment to the development of sustainable aquaculture in Asia, Intervet is proud to be a sponsor of the 8th Asian Fisheries...

Aquatic Animal Health Team Thinks “Outside The Box”
US - AQUAVAC-ESC®, first launched in the USA in 2000, was marketed to the aquaculture industry to prevent Edwardsciella ictaluri from devastating catfish...

International Co-operation to Further Knowledge and Understanding of Salmonid Alphaviruses
SCOTLAND - Two years ago an international group of key salmon industry people and scientists from Ireland, France, Norway and Scotland was set up to speedily advance...

Intervet Participates in the 7th International Symposium on Viruses of Lower Vertebrates
OSLO - Karen Elina Christie (Intervet Norbio, Bergen) recently gave a talk at the 7th International Symposium on Viruses of Lower Vertebrates in Oslo (Norway) in...

Intervet Aquatic Animal Health at VIV ASIA 2007
BANGKOK - With the Asia-Pacific region being home to 90% of the world's aquaculture production, the slowing growth of wild capture production and high prices for...

Intervet sees 6% global growth
THE NETHERLANDS - Revenues at Intervet increased by 3% to EUR 1,125 million boosted by strong autonomous growth of 6% across all regions and product lines.

New vaccine production plant opened by Intervet
THE NETHERLANDS – Intervet, the world’s largest producer of vaccines for animals, has just opened a new production facility for vaccines in Boxmeer, the Netherlands....

NACA: 5th Asia regional advisory group meeting on AAH
THALIAND - The fifth Asia Regional Advisory Group Meeting on Aquatic Animal Health (AGM-5) was held at the Headquarters of NACA in Bangkok, Thailand.