Articles tagged under: animal health
FBN Acquires Prairie Livestock Supply
Published March 9, 2021
Farmers Business Network is launching an animal health and nutrition platform. This effort includes the acquisition of Prairie Livestock Supply of Worthington, Minnesota. In addition to the sale of animal health products, Prairie Livestock Supply has 40 veterinarians, animal health…Plans Suspended to Implement Electronic ID Tags by 2023
Published October 31, 2019
USDA’s plan to implement electronic identification tags has been suspended by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service. Originally, electronic tags were to be required as official identification of cattle and bison by 2023 under the Animal Disease Traceability program. The…Animal Health Industry Acquisition
Published June 19, 2018
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the acquisition of Newport Laboratories, Worthington, Minnesota. Newport Laboratories creates customized vaccines that target specific viruses or bacteria causing disease in individual livestock operations. A Boehringer Ingelheim official said Newport Labs will be officially part of…A Significant Deal Within the Animal Health Industry
Published May 22, 2018
The animal health company, Zoetis, is acquiring a veterinary diagnostic firm for $2 billion. Abaxis is known as a leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of diagnostic tools. Zoetis officials said the acquisition provides a new platform for growth.