Mysterious Coughing, Pigs Off Feed

New York (Oct. 29, 2009)—Pfizer Animal Health announces the release of the newest scenario for the “Virtual Walk the Pens” simulator. In the sixth scenario, pigs are arriving to the virtual barn, coughing and uninterested in food. Many arrived as fallouts and more are occurring each day. The last caregiver can’t figure out why the pigs didn’t take to feed and wants advice on what’s wrong and how to prevent it in the future. It’s up to players to use their skills and work with the virtual veterinarian and stop any more fallouts before death loss severely affects the 2,400-head herd. more

Bloomington, IL, (AgPR), Oct. 29, 2009 - GROWMARK has been named to InformationWeek magazine’s list of the top 500 most innovative users of business technology in the United States. This is the sixth time the agricultural cooperative has made the list.

“This recognition confirms the quality of the work we’re doing in information technology and gives us a measurement against other top organizations,” said Tim Piper, GROWMARK executive director of IT and chief information officer. more

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chicago, Ill. ─ The American Meat Institute (AMI) has elected the six officers that will guide the organization through the next year. The election was held at AMI’s Annual Business Meeting during the Worldwide Food Expo, Oct. 28-31, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.

Elected to the chairmanship for 2009-2010 is Jeffrey Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Hormel Foods Corporation. He began his career with Hormel Foods in 1989 as a corporate attorney and has served in numerous leadership positions at Hormel Foods and Jennie-O Turkey Store. Ettinger was named president and chief operating officer of Hormel Foods in 2004 and was elected chief executive officer in 2005. He was elected chairman of the board for Hormel Foods in November 2006. more

How Can We Feed the World?

Presentation showcasing how technology can help feed the world earns most votes in international competition

GREENFIELD, Ind., Oct. 27, 2009

A presentation titled “How Can We Feed the World?” has received the most votes in Slideshare.net’s Best Presentation Contest 2009 Sponsored by Adobe Acrobat 9. The international, online competition invited entrants to submit presentations in five specific categories. Since being posted on the Slideshare.net site at www.slideshare.net/JAB1/how-can-we-feed-the-world-1968916 in September along with nearly 3,000 other entrants, the presentation has been viewed by more than 5,000 people, receiving more thumbs up votes than any other presentation in the contest. more

Acquisition positions Boehringer Ingelheim among the world’s top animal health companies.

Ingelheim, Germany and St. Joseph, MO (October 26, 2009) – Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical group of companies, together with its U.S. animal health business Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announced today that it has closed its deal with Pfizer to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business. The acquisition, which includes products in the U.S., Australia, Canada and South Africa, as well as two manufacturing and research facilities located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, significantly increases the size of Boehringer Ingelheim’s companion animal and cattle portfolios and strengthens the company’s position as a leading vaccine supplier. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Products being acquired in Europe are still subject to approval by European anti-trust authorities. more

Addition of Fort Dodge Animal Health products diversifies and enhances Pfizer’s already robust U.S. portfolio.

NEW YORK, October 19, 2009 – A new Pfizer Animal Health was unveiled last week as Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth, including its subsidiary Fort Dodge Animal Health, was completed. Pfizer Animal Health is now the world’s leader in the discovery, development, manufacture and sales of veterinary vaccines and medicines for livestock and companion animals. more

[Bangkok, THAILAND] – Alltech has been named International Irish Company of the Year in Asia-Pacific at the Business & Finance Asia-Pacific Ireland Business Awards during the third annual Asia-Pacific Business Forum. The global animal health company was recognized for outstanding commercial success and sustainable growth over the last decade, as well as high levels of innovation, ethics and corporate social responsibility within the Asia-Pacific region.

The awards were organized by Business & Finance magazine in association with the Asia-Pacific Irish Business Forum and the Ireland China Association and are Asia’s only Irish-focused business awards. Former T.D. and Tánaiste Dick Spring chaired the judging panel which comprised a number of business leaders with links to Ireland and the Asia-Pacific region.

Accepting the award on Alltech’s behalf, Orla McAleer, Alltech’s Asia-Pacific marketing manager said: “We are deeply honored to be the first recipient more

[Clovis, New Mexico] – More than 150 area residents joined global animal health company Alltech to celebrate the opening of its new facility in Clovis on Thursday, October 15.

Along with members of the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation, Clovis/Curry County Chambers of Commerce, nutrition companies and local dairy farmers, Alltech hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new office located north of Highway 60.

“As a global animal health company, we seek out places that are centers for agricultural productivity,” said Alltech President Dr. Pearse Lyons. “Now Alltech will be able to better service the southwest in a research, production, distribution, and sales capacity.” more

12th October 2009

Anitox, a global provider of products for bacterial pathogen and mould control and programs for improving milling efficiency in the animal feed and primary meat, egg and fish production industries, has appointed Dr Lin Wylie to the position of Regulatory Manager as part of its international expansion in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Dr Wylie’s responsibilities initially include the registration/re-registration of new/existing compounds and products to comply with new European Union Feed Regulations which will come into force in 2010 and also registration of existing EU biocidal products, together with product registrations in new markets throughout the world. In addition, her strong technical background, particularly in poultry, will provide the company with a valuable knowledge resource. more

WHAT: Alltech, a global animal health company, will cut the ribbon on its new state-of-the-art sales office, warehouse, production facility, and research laboratory.

WHO: Dr. Pearse Lyons, President of Alltech, along with members of the Clovis Industrial Development Corp., Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce, and Wendell Bostwick, Curry County Commissioner, will host a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration of Alltech’s new state-of-the-art office and research laboratory in Clovis, New Mexico

WHEN: Thursday, October 15th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:Alltech New Mexico

451 CR 10

Clovis, NM 88101

575-763-1607

MORE: A reception will be held immediately following the ribbon cutting. Parking will be available on site.

This location will service CO, NM, OK, TX, and southwest KS

Press Contact:

Laura Hadley

Alltech

lhadley@alltech.com

Office: 806-457-9577

Alltech is a leader in providing natural nutritional solutions to the animal more