MILTON KEYNES, UK, 18 October 2019 – A new on-farm audit tool from MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, will help vets in practice engage more proactively with beef suckler producers. The tool also enables the development of an action plan for the farmer to address the key […]
Milton Keynes, August 09, 2019 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, has announced the five awards for its veterinary student research bursaries for 2019. The awards are focused on supporting innovation and research in the veterinary industry with five £1000 research bursaries given to veterinary students of […]
Milton Keynes, August 08, 2019 – Katie Whalley, veterinary nurse at Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital, has been awarded the first ever MSD Animal Health Veterinary Nurse Research Bursary. Katie’s award of £1,000 has been made for her research into the use of an ATP bioluminescence meter to monitor cleaning, with the aim of improving hospital […]
MILTON KEYNES, UK, June 19, 2019 – This month, Defra announced that the number of livestock producers with a farm health plan had decreased to 73% in 2019, compared with 75% in 2018. Alexandra Ashworth, ruminant veterinary advisor for MSD Animal Health and spokesperson for Disease? Not On My Farm! – a campaign that promotes […]
Milton Keynes, June 18, 2019 – MSD Animal Health has awarded prizes to the best research project presentations by veterinary students who had each received one of its research bursaries in 2018. Hosted at its headquarters in Milton Keynes, MSD Animal Health selected Eleanor Robertson from the University of Liverpool for the top £1,000 prize […]
Milton Keynes, June 11, 2019 – MSD Animal Health has awarded two veterinary surgeons with ruminant research bursaries from its 2018 applications. The first award has been made to Sophie Mahendran, from the University of Surrey, for her randomised trial comparing the effects of antimicrobial and NSAID treatments for calf BRD on lung pathology assessed […]
Findings from The Big Flea Project revealed 1 in 4 cats and 1 in 7 dogs sampled in the study were found to be carrying fleas 79 percent of Brits admitted they did not know fleas could lead to diseases such as bartonellosis, an infectious disease that can be transmitted to people More than half […]
Milton Keynes, May 02, 2019 – MSD Animal Health has announced Amie Wilson of Ashbrook Equine Hospital, Cheshire as the successful veterinary surgeon to receive its 2018 Veterinary Surgeon Research Bursary in the companion animal sector. Her research proposal is on current equine vaccination practices and protocols used by vets in the UK. 2018 is […]
Milton Keynes, UK, April 30, 2019 – With two recent cases of Leishmanios in untravelled dogs striking the UK, Claire Gotto, veterinary adviser for MSD Animal Health gives her expert advice on how pet owners can protect their pets against Leishmanios, when they travel with their dogs to high risk areas to mainland Europe. How […]
KENILWORTH, N.J., April 1, 2019 – MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA [NYSE:MRK]), today announced the completion of its acquisition of Antelliq Corporation from funds advised by BC Partners. Today’s announcement positions the company as a global leader in animal health digital tracking, traceability and monitoring technology and complements the existing […]