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December 14, 2018

MSD to Acquire Privately Held Antelliq Group Establishes MSD Animal Health as a Leader in Emerging Digital Tracking, Traceability and Monitoring Technology Complements MSD Animal Health Portfolio of Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals

KENILWORTH, N.J., & VITRÉ, FRANCE, Dec. 14, 2018 – MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)), and privately held Antelliq Group today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which MSD will acquire Antelliq from funds advised by BC Partners. Antelliq will be a wholly owned and […]

November 30, 2018

Diabetic Pets Can Continue to Lead Healthy Lives Thanks to Easily Managed Treatment Options

Milton Keynes, UK, November 30, 2018 – Recent findings from the Big Pet Diabetes Survey (Stijn Neissen et al, 2017) have revealed more than 10 per cent of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised at diagnosis, despite the fact that they can live normal, healthy lives – and some diabetic cats can even achieve remission. […]

November 12, 2018

Ribbon-cutting Ceremony Marks Milestone of Expanding Local Site to Support Product Demand

MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom, November 12, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, officially marked a milestone in the continued expansion activities of its manufacturing, packaging and warehousing facility for blending and filling of poultry vaccines at its Milton Keynes site with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The site […]

October 31, 2018

More than a third of cattle producers have concerns over youngstock health

MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 31, 2018 – A significant number of UK beef and dairy calf rearers feel they don’t give their youngstock the attention they deserve, according to a recent survey conducted by MSD Animal Health. Between a third (of beef calf rearers) and 45% (of dairy calf rearers) of 749 UK farmers responding […]

October 31, 2018

Ewe Vaccination Helps to Limit the Spread of Orf

MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 31, 2018 – It’s been a particularly bad year for orf in lambs but sheep producers struggling with the disease in their flock can improve its control by vaccinating ewes well before housing for lambing. “Many farms that have struggled with orf in the past now recognise the benefit of vaccinating […]

October 29, 2018

Vet urges potential pet owners to adopt black cats, despite Halloween superstitions

Milton Keynes, UK, October 29, 2018 – It’s no surprise that black cats get a bad rap, particularly as they’ve been associated with Halloween, witchcraft, bad luck and misfortune since the Middle Ages. But vet, Hannah Newbury – who works with MSD Animal Health – is urging potential pet owners to forgo Halloween superstitions and […]

October 12, 2018

MSD Animal Health receives ‘breakthrough of the year’ award for EXZOLT® at BFREPA conference

MILTON KEYNES, UK, October 12, 2018 – MSD Animal Health is proud to have received recognition for EXZOLT® (fluralaner) as the breakthrough of the year at the British Free-Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) conference in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The conference was held on October 11, 2018 and is the largest of its kind in the […]

September 24, 2018

MSD Animal Health celebrates the delivery of rabies education to more than two million children across the globe

Milton Keynes, September 24, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, continues its commitment to eliminating rabies by 2030, and is pleased to announce that more than two million children in the most at risk regions of the world have received essential rabies education through the company’s […]

September 12, 2018

UK Dairy Day Seminar Highlights Benefit of Checklist Approach to Improving Youngstock Health

MILTON KEYNES, UK, September 12, 2018 – Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems are helping dairy farms pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve the health and productive performance of their future herd replacements. Speaking to farmers at a UK Dairy Day technical seminar, MSD livestock veterinary advisor Dr. Kat Baxter-Smith highlighted the […]

September 11, 2018

Yard Excellence Scheme launched by MSD Animal Health to help yards and vets collaborate for best practice

Pack designed to encourage excellent preventative healthcare policies Milton Keynes, September 11, 2018 – MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, has launched its Yard Excellence Scheme to help yards and vets collaborate in developing best practice healthcare policies. Developed as part of the Keeping Britain’s Horses Healthy (KBHH) […]