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 April, 2007. The topic covered was the development of a challenge model for efficacy testing...

New in-feed antibiotic approved for freshwater-reared Salmonids
US - AQUAFLOR (florfenicol), the first new in-feed antibiotic licensed for U.S. aquaculture in more than two decades, has become the first and only antibiotic approved for controlling mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to Flavobacterium psychrophilum...

Schering-Plough buy Intervet Animal Health Business
NETHERLANDS - American based company Schering-Plough has announced it is to acquire the Dutch veterinary company Intervet as part of its buy out of Organon BioSciences, the pharmaceutical division of chemical company Akzo Nobel.

VIV Asia 2007 - A New Focus on Aquaculture.
BANGKOK - VIV Asia opened in Bangkok Wednesday with a smartly choreographed, flambuoyant, launch ceremony; something more familiar with a new car launch than to a food industry Expo.

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 fish have accelerated aquaculture production in the region, the growth species including...

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.

Schering-Plough Animal Health's AquaVac RELERA Gains Authorisation
UK - Schering-Plough Animal Health announces provisional marketing authorisation for AquaVac* RELERA*, a bivalent vaccine providing protection against ERM (Enteric Redmouth) caused by Hagerman Type 1 and the new EX5 biogroup strains of Yersinia rucke...

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.

Intervet support AwF
NETHERLANDS - Intervet International bv is dedicating its 2006 Christmas donation (in lieu of sending out Christmas and New Year cards) to four non-governmental organizations (NGO’s).

Intervet at australasian aquaculture conference
AUSTRALIA - The Australasian Aquaculture conference is a biennial event and was held this year in Adelaide, Australia during 27-30th August.

Highlights of the fifth International Symposium of Aquatic Animal Health
The symposium was held at the San Francisco Marriott on Sept. 2-6 and was attended by approximately 275 people. The programme consisted of several plenary lectures followed by lectures on selected topics. In addition, a poster session was organized. A...

Newsletter editor ends 6-year term
Dr. William Enright, International Marketing & Pharmaceutical Manager for the Aquatic Animal Health (AAH) Division, has decided to return to his native country of Ireland.

New team member at Intervet Norbio Singapore
SINGAPORE - Neil Wendover joined the Veterinary Services Department of Intervet Norbio Singapore in September 2006 in a new position as Technical Officer.

Intervet appoints Ellen de Brabander as a member of the company’s Executive Committee
THE NETHERLANDS - Intervet, Akzo Nobel’s veterinary pharma business, announces that Ellen de Brabander ? van den Berg (43) has been appointed as a member of Intervet’s Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2006. Ellen de Brabander will succeed Klaus...

Intervet participate at ISTA 7 in Mexico
MEXICO - The seventh International Symposium for Tilapia Aquaculture (ISTA 7) was held in Veracruz, Mexico from the 6th to the 9th of September, 2006.

INTERVET AT CAA2
CHINA - The 2nd International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia (CAA2) was held in Hangzhou, China July 4 ? 6, 2006. The symposium was organized by the Asian Fisheries Society with support from Zhejiang University and several other organizations....

Intervet Plays Active Role At CAA2
CHINA - The 2nd International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia recently took place in Hangzhou, China. The recent advances, potentials, challenges and problems of cage aquaculture in Asia were discussed at the symposium.

Completion Of One-Year Epidemiology Study In Marine Fish Cultivated In South China
CHINA - April 10, 2006 marked the successful completion of a year-long collaboration project among Sun Yat sen University, the local Fisheries Bureau and Intervet Norbio Singapore.

Schering-Plough Aquaculture appoints new UK sales manager
UK - Schering-Plough Aquaculture has strengthened its UK operation with the appointment of a new national sales manager. Keith Morris, currently project manager with the company’s R&D department, will take responsibility for growing and supporting the...

Change of Management At Intervet Norbio Singapore
SINGAPORE - On April 7th last, a party was organized in the Orchid Hotel in Singapore so that friends and colleagues of Dr. Ann Tips and Dr. Luc Grisez could wish them farewell and good luck as they left Intervet Norbio Singapore (INS; R&D site for warmwater...

Intervet At Aqua Sur 2006
CHILE - Intervet Veterinaria Chile Ltda. had a very attractive booth at the recent (March 22-25) Aqua Sur tradeshow in Puerto Montt. According to the organisers, the tradeshow was attended by over 13,000 visitors who came to see the 700 companies from...

FDA’s Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of AQUAFLOR? (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the industry’s combined efforts to make more products available for public and commercial...

FDA's Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of AQUAFLOR (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the industry's combined efforts to make more products available for public and commercial a...

Dogs and Catfish?
US - Companion and large-animal veterinarians near major catfish-production areas of the United States may want to bone up on aquatic diseases to help meet the expected surge in demand for veterinary services.