EU Expansion On The Menu In Hungary
HUNGARY - Aviagen Kft, part of the Aviagen Group, recently held its annual Central European Customer Seminar at Lake Balaton, Hungary. Nearly 200 delegates from across the region attended the two-day event and enjoyed a varied and interesting business...

Vencomatic RED-L Patent Upheld in Germany
GERMANY - the German Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court) in Munich dismissed Big Dutchman GmbH's nullity complaint against the German part of the European Patent 0 904 690 B1 (DE 698 09 520 T2) covering Vencomatic's RED-L aviary system for lay...

Big Dutchman's Efficient, Effective Dry-Type Dust Filter
SOUTH KOREA - StuffNix now also installed in South Korea

Fort Recovery Equity Starts Producing Cage-Free Eggs
US - The 13,000 hens roam the barn floor, spread their wings and duck into nest boxes covered by red plastic flaps to provide a dark area that encourages egg-laying.

Ross 2007 Eastern European Flock Award winners
HUNGARY - Aviagen announces Ross 2007 Eastern European Flock Award winners.

50,000 Homes Lit Up With Big Dutchman's Biogas Subsidary
GERMANY - The biggest order in its relatively young company history has been secured by BD Agro Renewables GmbH & Co. KG (BD Agro), the biogas segment of the Big Dutchman Group from Vechta-Calveslage, Germany - in the next two years the company is going...

New Fowlpox Vaccine Available
AUSTRALIA - A new vaccine developed by CSIRO Livestock Industries to help control the common poultry disease, fowlpox, has been registered for commercial use by one of Australia’s leading animal health companies, Intervet Australia Pty Ltd.

GSI Group (Cumberland) Parent Company Bought Out
ILLINOIS - Centerbridge Partners, L.P. have acquired a majority stake in GSI Holdings Corp., the parent company of the GSI Group, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment.

Merial Acquires New Zealand Animal Health Company
NEW ZEALAND - Merial Limited has acquired the New Zealand animal health products company Ancare. Merial is one of the world’s largest animal health companies.

Third Quarter Results Confirm SPs Solid Position
NEW JERSEY - The finances of world-leading pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough are very much in order. The company has recorded its 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit adjusted sales growth putting it in prime position for the integration of the...

Euro Approval For The World's Largest Animal Health Business
EUROPE - Schering-Plough Corporation has received European Commission approval for its planned acquisition of Organon BioSciences, from Akzo Nobel.

Big Dutchman Booth Attracted Many Visitors
BRAZIL - At the Latin American Poultry Congress and show end of September 2007 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Big Dutchman product range once again attracted a lot of visitors.

Aviagen Italia Debut at Forli
ITALY - Aviagen Italia was proud to make their debut at the 45th Fieravicola Poultry Show which was recently held at the Forli Exhibition Centre in Italy.

Ross Technical Team On The Road In Zambia
ZAMBIA - Ross Breeders Zambia Ltd, an important Ross distributor in Africa, and Aviagen recently held a Technical Seminar for 70 customers from the broiler industry from Zambia and neighbouring countries.

New US Southwest Regional Sales Manager
US - Bob Ickes has been appointed Southwest regional sales manager for Cobb-Vantress covering Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and the West Coast regions.