Topic: Animal Diseases
AFP Global Edition | 2010-03-09 18:10:33
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis and US group Merck announced on Tuesday they would join forces to create the world's biggest animal health company. The companies will own an equal share in the joint venture, which will combine Sanofi-Aventis's Merial unit with Merck's Intervet/Schering-Plough, they said in a statement. The combined business would hold 29 percent of ...
AP News | 2010-01-27 09:45:34
<div id="subtitle">Survey finds fewer beekeepers reporting colony collapse disorder die-offs in honeybees</div><div><p>Fewer beekeepers are reporting evidence of a mysterious ailment that had been decimating the U.S. honeybee population.</p><p>But losses due to colony collapse disorder remain high enough to ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-19 18:10:40
<div><p>France is to sow nectar-bearing flowers on the sides of roads in an experiment aimed at helping the honey bee, hit by an alarming worldwide decline, the ministry of sustainable development said on Tuesday. </p><p>More than 250 kilometres (155 miles) of roadside will be sown in the coming ...
AP News | 2010-01-05 10:32:47
<div id="subtitle">Taiwan lawmakers vote to ban some US beef imports, reversing deal with Washington</div><div><p>Taiwanese lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban imports of some kinds of U.S. beef over concerns about mad cow disease, reversing an earlier deal the government had negotiated with Washington.</p> ...
