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Purina donates $4.5 million to 3 top veterinary schools

December 10, 20245 min

Purina PetCare, veterinary products division of Nestlé, on Monday announced a donation of $4.5 million, or about Rs 38 crore, to three top veterinary schools in the USA on the occasion of International Day of Veterinary Medicine. The aim of the donations is to drive innovation and excellence in pet health and veterinary education over the next five years and beyond, the company said in a press release. Also See: U.K. poll confirms walking your...

by Staff Reporter

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Global vet medicine market seen growing to $85 billion by 2031

December 1, 202411 min

The global veterinary medicine market, valued at $46.51 billion in 2023, or about Rs3.92 lakh crore at the current exchange rate, is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.77% to reach $85.05 billion, or about Rs7.18 lakh crore, by 2031, according to a new marketing research report. This growth in the vet medicine market is attributed to the rising awareness of animal health and welfare, coupled with increased adoption of companion...

by A Correspondent

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Vet’s suicide raises questions of easy access to deadly drugs

November 20, 20246 min

A well-regarded young veterinarian in Winchester, England, took his own life with a drug used to euthanize pets at least partly because he was disturbed by wealthy customers asking him to put down their animals unnecessarily, The Independent newspaper reported. The vet’s suicide has prompted a coroner to warn about the easy access to dangerous drugs in the veterinary profession. The Winchester Coroner’s Court in Hampshire was told John Ellis, 35, tricked a veterinary nurse...

by Staff Reporter

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Dechra Pharma to acquire veterinary therapeutics company Invetx

August 11, 20247 min

Novo Holdings A/S, an international life sciences investor, has announced that its portfolio company, Invetx, will be acquired by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, an international veterinary pharmaceuticals business, for up to $520 million in total consideration on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Invetx creates novel, protein-based animal health therapeutics to transform standards of care in veterinary medicine. With its best-in-class, fully integrated discovery development and commercial manufacturing platform, Invetx leverages biotechnologies validated for human health to create...

by A Correspondent

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College of Veterinary Medicine dean says best time to be a veterinarian

August 4, 20246 min

John Tegzes, MA, VMD, Dipl. ABVT, has taken over as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences from July 15. Dr Tegzes’s career spans over three decades and encompasses clinical practice, academia, research, and leadership roles. He began his tenure at Western University as associate professor of toxicology for the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, the year of the college’s inaugural class. He has also taught toxicology...

by Sandy Pawpaw

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Global veterinary diagnostics market seen growing to $5 billion by 2029

July 2, 20247 min

With the population of pets and livestock around the world on the rise, the global veterinary diagnostics market is set to witness a boom, according to MarketsandMarkets, recognized by Forbes as one of America’s best management consulting firms. The size of the global market for veterinary diagnostics in revenue terms was estimated at $3.3 billion, or Rs27,390 crore, in 2023. It is poised to rise to $5.0 billion, or Rs41,500 crore, by 2029 at a...

by Preeti Srivastav

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Hitesh Swali, straight-talking vet who believes in keeping it simple

June 17, 202417 min

There is no surprise when one meets a veterinarian who says he, or increasingly she, loves animals. Indeed, most people tend to think a veterinarian must necessarily love animals. But Hitesh Swali, well-known practitioner in Bombay’s western suburbs, is not that veterinarian. Dr Swali is a fan of Dr Asthana aka Maamu, the immensely popular character from Rajkumar Hirani’s superhit directorial debut film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003). Like Dr Asthana, he believes doctors must be...

by Staff Reporter

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Market for veterinary APIs seen growing over Rs1.30 lakh crore by 2031

May 27, 20246 min

According to a new marketing research report published by Meticulous Research, the market for veterinary active pharmaceutical ingredients is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.7% from 2024 to reach $15.84 billion, or Rs1.31 lakh crore, by 2031. Veterinary active pharmaceutical ingredients refer to the essential compounds used to formulate animal pharmaceuticals/veterinary drugs. These ingredients are the biologically active components responsible for the therapeutic effects in animals when they receive medical...

by Sandy Pawpaw

All About Pets Curious Tales

New wound care gel promises to eliminate dreaded Cone of Shame

May 24, 20247 min

A random review of social media platforms will reveal hundreds, if not thousands, of supposedly funny videos shared by owners of a humiliated pet using the clunky Elizabethan collar, also known as the Elizabethan cone, E-collar, or Cone of Shame. Pets can be seen in these videos knocking into furniture, struggling to eat, running in circles, or just looking forlorn. This humiliation could soon be a thing of the past, however. KeraVet Bio, maker of...

by Sandy Pawpaw

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U.S. FDA clears generic from India to treat heart ailment in dogs

April 28, 20245 min

The first generic of veterinary drug pimobendan, used to manage congestive heart failure in dogs due to clinical myxomatous mitral valve disease or dilated cardiomyopathy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is manufactured by Cronus Pharma Specialities India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad-based manufacturing subsidiary of privately held U.S. veterinary drug research company Cronus Pharma based in East Brunswick, New Jersey. The FDA on Thursday approved Pimomedin chewable tablets for...

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