Eli Lilly and Company has reported a net income of $827.2m, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2012 compared to $858.2m, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2011. Total ...
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The Pathway School, an educational facility for students with complex learning disabilities, recently received a gift of electrical equipment donated by Orbit Industries, a manufacturer of electrical installation products. The donation ...
Canada and the US have signed an agreement to recognize each other’s zoning measures during highly contagious foreign animal disease outbreaks. This arrangement is intended to minimize trade disruptions, while still limiting the ...
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Bruker was a key sponsor of the inaugural OMICS Australasia 2012 Symposium, hosted by Murdoch University and supported by the Western Australian Department of Commerce and other industry sponsors. The symposium was held in Fremantle, Perth, ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) plans to create 16 Centres of Expertise across Canada to provide industry and CFIA inspectors with better, more consistent access to information and advice. This initiative was announced by ...
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Soil pollution is defined as the build-up in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health. The wars that hit the ...
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Japan has suspended beef imports from Brazil over concerns of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) - a fatal neurodegenerative disease commonly known as mad cow disease. The move comes after the South American nation informed the World ...
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Blow molder Apex Plastics is investing in new machinery and equipment, in a bid to increase its output and productivity. The company recently spent about $1m for purchasing a Bekum H-155 dual-station blow molding machine, along with ...
Waitrose has launched a Farming Partnership initiative, which it says further demonstrates its commitment to UK farming. The Waitrose Farming Partnership is the new umbrella under which all the retailer's "agricultural farmer-focused ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Catherine Brown as its chief executive. Brown, chief executive of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency for Defra, will take up the post in October, the FSA said today (18 ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Nadeau Poultry Farm, which is located in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, has been fined for causing injury to animals while transportation. CFIA investigations revealed that ...
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Mexico has activated a national animal health emergency plan after an outbreak of bird flu affected nearly 1.7 million poultry. Under the plan, strict controls have been placed on the transport of poultry, poultry products and other ...
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Animal health and nutrition solutions developer in the US, Novus International has launched a new design in its product packaging. The new bags are made from a durable composite material and hold up better under a variety of handling ...
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Canada has changed the import requirements of aquatic animals such as finfish, molluscs, and crustaceans, in an effort to protect the country's aquatic animal resources. Beginning 10 December 2012, the aquatic animals shipments will ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA)has started collecting and testing wild salmon off the coast of British Columbia to determine the presence of three salmon diseases:infectious hematopoietic necrosis,infectious pancreatic necrosis ...
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