China has announced plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil. The levies range from 5 to 10 percent and take effect September 1 and December 15, the same dates President Trump’s latest tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods are slated to kick in, the Chinese finance ministry said in a statement.
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Elanco Animal Health has entered into an agreement with Bayer AG to acquire its animal health business in a transaction valued at $7.6 billion, creating one of the largest stand-alone veterinary-medicine companies in the world. The planned transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
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To meet a growing demand for quality broiler breeding stock around the world, Aviagen has built a new parent stock (PS) hatchery in Quitman, Georgia. The grand opening ceremony was held on August 22, where Aviagen CEO Jan Henriksen welcomed and extended his appreciation to Quitman Mayor Nancy Dennard, other state and local government officials, and many who played a significant role in establishing the new facility.
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To help improve the control of Marek’s disease, veterinary medical officer John Dunn and his team at the Agricultural Research Service Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory in East Lansing, Michigan, analyzed Marek’s disease genomes to find out which genes are mostly associated with virulence.
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Brazil’s chicken meat production outlook for 2020 calls for an increase of 2.5 percent, mostly due to rising global demand for chicken meat, especially from China and higher domestic demand as the Brazilian economy is expected to rebound next year with a projected GDP growth of 2 percent, lower inflation and declining unemployment rates.
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