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MIDAS SHARE TIPS: In rude health...

animal vaccine firm that's all set for profits boost By Joanne Hart Updated: 16:50 EDT, 29 June 2024 e-mail View comments Pigs are thirsty creatures. Adult sows drink up to 50 pints of water a day in hot weather and even piglets down three or four pints daily. Farmers need to monitor these habits closely, not just to make sure herds remain hydrated but also because medicines are increasingly administered in farm animals' water.



Aivlosin is one such product. The antibiotic treats pigs and chickens suffering from respiratory and gut diseases and it is made by Aim-listed Eco Animal Health . Eco Animal Health can trace its roots back to the early 1970s and joined Aim almost 30 years ago.

There have been many ups and downs since then but today the company is firing on all cylinders, under the capable leadership of David Hallas, a qualified vet with three decades of experience in the animal health market. The industry is sizeable. Already worth almost £50 billion a year, sales of animal health products are projected to increase by around 9 per cent annually between now and 2030, driven by growing attention to animal welfare, fears about diseases spreading to humans and new, improved drug launches.

The market is also expanding as people around the world eat more meat, particularly chicken and pork. Poultry and swine are Eco Animal Health's main areas of focus, both with Aivlosin and a string of other products, including several expected to go on .

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