/b/veterinary-news/posts/merial-and-intervet-schering-plough-to-remain-separate Merck and sanofi-aventis, owners of Merial and Intervet Schering-Plough respectively, have announced that they will not be combining the two animal health businesses as had been planned since March 2010. In a joint announcement today, the companiesen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/merial-and-intervet-schering-plough-to-remain-separateTue, 22 Mar 2011 23:56:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:763cdfdf-1b8c-44a8-a81f-a0a43b2d1cf1Richard Huddart0<p>For what it&#39;s worth - my view is that this is good news for us ordinary practitioners. This means more choice and better competition. Nothing worse than hearing that the vaccine you have just decided to change to has just been merged with the company you have lost confidence in! There are too few vet (and human) pharmaceutical companies out there.</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=35192&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">