The American Association of Equine
Practitioners (AAEP) today announced the addition of Merial
as an Educational Partner. The Educational Partner program
is a group of now 11 corporations dedicated to providing resources
and support for education programs to AAEP member veterinarians
and horse owners to improve the health and welfare of the
horse.
“We are proud to partner with an organization
that shares our commitment to excellence in equine health
care,” says Frank Hurtig, DVM, MBA, Merial director of veterinary
services. “Many of us at Merial are long-time members of the
AAEP, and we know firsthand what valuable resources the organization
brings to the entire equine industry. We’re excited to work
with the AAEP to help veterinarians, horses and horse owners
across the country.”
As a committed partner to equine practitioners
and their clients, Merial has been active in supporting the
AAEP previously through the sponsorship of key events and
programs at the Annual Convention, including a special lecture
in 2007 by Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, titled “Lessons
from Barbaro.” In addition, Merial has annually supported
the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians
and Assistants (AAEVT) as sponsor of their convention, held
in conjunction with the AAEP Annual Convention.
“It is rewarding to have a company like Merial,
a long-time exhibitor and supporter, who has proven excellence
in promoting the importance of equine health care, partner
with our organization,” said Harry Werner, VMD, AAEP president.
“We look forward to working together to benefit the continuing
education of equine practitioners and horse owners for the
health of the horse.”
Merial offers veterinarians and horse owners
leading equine brands such as EQUIOXX® (firocoxib), ULCERGARD®
(omeprazole), GASTROGARD® (omeprazole), RECOMBITEK®
equine vaccines, IMRAB® rabies vaccine, POTOMAVAC™, EQVALAN®
(ivermectin) and ZIMECTERIN® Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel).
The 10 other AAEP Educational Partners include:
Bayer HealthCare Animal Health Division, Boehringer Ingelheim
Vetmedica, Inc., Fort Dodge Animal Health, IDEXX Laboratories,
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Luitpold Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., Nutrena, Platinum Performance, Pfizer Animal Health
and Purina.
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven
animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of
products to enhance the health, well-being and performance
of a wide range of animals. Merial employs approximately 5,700
people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide.
Its 2008 sales were over $2.6 billion. Merial is a separate
subsidiary of sanofi-aventis. For more information, please
see www.merial.com.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners,
headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a
non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare
of the horse. Currently, the AAEP reaches more than 5 million
horse owners through its nearly 10,000 members worldwide and
is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management,
research and continuing education in the equine veterinary
profession and horse industry. For more information, please
see www.aaep.org.
