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35,300 people are employed by Bayer HealthCare worldwide.
Bayer HealthCare's aim is to discover, develop, manufacture and market innovative
products that will improve human and animal health worldwide. The products en-
hance well-being and quality of life by diagnosing, preventing and treating disease.
The Animal Health Division of Bayer HealthCare AG, with sales of 786 million in
2004, is one of the world's leading suppliers of veterinary drug products for compan-
ion animals and livestock. Its major products include innovative antiparasitic drugs
for dogs and cats, such as Advantix
®
, Advantage
®
, Drontal
®
and Advocate
®
, and the
antibiotic Baytril
®
to treat serious bacterial infections in all types of animal.
Leverkusen / Christchurch,
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Contact:
Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken
Phone: +49 (0) 214 30 53366, Fax: +49 (0) 214 30 71640
E-mail:
hermann-josef.baaken@bayerhealthcare.com
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The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to
future events or developments.
