Animal Health
Q2 2026 sales $1.78B, up 8%; FY2025 sales $6.35B.
The numbers
What it is
Vaccines, parasiticides and other medicines for livestock and companion animals, sold through Merck Animal Health. It is the company's second reportable segment.
Why it matters to the stock. Animal Health is about a tenth of revenue and steadier than the pharmaceutical franchises, so it helps smooth earnings.
News
Merck Animal Health to acquire TARGAN, a maker of poultry chick-sorting and vaccination systems
Merck Animal Health agreed to acquire TARGAN, which makes WingScan, a vision-based system that sorts chicks by sex at up to 160,000 chicks per hour, and a high-speed ocular spray that vaccinates day-old chicks.
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