The Future of the US Animal Health and Nutrition Market

SUMMARY

This Animal Pharm report provides a highly detailed analysis of the $7.4billion US animal health and nutrition market, the most technically andcommercially advanced in the world.

This report features:

• Detailed market sizes and market breakdowns by species, sector, sub-sectorand, where available, brand
• Quantitative and qualitative market forecasts to 2008, so that you canidentify market trends and plan your growth strategy
• An analysis of the forces for change that will act on the sector over thenext few years, including patent expiries & the challenge of newgenerics, industry consolidation, licensing & distribution deals,investment in R&D and direct-to-consumer marketing
• US patent expiry dates for leading veterinary pharmaceutical brands,allowing you to identify and invest in future generic products
• An analysis of the structure and characteristics of the US livestock andcompanion animal sector
• Profiles of the 20 leading suppliers, detailing their US sales, theirleading products and their prospects in this market
• The report also features detailed market data from Fountain Agricounsel,US-based specialist animal health consultancy

Contents:

1. US livestock agriculture (10 pages)
2. The US companion animal sector (4 pages)
3. Forces for change in the US market (16 pages)
4. The US animal health products market (28 pages)
5. Company profiles (47 pages)

Executive Summary:

Worth more than $7.3 billion in 2003, the US is the world's biggest marketfor animal health and nutrition products, contributing almost 39% to globalsales in the sector. This report analyses the size, structure and prospects forgrowth of the US market, and profiles the businesses of leading companies activein the sector.

Chapters one and two of the report provide an overview of US livestockagriculture and companion animal ownership. Livestock production is dominated bya cattle herd of 95 million, a pig herd of more than 59 million and a broilerindustry producing 10 million eggs per year. Expansion is forecast in all threesectors over the next five years.

Companion animal populations are also extensive, with more than 380 millionpets kept by US households. The country's 61 million dogs, 77 million cats and 7million horses are the main sources of demand for companion animal health andnutrition products. Numbers in all three species segments are forecast to risein the period to 2008 as a result of human population growth and a strengtheningeconomy.