Shares of distributor Henry Schein ($HSIC) were up more than 6% to $156.91 in morning trading on February 10, after the company announced record fourth-quarter and full-year results. Schein's net sales for the quarter were up 5% year over year to $2.9 billion, while its adjusted net income grew 7% to $139.3 million ($1.67 per share). Sales in the company's animal health division rose 3% to $756.2 million. For the full year, Schein chalked up sales of $10.6 billion, up 2.5% from 2014, and adjusted net income of $501.5 million or $5.96 per share, which was almost a 10% improvement from the previous year. CEO Stanley Bergman noted in the earnings release that he expects Schein to get a further boost from its recent acquisitions of health analytics company Vetstreet and practice-management software maker RxWorks. Release
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> Sanofi ($SNY) reported that its animal health unit, Merial, reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 5.9% year-over-year on a constant-currency basis to €559 million ($628.3 million) and 2015 growth of 10.8% to €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion). Release (PDF)
> Jaguar Animal Health ($JAGX) announced that it has closed its offering of 2 million shares, with net proceeds of $4.6 million. Release
> ImmuCell ($ICCC) announced that sales in the fourth quarter rose 22% year-over-year to $2.7 million and net income came in at $289,000, or 9 cents a share, while the company charted full-year sales growth of 35% to $10.2 million and earnings of 1.2 million (38 cents a share). Release
> Kindred Biosciences ($KIN) announced it has filed the effectiveness section of its New Animal Drug Application (NADA) to the FDA for Zimeta (previously KIN-012) to treat pyrexia in horses. Release
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> SQI Diagnostics, which develops assays for pharma and animal health researchers, announced that sales in its first fiscal quarter were up more than 12-fold year-over-year to $197,000 but that the net loss was flat at $1.4 million (2 cents a share). Release
> Merck ($MRK) Animal Health has launched Pet Diabetes Tracker, a free app for pet owners managing diabetes in their dogs or cats. Release
> IDEXX Laboratories ($IDXX) announced the retirement of Johnny Powers, executive vice president of its companion animal unit. Release
> Ireland-based drug manufacturer Chanelle Group, which produces medicines for the human and veterinary markets, announced it has invested €70 million ($78.1 million) to expand its production capacity and research and development activities. Release