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.

Worldwide, Merial employs approximately 5,000 people and operates in more than 150 countries. Its 2007 sales were nearly $2.5 billion. Merial Limited is a joint venture between Merck & Co. and sanofi-aventis.

In the UK and RoI, Merial has some 150 staff working mainly in sales, marketing and manufacturing. Its headquarters are at Harlow in Essex.

• Merial is committed to enhancing the health, well-being and performance of animals. Our strengths in parasite control and disease prevention are known around the world.
• Many Merial products are considered gold standards in their categories.
• IVOMEC^® entered pharmaceutical history as the single most successful animal health product ever launched.  This family of products has been used for more than two decades by livestock farmers and veterinarians.
• Merial Business Operations comprises our main businesses: Companion Animals (dogs, cats and horses), Ruminant Animals (cattle and sheep), Swine (pigs), Avian (poultry) and Grandes Prophylaxies (serves governments to protect livestock herds and wildlife).
• Merial is a supporter of the veterinarian community and the agricultural industry.
• Merial makes significant investments in R&D, and the company has launched at least one new product every year globally since its inception.