The European animal health market was worth Euro 3,282 million in 2001 and is
forecast to rise to Euro 3,831 million by 2006. This report investigates the size
and structure of leading animal health markets in Europe and the factors behind
recent national and regional sales trends. The report predicts how the market
will develop over the next few years, and features market growth forecasts to
2006. Growth Prospects in the European Animal Health Market includes detailed
profiles of the leading suppliers and an overview of livestock farming in the
region.
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Contents:
Chapter 1 The European Union
Chapter 2 Livestock agriculture in the European Union
Chapter 3 The EU market for animal health products
Chapter 4 National market profiles
Chapter 5 Leading companies in the EU animal health market
Sales of animal health products - excluding nutritional feed additives - in the
15 European Union (EU) member state markets totalled Euro 3,282 million in 2001.
This report examines the size and structure of leading markets in the region,
factors behind recent national and regional sales trends, future rates of market
growth and the leading companies operating in EU markets. Market analysis includes
a review of trends observed in the last five years and forecasts for the period
to 2006.
Chapter one provides a background to the EU, including the implications of enlargement
for the agriculture sector. Chapter two examines livestock agriculture in the
EU, analysing livestock numbers, production and trade in the region and identifying
factors that will affect the future size of herds and flocks in the 15 member
states. Chapter three presents a detailed profile of the EU market for animal
health products, addressing recent growth rates, market structure by geography
and major product sector and major factors affecting recent and future rates of
market growth. Based on an analysis of the main drivers and constraints likely
to affect growth rates during the next five years, this chapter concludes with
forecasts of market values in 2006. Chapter four features detailed profiles of
the region's five biggest markets - which together account for 80% of all animal
health product sales in the EU - and a brief analysis of five 'second-tier' country
markets. Chapter five of the study examines recent merger and acquisition activity
both at global level and within the region, which has concentrated market shares
increasingly into the hands of a few major players. Excluding nutritional feed
additives, 86% of all EU animal health sales was generated by just 13 companies.
Profiles of these 13 businesses provide global and EU sales data for 2001 and
information on the products and markets that generate the bulk of EU sales totals
for individual companies.
