ANIMAL MEDICINES

BY THE NUMBERS

$
The development The cost to develop a
of a major major new animal drug
new animal drug takes can cost up to
7-10 YEARS $100 MILLION

The development of a
new animal vaccine takes

3-5 YEARS

80

60

40
80
BILLION
20
doses of animal vaccines
are produced in the
United States each year

$689 $6.8
MILLION
spent by U.S.
$ BILLION
total U.S. animal
companies on research health product
& development in 2010 sales in 2010