February 13, 2008

Lohmann invests US$2.5 million in facility upgrades

Lohmann Animal Health (LAH) spent US$2.5 million in facility upgrades last year which included the addition of a state-of-the-art distribution center to the company's production site.

The distribution center's cooler is 60 feet wide by 80 feet long with 20 foot ceilings and has the ability to hold product in levels high enough to accommodate increasing market demand.

An additional harvest laboratory also has been made to Lohmann's production facility, which will support increased vaccine production.

Furthermore, a new eight-room isolation unit for avian service testing purposes is now operational.

The company said its turkey hatching facilities will soon be built to enable greater access to turkeys for testing procedures.

Based in Winslow, Maine, LAH is a member of the PHW Group, which comprises 35 companies that produce avian vaccines and poultry for the global market.