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Digital Angel, Schering-Plough renew contract

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Digital Angel, an technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced that its Destron Fearing unit has signed a contract extension with Intervet Incorporated, the animal health unit of Schering-Plough Corporation, to provide syringe and RFID microchip systems and readers.

While the terms of the contract were not disclosed, the agreement provides for price and volume minimums, and the extension runs through December 31, 2009. Intervet markets Destron Fearing’s companion pet products under the HomeAgain brand.

Since 1994, Digital Angel has provided Schering-Plough’s animal health business with products for its HomeAgain pet recovery system, which has recovered over 500,000 lost pets during that time. [end] 

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