About Us
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Founded in 1912 and a division of Wyeth since 1945, Fort Dodge Animal Health is a leading manufacturer and distributor of animal health care products for the livestock, poultry, swine and companion animal industries. Fort Dodge Animal Health serves Europe and international markets, distributing products in more than 106 countries. Fort Dodge is the premier veterinary biological (vaccine) manufacturer in the world.
The division's ability to research and develop new and innovative products and deliver them to the marketplace is highly respected in its field. Fort Dodge Animal Health is one of the industry's more successful companies for new and innovative biological products. The division has numerous registrations for canine, feline, equine and bovine biologicals, along with several unique products in the development pipeline.
Fort Dodge Animal Health is recognized for its breakthroughs in veterinary medicine and new product development. In Europe the latest product innovation is ProMeris (metaflumizone) for cats and ProMeris Duo (metaflumizone+amitraz for dogs). Fort Dodge has 300 products on the market in the European Union.
Today, Fort Dodge Animal Health is a full service Veterinary Health Care Company and has nearly 3,300 employees worldwide, with almost 1000 employees working in Europe.
Fort Dodge established its European headquarter in Naarden, The Netherlands, in 1998. It has 6 commercial offices and 4 Production facilities (3 Biological and 1 Pharmaceutical) in Europe. For a complete listing of our facilities around Europe, see Fort Dodge Europe.
View a list of our animal health products.
Back to topMission, Vision, Values
Mission: We bring to the world pharmaceutical and health care product that improve lives and deliver outstanding value to our customers and shareholders.
Our vision is to lead the way to a healthier world. By carrying out this vision at every level of our organization, we will be recognized by our employees, customers and shareholders as the best pharmaceutical company in the world, resulting in value for all. We will achieve this by:
- Leading the world in innovation by linking pharmaceutical, biotech and vaccine technologies.
- Making quality, integrity and excellence hallmarks of the way we do business.
- Attracting, developing and motivating the best people.
- Continually growing and improving our business.
Values: To achieve our mission and realize our vision, we must live by our values:
- Quality: We are committed to excellence - in the results we achieve and in how we achieve them.
- Integrity: We do what is right for our customers, our communities, our shareholders and ourselves.
- Respect for People: We promote a diverse culture and an environment of mutual respect for our employees, our customers and our communities.
- Leadership: We value people at every level who lead by example, take pride in what they do and inspire others.
- Collaboration: We value teamwork - working together to achieve common goals is the foundation of our success.
Corporate Citizenship
As a global health care company, our vision of leading the way to a healthier world is the essence of our approach to corporate citizenship. In addition to contributing life saving medicines that address unmet medical needs, we continue to go beyond our business operations to act responsible in other areas around the globe.
"In response to the treat of a global avian influenza outbreak, Fort Dodge developed an important bivalent vaccine to prevent avian flu in poultry. In collaboration with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Fort Dodge also is developing a reverse genetics poultry vaccine for protection against the H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus, which we are concerned about from a potential pandemic perspective"
Steven Chu, D.V.M.,Ph.D
Senior Vice President of Global Research and Development
Fort Doge Animal Health
Read more on Wyeth Corporate Citizenship
Back to topAnimals in research
The privilege of using animals in our research, product safety testing and, in some cases, drug manufacturing is a stewardship that we take very seriously. Within our R&D projects, experimental animals are used to the minimum extent necessary. Although non-animal research methods have contributed to reducing our animal use, the need for animal studies still exists. All animal care and use protocols at Wyeth and Fort Dodge Animal Health meet or exceed national regulations or guidelines. Highly trained professionals lead our programs and ensure appropriate management of animals used in product safety testing.
Back to topThird party certification
Wyeth and it's divisions encourages facilities to develop a robust Environmental, Health and Safety Performance ((EHS) management system and, wherever appropriate, to obtain certification. The process of seeking and achieving third party certification can solidify and strengthen a site's EHS program, significantly increase awareness throughout the site and sharpen the focus toward EHS excellence.
Our European facilities in Algete, Spain: Aprilia, Italy; Askeaton, Ireland; Catania, Italy; Newbridge, Ireland; and Weesp, Holland, are ISO 14001 certified. In addition, Askeaton and Newbridge are certified to both OHSAS 18001 and EMAS.
Back to topLand use and biodiversity
We support and implement projects that enhance the environment both at our facilities and in ecologically rich areas of the globe. Wyeth is a corporate member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), a nonprofit organization in the United states committed to wildlife habitat management and environmental education that helps to develop and maintain wildlife areas on corporate properties. WHC also certifies sites that meet its stringent requirements for habitat enhancement projects.
The Charles City, Iowa, Fort Dodge facility has dedicated about 50 acres of land to wildlife habitat enhancement projects. Projects include: a prairie restoration program, the Charles City Community High School partnership, and the planting of a butterfly garden by third grade students. In September 2006, the facility received WHC certification as a Corporate Lands for Learning site.
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