ST. "The Augusta plant will start making POSILAC bST for U.monsanto.

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5 billion by the year 2010. Gene therapy for diseases of
pet animals is a fast developing area because many of the technologies
used in clinical trials humans were developed in animals and many of
the diseases of cats and dogs are similar to those in humans. These are a mix
of animal healthcare companies and biotechnology companies.S. The safety of sucralose,
the sweetening ingredient in SPLENDA(R) Brand products, is well documented
with more than 100 scientific studies conducted over a 20-year period. The
U.

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Genetic engineering is
done in farm animals and nuclear transfer technology has become an
important and preferred method for cloning animals. POSILAC bST is used to enhance milk production
and serves as an important tool to help dairy producers improve the efficiency
and profitability of their operations.

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Research and Markets: Animal Biotechnology Market Projected to be Worth $12.5 billion by 2010

Animal biotechnology market is
projected to be worth $12.
Information is given about the research activities of 9 veterinary
institutes. For
more information on Monsanto, see http://www.

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researchandmarkets. Fluorescent in situ hybridization and
enzyme -linked immunosorbent assays are also widely used.
"This additional production capacity will help us meet the full needs of our
current customers. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved the use of sucralose as
a nonnutritive sweetener in 1998, and expanded this approval in 1999.

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com /reports/c1345) has
announced the addition of Animal Biotechnology - Technologies, Markets
and Companies to their offering. Supplementing dairy cows with
POSILAC bST safely enhances milk production and serves as an important tool to
help dairy producers improve the efficiency of their operations .

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This report describes and evaluates animal biotechnology and its
application in veterinary medicine and pharmaceuticals as well as
improvement in food production. Biotechnology is applied to facilitate
xenotransplantation from animals to humans. Polymerase chain reaction and its modifications are
considered to be important.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved
full production of POSILAC(R) bovine somatotropin (bST) at its manufacturing
facility in Augusta, Georgia.S.

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FDA Approves POSILAC (R) Production at Monsanto's Augusta Facility

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- Complaint Seeks Damages and Injunctive Relief From Sugar Association, Sugar
Association Members, and Qorvis Communications -

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. In addition to the SPLENDA(R)
Products, McNeil Nutritionals is a global marketer of brands that include
VIACTIV(R) Soft Calcium Chews and VIACTIV(R) Multi-Vitamin Chews, LACTAID(R)
Milk and Dietary Supplements and BENECOL(R) Smart Chews and Spreads that are
proven to help reduce cholesterol.

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Transgenic technologies are used for improving milk production and
the meat in farm animals as well as for creating models of human
diseases. This provides dairy farmers with additional
economic security by increasing the return on their investment.

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Approximately 83 companies have been identified to be involved in
animal biotechnology and are profiled in the report.
Since it was first sold in 1994, POSILAC bST has become one of the leading
dairy animal supplements in the United States., McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
today filed a court action in U.

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1 billion by the year 2005 in a total
animal healthcare market of $23 billion. Genomics, proteomics and
bioinformatics are also being applied to animal biotechnology. Important collaborations in this area are shown. FDA approval to formulate and package
POSILAC bST at our Augusta plant allows production at both locations .

About Monsanto
Monsanto Company is a leading provider of technology-based solutions and
agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality.
SPLENDA(R) No Calorie Sweetener is the number one sugar alternative in
terms of sales in the U.

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Transgenic animals are used for the production of proteins
for human medical use. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and
damages for injury caused by defendants' false advertising campaign to date.

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Knowledge of animal genetics is
important in the application of biotechnology to manage genetic
disorders and improve animal breeding. The most important
biotechnology-based products consist of vaccines, particularly
genetically engineered or DNA vaccines."
Monsanto employs over 200 people full-time at the Augusta facility, which
is the largest pharmaceutical-grade protein manufacturing facility in the
world. Construction of the plant was started in 1998 and the FDA approved the
plant to produce the active ingredient in POSILAC bST in August 2003. Cows
supplemented with POSILAC bST produce an average of 10 lb.

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Business Editors

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and
Markets (http: //www.
Molecular diagnosis is assuming an important place in veterinary
practice. McNeil contends in the lawsuit that The Sugar
Association and other defendants have knowingly and intentionally made false
claims about the SPLENDA(R) Brand that are baseless and that are designed to
injure its reputation and goodwill.

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Biotechnology has potential applications in the management of
several animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, classical
swine fever and bovine spongiform encephalopathy .
Biotechnology products are approved by the Center for Veterinary
Medicine of the FDA.com/reports /c1345

POSILAC bST can play a role in helping farmers with herds of all sizes
produce more milk per cow.
McNeil Nutritionals, LLC has filed this lawsuit in order to stop The Sugar
Association and other defendants from continuing to make false and misleading
claims about the SPLENDA(R) Brand, a no calorie sweetener which is marketed by
McNeil Nutritionals, LLC.

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"Full FDA approval of our Augusta facility is good news for U. Once we can do that, we will begin to supply new customers
with POSILAC bST."
With FDA approval of the Augusta plant complete, Monsanto is increasing
production.

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Share of biotechnology-based products and services in 2004 was
$4 .
This is expected to grow to $5.com . Since the product was launched at retail in 2000,
SPLENDA (R) products have been well received by both consumers and physicians
in the fields of obesity, diabetes and cardiology.

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Newer
biochip-based technologies and biosensors are also finding their way
in veterinary diagnostics.

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Note to editors: POSILAC is a trademark owned by Monsanto Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries.

McNeil Nutritionals Files Lawsuit Against The Sugar Association

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Regulatory issues relevant to animal
biotechnology are described.researchandmarkets.

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Now the
plant has full approval to formulate and package POSILAC bST for use by dairy
producers.S.

McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, with headquarters in Fort Washington, PA,
markets innovative nutritional products.

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dairy
producers who choose to enhance the profitability of their operations with
POSILAC bST," said Kevin Holloway, President of Monsanto's dairy business. dairy
producers immediately," said Deborah Small, Director of Manufacturing for
Monsanto's dairy business. District Court in Delaware for false
advertising and deceptive trade practices against The Sugar Association, each
of The Sugar Association's members, and Qorvis Communications, a public
relations firm that represents The Sugar Association. To
date, sucralose has been permitted for use in over 80 countries and it has
never been required to carry any safety information, advisory or warning
statements on its labeling .

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LOUIS, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON)
announced today that the U.S.

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1 billion out of the total animal healthcare market of $21 billion.
For more information visit
http://www. "POSILAC bST also is manufactured at an
FDA-approved facility in Austria.S.