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Enrique Mondaca Joins BIVI U.S. Swine Team

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (March 16, 2009) - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces Enrique Mondaca, DVM, Ph.D., has joined the U.S. swine team as a technical resource manager working on research projects related to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

Mondaca earned his veterinary degree from the Sonora Institute of Technology, Sonora, Mexico, and his doctorate in veterinary epidemiology from the University of Minnesota. He has been active in the global swine health industry for more than 17 years, serving as coordinator of regional PRRS control programs for several counties in Minnesota as well as for the state of Sonora in Mexico.

Most recently, Mondaca served as a swine production consultant and epidemiologist at Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic in Northfield, Minn.

"Dr. Mondaca's extensive experience in swine epidemiology and regional PRRS control programs will be a tremendous benefit to our customers and the swine industry as well," says Dale Polson, DVM, technical resources manager for BIVI. "His scientific background and swine production experience helps provide practical solutions to on-farm PRRS challenges producers face today."

Mondaca will continue to reside in Minnesota.

About Boehringer Ingelheim


About Boehringer Ingelheim

The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 138 affiliates in 47 countries and approximately 41,300 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine.

In 2008, Boehringer Ingelheim posted net sales of US $17 billion (11.6 billion euro) while spending approximately one-fifth of net sales in its largest business segment, Prescription Medicines, on research and development.

About Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (St. Joseph, MO), is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation based in Ridgefield, CT and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.

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