Animal health products supplier expanding in Missouri, creating 144 jobs

• March 29, 2016

Virbac, a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing companion animal health products, is growing its presence in the Missouri with a $37.9 million expansion in Bridgeton that will create 144 new high-paying jobs.

Missouri is home to the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, the largest concentration of animal health companies in the world. More than half of the $88 billion global animal health industry operates in the corridor, which includes Kansas City, St. Joseph and Columbia.

Additionally, some of the most prestigious veterinary medical training programs, including the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, support and provide talent for Missouri’s growing animal health cluster.