Company Overview

Centaur Pharmaceuticals began as a separate pharmaceutical production arm of a custom veterinary pharmacy business that began in 1979. In 1991, Dr. Chas Povey, purchased Centaur from American Cyanamid at the same time he sold his controlling interest in Langford Laboratories. Dr. Povey had been co-founder of Langford Laboratories and led its development into a major Canadian animal health company with domestic and international sales.

Veterinary Alternatives Inc. (VA) was founded in 1996 under the direction of Dr. Rob Butler to market and distribute targeted nutraceutical products to the veterinary market. Veterinary Alternatives was purchased by Centaur Pharmaceuticals in 1999. Currently both companies trade under the name Centaur VA Animal Health.

Centaur VA Animal Health has a core of products focused on the small animal and equine veterinary market with sales primarily to Canadian veterinarians.