animal health unit to u.s. based drug firm langkow for 7 point $6000000000.00 the move will create the 2nd largest company of its kind for buyer animal health is only a small part of the group's business and 20 again it brought in revenue of around one and a half 1000000000 euros it's larger units include consumer health with $5400000000.00 euros crop science with just over $14000000000.00 and pharmaceuticals with almost $17000000000.00 euros. selling the animal health division will allow a buyer to bring in some urgently needed cash the company has had a few rough months with multibillion dollar lawsuits over the weekend or roundup and its active ingredient life was saved with funds dwindling and share prices dropping fire has recently moved to sell units not directly related to its core business of life sciences most recently it on loaded some time lotion brand coppertone as well as its dr scholl's foot care unit fires planning to focus more