UPDATE 2-Merck bolsters animal health unit with $2.4 bln Antelliq purchase
December 14, 2018 at 08:41 AM EST
Merck and Co said on Friday it will buy privately held French company Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for livestock, for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.37 billion) to bolster its fast-growing animal health business.