Hess & Clark, Inc. was acquired by Neogen Corp.Hess & Clark, Inc. manufactures and distributes animal health products. The company's products include disinfectants to rid pathogenic organisms from animal production and food processing facilities, and antibacterials for animals. Hess & Clark was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Ashland, Ohio.

Founded in 1982, Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has grown to more than 1,200 employees in multiple U.S. and international locations, and a worldwide presence. With corporate headquarters in Lansing, Michigan, Neogen has additional facilities in Lexington, Kentucky; Randolph, Wisconsin; Lincoln, Nebraska; and other U.S. locations; and Mexico, Brazil, Scotland, India and China. Neogen’s Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media, and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, mycotoxins and other natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns. The company’s Lansing-based Acumedia subsidiary produces superior dehydrated culture media for various applications in food safety and traditional culture media markets. Neogen’s Scotland-based Neogen Europe subsidiary serves the European Union food safety testing market through the distribution of Neogen’s comprehensive line of food safety tests, as well as its own expanding line of plant disease diagnostics. Neogen’s Animal Safety Division also markets diagnostic products, as well as veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants, and rodenticides. Many of Neogen’s Animal Safety products are aimed at Food Safety inside the farm gate, including a complete line of biosecurity solutions for producers and processors of animal protein. Neogen’s GeneSeek and Igenity commercial agricultural genetics operations in Lincoln, Neb., empower its customers to speed genetic improvement efforts, as well as identify economically important diseases inside the farm gate. Neogen’s Hacco subsidiary in Wisconsin is home to the company’s R&D and EPA-licensed manufacturing operations, for rodenticides and cleaners and disinfectants