Who owns Bovaer?
Bovaer is owned by Elanco (the United States, NYSE: ELAN).[1]
Evidence: Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Indianapolis
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Animal feed › Livestock & poultry feed
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: ELAN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bovaer
Bovaer is described in Elanco's 10-K as a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient for lactating dairy cattle. The US Food and Drug Administration completed its review in May 2024, and producers began feeding it to cattle in the United States during the third quarter of 2024.
What Elanco's annual report says about Bovaer
Sentences about Bovaer from Elanco's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
New product development and regulatory highlights during 2024 and 2025 included the following: Bovaer : In May 2024, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient for use in lactating dairy cattle.
Given the absence of government incentives as a result of these changes, we believe the adoption rate of Bovaer , one of our farm animal sustainability products, has been tempered.
As a result, we are continuing to make investments to support Bovaer's adoption beyond its initial launch, and we expect that additional studies, which are underway, and a potential expansion of claims may be required to expand Bovaer 's value proposition and achieve its expected potential.
How often Elanco names Bovaer in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Bovaer
Where Bovaer sits in Elanco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Elanco
Elanco controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
Other brands in livestock & poultry feed, and who owns them
The 28 brands in livestock & poultry feed on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Phibro, with 13; Elanco has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aureomycin | Phibro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| CirQlar | ForFarmers | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bábolna Takarmány | Bonafarm | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Hi-Pro | Jamaica Broilers | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
| Producer's Pride | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Avatec | Phibro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aviax | Phibro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bloat Guard | Phibro | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Elanco
Elanco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Indianapolis, United States, founded in 1954. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: ELAN.
Elanco Animal Health is an Indianapolis animal health company with pet health and farm animal businesses. Its 10-K says it has a heritage dating to 1954 as a business unit of Eli Lilly and Company, was incorporated independently in September 2018 and separated in March 2019, and in August 2020 acquired Bayer Animal Health, which it calls the largest acquisition in industry history. It sells flea and tick, dermatology and pain products for pets and feed additives, vaccines and antibiotics for livestock.
🇺🇸 Bovaer and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Bovaer is not one of them.
- 4health — Tractor Supply 🇺🇸
- American Journey — Chewy 🇺🇸
- Apoquel — Zoetis 🇺🇸
- Aqueon — Central Garden & Pet 🇺🇸
- Aureomycin — Phibro 🇺🇸
- BARK — BARK 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bovaer?
The parent company of Bovaer is Elanco, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Bovaer American?
Yes. Bovaer originated in the United States and its owner, Elanco, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Bovaer still owned by Elanco?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Bovaer is still owned by Elanco. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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