On June 13, 2011 Animal Health International, Inc. announced the close of their transaction and completion of the merger with Lextron, Inc. The privately held company will operate under the name “Animal Health International, Inc.” The combination of these two long-standing companies creates a premier animal health business with more than 100 years of combined knowledge and industry expertise.

Lextron, Inc. was established in 1967 by Dr. Bob Hummel as Great Plains Chemical Company, a distributor of animal health products for the livestock industry. The name was later changed to Lextron and has grew to five separate operating divisions: Lextron Animal Health, Lextron Micro Tech, Lextron Information Systems, Animal Feed Technologies and Precision Logistics.