ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF 2005 EXTENDED MATURITY DATE

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                 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF 2005 EXTENDED MATURITY DATE

Virbac Corporation, PM Resources, Inc., St. Jon Laboratories, Inc., Francodex

Laboratories, Inc., Delmarva Laboratories, Inc. and Virbac AH, Inc. are the

Borrowers under the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note dated as of April 9,

2004 and the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note dated April 29, 2004 and the

Secured Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 27, 2004, all in favor of Virbac

S.A. (the "Notes"). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined

shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Notes.

Under Section 2(b) of the Notes, the M