WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today reported its results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 and provided guidance for 2010. For the quarter, net sales decreased 5.2% to $295.4 million from $311.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The decrease was net of a foreign currency translation benefit of 3.8%. Higher sales for the Research Models and Services (RMS) segment were offset by lower sales for the Preclinical Services (PCS) segment.
