{"id":2388,"date":"2018-10-04T21:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2018-10-04T21:20:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:20:42","slug":"largest-livestock-dna-testing-lab-opens-in-qld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2388","title":{"rendered":"Largest livestock DNA testing lab opens in Qld"},"content":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s largest commercial livestock genomic testing laboratory has opened in Gatton, Queensland, following a $5 million investment by Neogen Australasia in new facilities and equipment.\r\n\r\nThe new labs feature high-end genomic analysis tools and robotic processing capable of handling more than 500,000 samples each year to support the Australian beef cattle, sheep, dairy and companion animal industries, with other species added in the future.\r\n\r\nJason Lilly of Neogen Corporation said the opening was a major milestone for Australian livestock industries as they seek to accelerate the rate of improvement in the performance of their breeding stock, leading to enhanced animal management.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have built on the long tradition of quality genomic research here at The University of Queensland and as a result Neogen is now Australia\u2019s leading provider of genomic testing of cattle and sheep,\u201d Lilly said.\r\n\r\nThe laboratories were officially opened by Karen Wiik of Queensland\u2019s Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning. The laboratories are located at UQ\u2019s Gatton campus, and employs more than 30 local staff, half of whom previously worked for UQ\u2019s former Animal Genetics Laboratory (AGL). AGL acted as a research and industry service facility prior to Neogen\u2019s 2017 decision to invest in a long-term commercial operation at the site.\r\n\r\nNeogen Australasia\u2019s Russell Lyons said Neogen\u2019s investment was a sign of the company\u2019s commitment to the Australian livestock industries.\r\n\r\n\u201cHaving local laboratories staffed by local people really does give livestock producers the chance to actively participate in the genomic revolution,\u201d Lyons said.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s largest commercial livestock genomic testing laboratory has opened in Gatton, Queensland, following a $5 million investment by Neogen Australasia in new facilities and equipment. The new labs feature high-end genomic analysis tools and robotic processing capable of handling more than 500,000 samples each year to support the Australian beef cattle, sheep, dairy and companion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"rise-blocks_total_comments":0,"rise-blocks_categories":[{"term_id":5,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":403,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":403,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"rise-blocks_excerpt":"Australia\u2019s largest commercial livestock genomic testing laboratory has opened in Gatton, Queensland, following a $5 million investment by Neogen Australasia in new facilities and equipment. 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