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28-May-2007
Scientists working at Fonterra’s research subsidiary ViaLactia Biosciences have identified a low-fat producing cow they have named Marge. More >>
17-Jan-2007
ViaLactia Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonterra, has released exclusive information about genes active in the udder of dairy cows, and has made one of its unique gene research tools available to researchers around the globe. More >>
11-Nov-2005
The stomachs of New Zealand dairy cattle are being looked at as a way in to the $2 billion market for industrial enzymes, thanks to work done by Fonterra subsidiary ViaLactia Biosciences and its research partners. More >>
07-Jul-2004
ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Limited, a genomics subsidiary of Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited, and Orion Genomics LLC, (St. Louis, MO), today announced that proprietary sequence data resulting from their 2001 research alliance to characterize the gene sequence of ryegrass will be provided to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers (CSHL, New York). CSHL researchers will use the data to annotate publicly available plant sequences with the aim of improving forage and cereal crops for traits such as greater nutritive value and higher yield. Results will be made available to the international research community through the renowned Gramene database (www.gramene.org), a genomics resource for scientists and breeders working on grasses worldwide.
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11-Sep-2003
ViaLactia Biosciences has reached agreement with Genetic Technologies
Limited of Victoria, Australia regarding the terms of a research and commercial
license to Genetic Technologies' patents on uses of sequence information from
non-coding DNA.
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10-Jun-2003
Metahelix Life Sciences Private Limited, a Bangalore based agricultural biotechnology company, today announced the signing of a four-year plant functional genomics research agreement with ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Limited, a New Zealand based dairy biotechnology company. More >>
13-May-2003
BoviQuest, a dairy industry joint venture, has discovered a new gene that increases protein production
in lactating cows – a discovery that will help farmers select the most promising bulls for future dairy
herds and increase farmer earnings. More >>
12-Feb-2003
The dairy, meat and deer industries are combining in the use of modern biotechnology techniques to improve pasture performance and extend the growing season. More >>
25-Sep-2002
Craig Norgate, Chief Executive Officer of Fonterra, today welcomed the launch of dairying biotechnology joint venture, BoviQuest, saying its work will take guesswork out of dairy breeding. More >>
16-Sep-2002
Dairying’s investment in biotechnology is beginning to pay off, with the launch today of BoviQuest, the New Zealand dairy industry’s biotechnology joint venture.
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18-Jan-2002
New Zealand scientists are creating exciting new forage technology opportunities for the dairy industry using world-leading science. More >>
20-Aug-2001
The drive to maintain New Zealand’s crucial efficiency advantage in dairying is about to
be stepped up. More >>
31-May-2001
ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd and Orion Genomics LLC today announced they have entered into a multi-stage genomics alliance to develop improved varieties of forage plant species for the pastoral agricultural industries, and to develop hardier and higher yielding row crops. More >>
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