Scientific Solutions
Antelbio® delivers scientific solutions through collaborative research in bovine disease, genetics, and production.
Research and development are at the core of CentralStar’s vision. Antelbio® works to expand the product and service portfolio for dairy and beef producers through collaboration with industry allies. We promote innovation and discovery to equip producers with the tools needed to drive the dairy industry forward.
CentralStar Research Team L to R: Chaelynne Lohr, Kyra Schlenkermann, Kelsey Brigham, Kait Houghton, Casey Droscha, Hannah Davis, Kara Parsons.
OUR RESEARCH
The Antelbio® laboratory is equipped with modern molecular biology technology, biotechnology, and genomics enabling genetic discovery, molecular diagnostics, and data innovation.
Molecular Biomarker Discovery and Detection of Organisms
Delivering informative and cost-effective pathogen detection, novel quantitative assays, and herd-specific diagnostic programs.
Genomic Discovery
Development of genomic tools to find markers for disease resistance, fertility, and longevity, as well as real-time genotyping tools for routine identification of value-added genetics (A1/A2).
Data Analytics & Innovation
Continual construction of data analytic tools to aid in herd management through a comprehensive database and biorepository. Systematic phenomic profiling of dairy cattle for genomic discovery.
Automation
Engineering, evaluating, and implementing modern automated solutions to laboratories, field staff, and producers for more efficient and productive endeavors.
Dairy Herd Information (DHI)
Supporting the DHI system through strategic partnerships to bring about the next generation of milk component analyses through mid-infrared spectral data.
Peer Reviewed Studies
Simon Bourassi, Shawn McKenna, Greg Keefe, Emily John, John Van Leeuwen, Emilia Bourassi, J. Trenton McClure
PMID: 40110429
Phenotypic Selection of Dairy Cattle Infected with Bovine Leukemia Virus Demonstrates Immunogenetic Resilience through NGS-Based Genotyping of BoLA MHC Class II Genes.
Lohr CE, Sporer KRB, Brigham KA, Pavliscak LA, Mason MM, Borgman A, Ruggiero VJ, Taxis TM, Bartlett PC, Droscha CJ.
Pathogens. 2022 Jan 15;11(1):104. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11010104.
PMID: 35056052
Tracing Viral Transmission and Evolution of Bovine Leukemia Virus through Long Read Oxford Nanopore Sequencing of the Proviral Genome.
Pavliscak LA, Nirmala J, Singh VK, Sporer KRB, Taxis TM, Kumar P, Goyal SM, Mor SK, Schroeder DC, Wells SJ, Droscha CJ.
Pathogens. 2021 Sep 14;10(9):1191. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10091191.
PMID: 34578223
In the Press
Find the super-shedders in your barn
by Ciarra Lahuis, and Phil Durst
PCR testing can be used to identify the viral level of bovine leukemia virus in the herd.
Reducing the prevalence of bovine leukosis by identifying and removing infectious cows
A Michigan State University (MSU) research group, in collaboration with our cooperative, set out to investigate what effect, if any, BLV infection had on milk production, culling and longevity in cows.
Partnerships
