C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 2002 Cargill Signs Exclusive Agreement To Develop, Implement Genome For Top-Quality Cattle SAVAGE, Md. Bringing scientific precision to the predic tion of beef quality, MetaMor phix, Inc. recently announced an exclusive agreement with Caprock Cattle Feeders and Excel Corporation, both part of Cargill, Inc., to develop and im plement genomic selection tools that allow cattle breeders and feedlot operators to meet con sumer demands for consistency and tenderness. MctaMorphix, a privately held life sciences company dedi cated to discovering and com mercializing technologies that naturally improve the food supply and human health, antic ipates spending more than $lOO million during the next few years to develop a major genomic franchise in the live stock industry. For this initial project, Caprock and Excel will provide $lO million to MctaMorphix to support the development of in novative selection products for cattle. 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The sequencing of this genome and its dense map promises to produce precise selection and breeding methods in the cattle and dairy industries. MetaMorphix’s wholly owned subsidiary, MMI Genomics Inc., formed from the purchase of Celera’s livestock and animal genotyping business, is specifi cally designed to host such animal production initiatives. “We are excited to be part of this groundbreaking step for ward tor consumers and the beet industry,” said Dr. Ed Quattle baum, president, CEO and chairman of MctaMorphix. “As pioneers in animal genomics, we are happy to dem onstrate how this unique tech nology ultimately could be applied for consumer benefit,” Natural Flow System With 360" Of Separation" The Inside Story. FIELDSTARU BEADY /«r I AOCO FINANCr HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. 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This Gene-Trak test provides superior results with no more equipment or training than is re quired for the widely used, but less specific antibody-based mi crowell ELISA kits. “The trend toward fewer, bigger food producers requires us to offer testing products that reflect their changing needs. The format of this kit is ideal for cus tomers who require a high volume of sample throughput when testing for bacteria,” said James Herbert, Neogen’s presi dent. “The AOAC-RI validation will allow us to build upon our success with the test kit by al lowing us access to select labora tories and institutions that prefer AOAC-RI validations. Each time we receive a third party validation on any of our tests, it provides further assur ance to our many customers.” A major advantage of Gene- Trak’s DNA hybridization tech nology is its highly-specific probes, which virtually elimi nate false negatives and greatly minimize the chance of receiv ing false positive results due to cross-reactivity with closely related organisms. Eliminating needless confirmation effort, and cost, helps streamline a company’s safety and quality processes. This DNA hybridization test employs Salmonella-specific DNA probes directly labeled with horseradish peroxidase and a colorimetric end-point to detect as little as 1 Salmonella CFU in a 25 g food sample when the specified enrichment proto cols are used. A sample is considered nega tive for the presence of Sal monella spp. if the absorbance value (A 4 , 0) obtained is less than 0.10. 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