Research and Development
Innovis is committed to the development of new, cost-effective products and services. These services will be based upon new technologies whose value to the Industry has been proven through sound development projects
Innovis is an industrial partner in a number of key research projects which we hope will generate the products and services of tomorrow.
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Development of new genetic services in sheep
Started: February 2005 |
A 3-yr Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project with the Institute of Rural Sciences at UWA |
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RAMSES RAM Semen Extender Study
Started: January 2005 |
A 3-yr DEFRA LINK project to test new semen diluents for cervical AI in sheep
Other Partners: Royal Veterinary College, Institute of Zoology, Sheffield University, & IMV Technologies. |
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Allelic frequency of microsatellite markers in UK sheep. Started: March 2005 |
A 1-yr SMART Cymru Industrial Research project to determine the levels of genetic diversity amongst the 12 economically important UK sheep breeds.
Other partners: Cardiff University, Landcatch Natural Selection |
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Breeding for Resistance to Footrot
Started: August 2005
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A 3-yr DEFRA LINK project to evaluate molecular and phenotypic approaches to the control is this problem
Other Partners: SAC, UWA, Roslin Institute, MLC, ADAS Rosemaund, blackface Elite & British Texel Sheep Society Ltd |
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The effect of TM-QTL and other OTLs on lean meat yield and meat quality in sheep and its evaluation using VISA
Started:October 2006 |
A 3-yr BBSRC LINK project. Partners: SAC, Roslin Institute, UWA, Suffolk Sire Reference Scheme, British Texel Sheep Society, Charollais Sire Reference Scheme, EBLEX, HCC, QMS, Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, Welsh Country Foods Ltd, E+V Technology, Catapult Systems Ltd, ASDA stores and Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers |
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A 3-yr Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
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Development and evaluation of a fully integrated sheep production system
Started: December 2005 |
A 3-yr ESF Training Scholarship with UWA
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Nutritional influences on the expression of the Inverdale gene
Started: October 2004 |
A 3-yr CASE studentship with SAC |
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Started: February 2006 |
A 3-yr EU STREP project to review the targeted, specific treatment of parasites across Europe
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