Company Profile

Company Description:

LIC operates one of the most successful, totally integrated dairy herd improvement and farm management operations in the world.  We are leading the way with innovative products that add efficiency and assist farmers to move into the future.  LIC has been successful in the implementation and commercialisation of Genomic Selection in the dairy industry and along with continued technical development has implemented a strategy to genotype tens of thousands of animals on existing and new marker panels.  Sequencing is the next major innovation for the selection of animals to increase the genetic merit of New Zealand dairy herd.  LIC has embarked on an extensive sequencing programme and has completed sequencing of over 500 animals and RNA sequencing of 400 animals.