Videos
Accelerating Agrigenomics Breakthroughs
Improve plant and animal selection, nutrition, health surveillance, traceability, and veterinary diagnostics systems.
Selective Advances in Cattle Breeding
José Fernando Garcia discusses how genomic selection can improve beef production while reducing the environmental impact.
Controlling Fruit Fly Outbreaks
Genomic technologies help the US Department of Agriculture identify and track these invasive pests.
Genomics to Enhance Global Food Security
The African Orphan Crops Consortium is using genomics to address malnutrition in Africa.
Agricultural Greater Good Initiative
This initiative recognizes researchers in the agricultural community using Illumina technology to help alleviate global hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
Customer Stories
Bovine Genotyping Improves Milk Production
The BovineSNP50 BeadChip enables Martin Dairy to accelerate genetic progress of Jersey herd.
Bringing a Better Steak to Texas
Genetic selection tools based on the BovineSNP50 BeadChip array enable 44 Farms to ensure Angus beef quality from farm to table.
Sequencing Enables Selective Breeding of Goat Herd
Researchers in New Zealand use genotyping by sequencing to overcome cost and resource hurdles associated with genomic selection.
Improving Drought Tolerance in Corn
Syngenta uses Illumina sequencing to understand the mode of action behind their new hybrid corn.
Modern Breeding Programs for the Sunflower
The sunflower industry adopts genomics tools to better inform breeding decisions and improve disease resistance.
Nellore Genotyping Grows Brazilian Beef Industry
Breeders and researchers use genotyping to enhance the Nellore breed and allow the Brazilian beef industry to flourish.
The Future of Beef Cattle Breeding
Sandhill Farms incorporates genomic technologies into the trait selection process to provide more predictable seed stock.
High-Throughput Plant and Animal Genotyping
GeneSeek uses custom Illumina arrays to inform selective breeding of livestock and crops, increasing yield and improving herds.
Consortium to Grow Better Cotton
Researchers developed a cotton genotyping array, enabling breeders to produce more sustainable and valuable cotton.
Fish Genotyping with NGS
A novel sequencing method using the HiSeq System reduces cost and enables analysis of tens of thousands of fish.
Tracking Foodborne Pathogens with NGS
The MiSeq System helps this lab perform agri-food pathogen testing and epidemiology efficiently.
Sequencing Tracks a Deadly Porcine Virus
Veterinary scientists use the MiSeq System to characterize an emerging porcine virus, and track its evolution and spread.
High-Density Genotyping Aids Livestock Improvement
Zoetis uses Illumina BeadChips to enable livestock producers to improve the genetic makeup of their herds.
Small Research Lab Increases Efficiency with LIMS
Beck’s Hybrids, a family-owned seed company, uses BaseSpace Clarity LIMS to benefit farmers through enhanced sample tracking.
Genomic Data Adds Value in Marketing Holstein Sires
Jetstream Genetics uses Infinium BovineSNP50 BeadChip data to assess the genetic merit of young elite sires.
Breeding the Best Angus Cattle Using Genomic Tools
The BovineSNP50 BeadChip provides Three Trees Ranch with genomic data to make the best breeding decisions.
Application and Technical Notes
Genomic Selection and Animal Breeding
Next-generation sequencing and genotyping technologies are revolutionizing animal breeding.
Genotyping by Sequencing
This application spotlight describes the advantages and considerations of several sequence-based genotyping research methods.
Infinium Microarrays for Agriculture Consortia
Illumina BeadChips are the foundation of more than 25 different consortia products, with new groups forming every year.
Agrigenomics Breakthroughs
The BovineSNP50 BeadChip offers high accuracy in prediction of individual genetic merit in both dairy and beef cattle.
Introduction to NGS for Agriculture
An introduction to Illumina next-generation sequencing technology for agricultural research.
Research Tools
Library Prep and Array Kit Selector
Determine the best kit for your needs based on your starting material and method or application.
Methods Guide
All the information you need, from BeadChips to library preparation to sequencer selection and analysis. Select the best tools for your lab.
Genomic Selection in Agriculture
An overview of recent publications in agrigenomics featuring Illumina technology.
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Featured Publications
Researchers Design Goat Genome Microarray
The International Goat Genome Consortium developed and characterized a goat genotyping array.
Genetic Linkage Map for Pacific White Shrimp
Researchers developed a genotyping array using Illumina technology for the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei).
Perspectives in Crop Genotyping
Read about progress, challenges, and trends in the development of cost-effective genotyping platforms for crop breeding.
Genotyping by Sequencing and Transcriptomics
The authors of this study used genotyping by sequencing to study crops with varying ploidy levels.