Lab Services
CentralStar’s laboratories perform both diagnostic testing, as well as DHI milk analysis, making sample submission convenient and economical.
Our experienced laboratory technicians process more than 6 million blood, milk, fecal and tissue samples annually using state of the art techniques including infrared spectroscopy, flow cytometry, ELISA, PCR and more. Our labs are certified by National Dairy Herd Information Services (DHI) and Quality Certification Services (QCS).
Committed to creating novel tests, CentralStar pioneered the use of DHI milk samples for diagnostic testing in 1999. Through collaborations, the cooperative is credited for developing and delivering the first commercially available diagnostic test for milk samples with the AntelBio Johne’s Milk ELISA. Since then, diagnostic tests for use on milk samples have grown, including the much-anticipated Milk Pregnancy Test.
Diagnostic tests are intended to identify diseases for animal health, and do not determine the “safety” of milk.
Convenient Full-Service Labs
- Complete sample collection kits and sampling supplies
- Customized testing programs
- Perform multiple tests on one sample
- Consultation
Get your test results through online web portal, text or email.
TEST OPTIONS
What we test
Milk
Blood
Fecal
Tissue
Ways to Submit Samples
- During routine DHI testing
- Utilizing our complete sample collection kits
- Direct to laboratory with your own supplies (and our submission form)
1163 Comet Lane – Suite 100
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517.333.8381
[email protected]
Working with producers, veterinarians, milk cooperatives, and other segments of the industry, CentralStar’s laboratories help you identify and manage outbreaks, as well as proactively manage herd health and disease.