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- Title
What is the future of animal biotechnology?
- Authors
Van Eenennaam, Alison L.
- Abstract
Animal biotechnology encompasses a broad range of techniques for the genetic improvement of domesticated animal species, although the term is increasingly associated with the more controversial technologies of cloning and genetic engineering. Despite the many potential applications of these two biotechnologies, no public or private entity has yet delivered a genetically engineered food-animal product to the global market, and the sale of milk or meat from cloned animals and their offspring is currently subject to a voluntary moratorium in the United States. The animal biotechnology industry faces a variety of scientific, regulatory, ethical and public acceptance issues. Effective and responsible communication among scientific, community, industry and government stakeholders will be required to reach a societal consensus on the acceptable uses of animal cloning and genetic engineering. INSET: A CLOSER LOOK..
- Subjects
ANIMAL biotechnology; AGRICULTURAL biotechnology; ANIMAL genetic engineering; DOMESTICATION of animals; CLONING
- Publication
California Agriculture, 2006, Vol 60, Issue 3, p132
- ISSN
0008-0845
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3733/ca.v060n03p132