Improvements in animal agriculture through genomic editing

Gene editing is being used to improve animal welfare, health and productivity in a wide variety of mammals, birds and fish used for food production.

Advancing genome editing to improve the sustainability and ...

Creation of transgenic animals using rDNA and livestock cloning were early technologies that, despite low efficiencies and some scientific ...

How genome editing changed the world of large animal research

Over the next few decades, progress in genetic engineering of large animals was driven less by research for agriculture but more for biomedical ...

Advances in animal genome editing continue apace

In related news, scientists have created the first gene-edited calf with reduced susceptibility to BVDV, one of the most significant viruses ...

Improvements in Gene Editing Technology Boost Its Applications in ...

The development of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing tool has revolutionized the field, and led to the modification of livestock genomes with much greater ...

Increasing livestock farming sustainability using genome editing ...

Farmed animal agriculture is facing big challenges in today's world. Genome editing technology now offers some solutions, and these need to ...

Genome editing as a breeding tool for health and well-being in dairy ...

Conventional breeding programs remain the cornerstone of cattle genetic improvement, relying mainly on incremental genetic gains through ...

CRISPR in Agriculture - CRISPRpedia - Innovative Genomics Institute

Genome-editing technology is one tool that farmers can use to fight pests and plant diseases. Farmers have been growing insect-resistant ...

Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing

This review summarizes the research progress of gene editing in farm animals, focusing on performance improvement, disease resistance, bioreactors, animal ...

Perspectives in Genome-Editing Techniques for Livestock - MDPI

Genome editing of farm animals has undeniable practical applications. It helps to improve production traits, enhances the economic value of livestock, and ...

Global status of gene edited animals for agricultural applications

GnEd livestock have been successfully produced using all three editing systems. However, when using ZFNs and TALENs, it is necessary to re-design and re- ...

Current status and future of gene engineering in livestock

These advancements have led to the creation of genetically engineered livestock animals with enhanced traits, disease resistance, and improved productivity (7- ...

Gene Editing Can Complement Traditional Food-Animal ... - UC Davis

UC Davis animal scientist Alison Van Eenennaam contends that by precisely making genetic changes, gene editing can boost the sustainability ...

Breakthrough Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture

A recent article published by the Washington Post articulates that new gene-editing practices in farm animals may be one of the largest ...

Farmers' perspectives on gene editing in livestock agriculture in ...

For example, gene editing could facilitate immunity to colienterotoxaemia in pigs, a common porcine disease that is characterized by massive ...

Genome editing in large animals: current status and future prospects

TALEN-mediated gene editing was selected by the scientific society as one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs in 2012, and both ZFNs and TALENs have been ...

Genome Engineering in Livestock: Recent Advances and ...

Here, we concisely summarize the recent progress of genome-editing technologies, with a particular focus on the CRISPR/Cas9 designer nuclease, in livestock.

Genome editing approaches to augment livestock breeding programs

Their sons form the second tier (multipliers) and are used to spread the genetics of the elite nucleus either by directly siring production animals or by siring ...

Embryo-mediated genome editing for accelerated genetic ...

Genome editing technology with its ability to directly introduce beneficial sequence variants offers new opportunities to modernize animal breeding by ...

Utilization of Genome Editing for Livestock Resilience in Changing ...

Genome editing can be used to mitigate the impact of climate change on livestock production by reducing the methane emissions by improving the efficiency of ...