Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals

Christine Tait-burkard; Andrea Doeschl-wilson; Mike J. Mcgrew; Alan L. Archibald; Helen M. Sang; Ross D. Houston; C. Bruce Whitelaw; Mick Watson

doi:10.1186/s13059-018-1583-1

Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals

Christine Tait-burkard, Andrea Doeschl-wilson, Mike J. Mcgrew, Alan L. Archibald, Helen M. Sang, Ross D. Houston, C. Bruce Whitelaw, Mick Watson

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The human population is growing, and as a result we need to produce more food whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment. Selective breeding and genomic selection have had a transformational impact on livestock productivity, and now transgenic and genome-editing technologies offer exciting opportunities for the production of fitter, healthier and more-productive livestock. Here, we review recent progress in the application of genome editing to farmed animal species and discuss the potential impact on our ability to produce food.

Original language	English
Journal	Genome Biology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-018-1583-1
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2018

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ISP 3 2017/22 Improving Animal Health and Welfare
Meddle, S.
BBSRC
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ISP 1 2017/22 Blueprints for Healthy Animals
Watson, M.
BBSRC
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Ark Genomics
Watson, M., Archibald, A. & Burt, D.
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