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

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Original languageEnglish
JournalGenome Biology
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Nov 2018

Abstract

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.

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