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In the past decade, a number of advances have been made in genetic engineering as applied to farmed animals. This book has been developed from invited presentations at a conference held in California in august 1997 to address this issue. It is written by representatives from the leading laboratories from around the world involved in attempts to improve agriculturally important mammals, poultry and fish. Current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements and successes in the applications of transgenic technology to a range of animals which are important in agriculture are brought together. This book is aimed at research workers in animal genetics, breeding and biotechnology.

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Author:   James Murray (Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, USA) ,  Gary Anderson ,  Anita Oberbauer (University of California, Davis, USA) ,  Martina McGloughlin (Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780851992938

ISBN 10:   0851992935
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Transgenic Farm Animals, C A Pinkert, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA and J D Murray, University of California, USA 2: Development of Genetic Tools for Transgenic Animals, P B Hackett, University of Minnesota, USA 3: One Gene is Not Enough: Transgene Detection, Expression and Control, K D Wells and R J Wall, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, USA 4: Embryonic Stem Cells in Agricultural Species, G B Anderson, University of California, USA 5: Nuclear Transfer in the Production of Transgenic Farm Animals,I Wilmut, Roslin Institute, Roslin, UK et al. 6: Embryonic Stem Cell Chimaeras and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transplantation for Production of Transgenic Cattle, J M Robl, University of Massachusetts, USA et al. 7: Status of Sperm-mediated Delivery Methods for Gene Transfer, E J Squires, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada 8: Understanding the Origin of Avian Primordial Germ Cells: Implications for Germ Cell Culture and Transgenesis in Poultry, J N Petitte, North Carolina State University, Davis, USA et al. 9: Generation of Transgenic Poultry by Transfection of Primordial Germ Cells, E A Wong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA 10: Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I in Skeletal Muscle of Transgenic Swine, V G Pursel, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, USA et al. 11: Production and Analysis of Transgenic Pigs Containing a Metallothionein Porcine Growth Hormone Gene Construct, M B Nottle, BresaGen Ltd., Adelaide, Australia 12: The Utilization of Bacterial Genes to Modify Domestic Animal Biochemistry, K A Ward CSIRO, NSW, Australia et al. 13: Production of Transgenic Cattle expressing a Recombinant Protein in Milk, W H Eyestone, PPL Therapeutics Inc., Blacksburg, USA 14: Changing the Composition and Properties of Milk, J D Murray et al 15: Comparison of Traditional Breeding and Transgenesis in Farmed Fish with Implications for Growth Enhancement and Fitness, R A Dunham, Auburn University, USA et al. 16: Direct and Correlated Responses to Short-term Selection of 8-week Body Weight in Lines of Transgenic (oMt1a-oGH) Mice, F Siewerdt, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA 17: Ethics, Animal Welfare and Transgenic Farm Animals, J A Mench, University of California, Davis, USA 18: The Future of Transgenic Farm Animals, G E Seidel Jr, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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<br> Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California. --SciTechBook News<p><br> The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 199

Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California.--SciTech Book News The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997, the authors being drawn from commercial organizations, academic departments, and government research organizations.--The Quarterly Review of Biology

"""Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California.""--SciTech Book News""The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997, the authors being drawn from commercial organizations, academic departments, and government research organizations.""--The Quarterly Review of Biology"

<br> Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California. --SciTechBook News<p><br> The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997, the authors being drawn from commercial organizations, academic departments, and government research organizations. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<p><br>

Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California. --SciTech Book News<br> The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997, the authors being drawn from commercial organizations, academic departments, and government research organizations. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California. --SciTech Book News The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997, the authors being drawn from commercial organizations, academic departments, and government research organizations. --The Quarterly Review of Biology

<br> Representatives from leading laboratories working on the genetic engineering of farm mammals, poultry, and fish discuss current knowledge, methodology, technical improvements, and successes in applying transgenic technology to a range of animals that are important in agriculture. Among their topics are developing genetic tools, embryonic stem cells, nuclear transfer, the status of sperm-mediated delivery methods for gene transfer, generating transgenic poultry by transfecting primordial germ cells, using bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry, changing the composition and properties of milk, a comparison of traditional breeding and transgenesis in farmed fish with implications for growth enhancement and fitness, and ethics and animal welfare. The 18 papers are updated from the invited presentations at an August 1997 conference in Tahoe City, California. --SciTech Book News<br> The book's eighteen chapters comprise the updated proceedings of a congress held in 1997,

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