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Main description:
Upcoming applications of genetic engineering in farm animals include higher yields, leaner meat, or disease resistance. The proceedings cover an analysis of the state of the art of the technology and its applications, an introduction to the specific application zoopharming (a method to produce biopharmaceuticals in transgenic livestock), including an analysis of the market for biopharmaceuticals. In addition an assessment of ethical aspects of livestock biotechnology and considerations regarding animal welfare implications are covered. The study is addressed to science, industry and politics.
Contents:
Transgenic Farm Animals: Current Status and Perspectives for Agriculture and Biomedicine.- Methods to Generate Transgenic Animals.- Animal Pharming: Past Experience and Future Prospects.- Market Development of Biopharmaceuticals.- Ethical Aspects of Livestock Genetic Engineering.- Assessing the Welfare of Transgenic Farm Animals.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: October, 2008
Pages: 162
Weight: 454g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biomedical Engineering
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