Enlist the main objectives for improved animal breeding programmes using gene transfer technology.
Q.11 Enlist the main objectives for improved animal breeding programmes using gene transfer technology.
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Answer: Objectives (production of transgenic animals):
- To increase the yield of milk, meat, eggs and wool.
- To improve the quality of these products, e.g. milk with human proteins.
- To develop animals resistant to diseases.
- To produce useful biological products (pharming), e.g. alpha-1-antitrypsin, human proteins in milk.
- To develop animal models for the study of human diseases and for testing vaccines and the safety of drugs.
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