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Harnessing the Power of CRISPR in Animal Biotechnology
Abstract: CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology has revolutionized genetic engineering, ushering in a new era of advancements in biotechnology. Derived from the adaptive immune system of bacteria, the CRISPR-Cas9 system offers unparalleled precision and efficiency in genome editing. Its applications in animal biotechnology are extensive, encompassing livestock improvement, disease resistance, and biopharmaceutical production, as well as environmental conservation. In livestock, CRISPR has enabled the enhancement of desirable traits, …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 6–10 Read article
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A Review of the Side effects of Animal Breeding
Abstract: Problems with the functioning of communities with high hereditary value, due to trade of marker - assisted selection on based on behavioural, metabolic, and immunological features, have highlighted undesirable adverse effects connected with animal breeding. Selection for economically significant traits has been connected to reproductive, reproductive, and overall metabolic processes in dairy animals characteristics, often necessitating more attention from breeders than the reactions associated with the screening technique used. The …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–16 Read article