Animal Biotechnology 2

Description

This two-volume textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the broad field of Animal Biotechnology with a special focus on livestock reproduction and breeding. The reader will be introduced to a variety of state-of-the-art technologies and emerging genetic tools and their applications in animal production. Also, ethics and legal aspects of animal biotechnology will be discussed and new trends and developments in the field will be critically assessed. The two-volume work is a must-have for graduate students, advanced undergraduates and researchers in the field of veterinary medicine, genetics and animal biotechnology. This second volume is dedicated to genetic tools in animal biotechnology such as somatic cloning, transgenic technologies and the application of stem cells in livestock breeding. Also, ethics and legal aspects are discussed. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Cloning of Livestock by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (Kenneth R. Bondioli)....Pages 1-20 Commercial Applications of SCNT in Livestock (Mark Walton)....Pages 21-35 Epigenetic Features of Animal Biotechnologies (Nathalie Beaujean)....Pages 37-60 Current Status of Genomic Maps: Genomic Selection/GBV in Livestock (Agustin Blasco, R. N. Pena)....Pages 61-80 Embryo Biopsies for Genomic Selection (Erik Mullaart, David Wells)....Pages 81-94 Production of Transgenic Livestock: Overview of Transgenic Technologies (Götz Laible)....Pages 95-121 DNA Nucleases and their Use in Livestock Production (Bjoern Petersen)....Pages 123-148 Regulatory Dysfunction inhibits the Development and Application of Transgenic Livestock for Use in Agriculture (James D. Murray, Elizabeth A. Maga)....Pages 149-167 Genetically Engineered Large Animals in Biomedicine (Eckhard Wolf, Alexander Kind, Bernhard Aigner, Angelika Schnieke)....Pages 169-214 Stem Cells and Cell Conversion in Livestock (Fulvio Gandolfi, Tiziana A. L. Brevini)....Pages 215-233 The Legal Governance of Animal Biotechnologies (Nils Hoppe)....Pages 235-250 Ethical Aspects of Animal Biotechnology (Dirk Lanzerath)....Pages 251-273 Public Perception of Animal Biotechnology (Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Amy E. Young)....Pages 275-303