Rescuing valuable genomes by animal cloning: A case for natural disease resistance in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-142

  Westhusin, M E ^a   Shin, T ^a   Templeton, J W ^a   Burghardt, R C ^a   Adams, L G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cloning; Genetic conservation; Natural disease resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLONING, ORGANISM; FIBROBLASTS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34247517924     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-258     Document Type: Article

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