Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Cloning: Practical Applications and Current Legislation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages 2-10

  Niemann, H ^a   Lucas Hahn, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GOAT; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PIG; PROCEDURES; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VETERINARY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLONING, ORGANISM; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC VARIATION; GOATS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 84865425012     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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