US EditionGene-Edited Pigs Resistant to Swine Fever Could Boost Animal Welfare
Gene-edited pigs resistant to classical swine fever offer a new tool to reduce losses in global pig farming, with findings published by researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
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Gene-Edited Pigs Could End Swine Fever Outbreaks
Scottish scientists have engineered swine that are resistant to classical swine fever, a highly contagious disease that has killed countless pigs. In trials, the gene-edited animals stayed healthy after being exposed to the virus, which has caused major losses in pig farming globally despite being officially eradicated in many regions,...
The so-called classical swine fever currently does not breed in this country, but remains dangerous. Researchers now want animals to be made resistant. They changed their cells - which puts farmers in front of hurdles. By Veronika Simon.
With a gene shear, researchers have bred pigs that are immune to a swine fever virus. This makes experts dream of more sustainable livestock farming.
expert reaction to study on gene-edited pigs made resistant to classical swine fever
A study published in Trends in Biotechnology looks at gene editing in pigs to make them resistant to classical swine fever (CSF). Dr Emily Clark, Genome Analysis Team Leader at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), said: “Using gene editing to produce pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever is a powerful demonstration of how our vastly improved knowledge of the pig genome can directly translate into better animal health…
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