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bp0015cpr18 | Advances in Biotechnology in Pig Reproduction | CPR1997

Advances in the generation of transgenic pigs via embryo-derived and primordial germ cell-derived cells

Piedrahita J. A. , Moore K. , Lee C. , Oetamau B. , Weaks B. , Ramsoondar J. , Thomson J. , Vasquez J.

The development of new technologies that would increase the efficiency for generation of transgenic livestock and would overcome some of the problems associated with random insertion of the transgene will greatly benefit animal agriculture. A potential alternative technology to pronuclear injection for the generation of transgenic pigs involves the isolation, culture and genetic manipulation of cell lines that can be reintroduced into the embryo for participation in the f...