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Animal Biotechnology 2

Emerging Breeding Technologies

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Heiner Niemann

    1. Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Mariensee, Germany

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  2. Christine Wrenzycki

    1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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  • Discusses transgenic technologies in livestock breeding

  • Critically reviews animal biotechnology in regard of ethics and legal aspects

  • Volume 1 and Volume 2 together provide a comprehensive overview on technologies and developments in the field of animal biotechnology

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Cloning of Livestock by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    • Kenneth R. Bondioli
    Pages 1-20

  3. Commercial Applications of SCNT in Livestock

    • Mark Walton
    Pages 21-35

  4. Epigenetic Features of Animal Biotechnologies

    • Nathalie Beaujean
    Pages 37-60

  5. Current Status of Genomic Maps: Genomic Selection/GBV in Livestock

    • Agustin Blasco, R. N. Pena
    Pages 61-80

  6. Embryo Biopsies for Genomic Selection

    • Erik Mullaart, David Wells
    Pages 81-94

  7. Production of Transgenic Livestock: Overview of Transgenic Technologies

    • Götz Laible
    Pages 95-121

  8. DNA Nucleases and their Use in Livestock Production

    • Bjoern Petersen
    Pages 123-148

  9. Regulatory Dysfunction inhibits the Development and Application of Transgenic Livestock for Use in Agriculture

    • James D. Murray, Elizabeth A. Maga
    Pages 149-167

  10. Genetically Engineered Large Animals in Biomedicine

    • Eckhard Wolf, Alexander Kind, Bernhard Aigner, Angelika Schnieke
    Pages 169-214

  11. Stem Cells and Cell Conversion in Livestock

    • Fulvio Gandolfi, Tiziana A. L. Brevini
    Pages 215-233

  12. The Legal Governance of Animal Biotechnologies

    • Nils Hoppe
    Pages 235-250

  13. Ethical Aspects of Animal Biotechnology

    • Dirk Lanzerath
    Pages 251-273

  14. Public Perception of Animal Biotechnology

    • Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Amy E. Young
    Pages 275-303
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About this book

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.





Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Mariensee, Germany

    Heiner Niemann

  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

    Christine Wrenzycki

About the editors

Heiner Niemann is the Head of the Institute of Farm Animal Genetics in Mariensee and a Professor for Reproductive Biotechnology  at the Veterinary University in Hannover and Honorary Professor at the Hannover Medical University (MHH). His group has made pioneering contributions to the the field of Animal Biotechnology, with emphasis on early embryo development, epigenetic reprogramming, transgenesis and genome editing. He has supervised >100 graduate and PhD students, published > 400 peer reviewed papers and has given numerous lectures around the globe. He received several awards, including most recently the Pioneer Award of the IETS (International Embryo Technology Society) and the Herrmann von Nathusius Medal from the German Society of Animal Production.



Christine Wrenzycki holds a position as full professor at the Clinic for Veterinary Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen and is Head of the Chair for Molecular Reproductive Medicine. She is academic editor of PlosOne and associate editor of BMC Developmental Biology and has published more than 150 peer reviewed papers listed in WoS. She is supervising a group of about 10 doctoral students and one postdoc. She has been the President of the International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) and is currently the President of the German Society of Reproductive Medicine (DGRM).


\Within the field of reproductive biotechnologies, her main research topics are related to the molecular regulation of preimplantation embryonic development, e.g. effect of different protocols for in vitro maturation on mRNA and protein expression patterns in bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes and subsequent developmental competence as well as to the epigenetic reprogramming during early embryonic development. 


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