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Part of the book series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment (ETHICSSCI, volume 34)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Recently, the first "zoopharming" product has reached market approval: it is a recombinant human protein for medical use that is produced in the milk of transgenic goats. In addition, other transgenic animals, including faster-growing salmon and „environmentally friendly" pigs with reduced levels of phosphate in their faeces are awaiting regulatory approval. These are only some examples of upcoming applications of genetic engineering in farm animals. Other potential applications include traditional breeding goals such as higher milk or meat yields, leaner meat, and disease resistance. While genetic engineering in livestock opens a huge range of possibilities, it also brings about concerns of safety and justification: does genetic engineering affect animal welfare? Is it safe and morally acceptable to apply genetic engineering to farm animals for the various purposes that are envisaged?
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Genetic Engineering in Livestock
Book Subtitle: New Applications and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Editors: Margret Engelhard, Kristin Hagen, Mathias Boysen
Series Title: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85843-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85842-3Published: 22 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09937-3Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85843-0Published: 20 October 2008
Series ISSN: 1860-4803
Series E-ISSN: 1860-4811
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 146
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Animal Genetics and Genomics, Ethics, Biotechnology