Regulating growth of animals

At a recent meeting, leading international researchers took the opportunity to urge caution in making the assumption that biotechnology will necessarily improve farming practices by increasing growth rates of farm animals, resulting in super strains. Results of the meeting are discussed.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1988-11, Vol.336 (6194), p.19-20
Main Author: Lamming, G.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Animal growth
animal production
Animals
Biotechnology
Farming
growth rate
Physical growth
sheep
somatotropin
swine
transgenic
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Summary:At a recent meeting, leading international researchers took the opportunity to urge caution in making the assumption that biotechnology will necessarily improve farming practices by increasing growth rates of farm animals, resulting in super strains. Results of the meeting are discussed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/336019b0