title: [Advances of transgenic breeding in livestock].
abstract: Transgenic technology represents a revolutionary way to produce elite livestock breeds, allowing introduction of alien gene into livestock genome. Currently, pronuclear microinjection of DNA and somatic cell nuclear transfer are two popular methods used to make transgenic farm animals. Transgenic technology can be used in livestock breeding for improving disease resistance, carcass composition, lactational performance, wool production, growth rate, and reproductive performance, as well as reducing negative environmental impact. In addition to introduction of animal transgenic technologies, this review described the status and the future perspective of transgenic breeding in livestock.
authors.affiliation: Embryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. ydw023@163.com
authors.forename: Da-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hua-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wei-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: DU
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods*; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D058751:Livestock / Q000235:genetics*