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Animal Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology
The application of scientific and engineering
principles to the processing or production of
materials by animals or aquatic species to provide
goods and services (NRC 2003).
Animal Biotechnology
Functional Foods:
foods that have a
potentially positive
effect on health
beyond basic nutrition
(Mayo Clinic)
EX: Oatmeal (contains
soluble fiber that can
help lower cholesterol
levels)
EX: Orange Juice
(fortified with calcium)
Animal Biotechnology
Artificial insemination:
the process of
collecting sperm cells
from a male animal and
manually depositing
them into the
reproductive tract of a
female
Animal Biotechnology
Embryo Transfer: a
process of implanting a
fertilized ovum in a
uterus
Animal Biotechnology
In Vitro Fertilization:
procedure in which
eggs are fertilized with
sperm in a dish.
Resulting embryos can
be used for embryo
transfer or frozen
(cryopreserved) for
future use
Animal Biotechnology
Cloning: creation of an
organism that is
genetically identical of
another
Two Ways: Artificial
Embryo Twinning &
Somatic Cell Nuclear
Transfer (SCNT)
Animal Biotechnology
Stem Cell Research:
process of changing
undifferentiated cells
into specialized cells
Two Types of Cells Used:
Embryonic and Adult
Animal Biotechnology
Transgenic Animals:
animal that carries a
foreign gene that has
been deliberately
inserted into its
genome
Introduction To Animal
Biotechnology
http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/animalbiotech/