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Firms, owners raise stakes on horse cloning.

Authors :
Bassett, Elizabeth
Source :
Fort Worth Business Press; 4/28/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 17, p1-17, 2p
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article reports that firms and owners, such as The Jockey Club, have raised their concerns regarding horse cloning. ViaGen, a company based in Austin, Texas, which was founded in 2002, clones horses, cattle, and swine, as well as banks genes of animals. The first cloned horse produced by ViaGen was foaled in 2006, and they have produced a total of 13 cloned horses. ViaGen is expecting to foal 14 cloned horses out of 17 pregnancies in 2008.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15274667
Volume :
21
Issue :
17
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Fort Worth Business Press
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
31906014