Cloned cattle continue to show large number of abnormalities

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Somatic cell cloned cattle continue to show large number of

abnormalities

Bio Journal, Citizens' Biotechnology Information Center, Japan,

Jan 2006

 

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cbic/english/2006/journal0601.html

 

MAFF announced on 28 November 2005 the current state of cloned animals

up to the end of September 2005. According to the released data, of 474

somatic cell cloned cattle born, 72 were stillbirths, 80 died

immediately following birth, 102 died from illness and so on, and only

104 have survived, showing that abnormality has now become the norm.

 

So far 700 embryonic cell cloned cattle have been born, and it has been confirmed

that 295 of these have been shipped as meat for human consumption.

Since 63 head are listed as "unknown" it is thought that over 300 head

have ended up on dinner tables. (See BJ February 2004) In addition, 152

somatic cell cloned pigs have also been born, but details were not

given