How gene editing can help create better pigs

24-06-2016 | | |
Disease resistance as well as meat quality could be enhanced using CRISPR-technology. <em>Photo: Koos Groenewold</em>
Disease resistance as well as meat quality could be enhanced using CRISPR-technology. Photo: Koos Groenewold
Gene editing is a relatively new area in genetic science where DNA is being cut to introduce a new strain, to delete a strain or to repair. Often, these changes could have occurred in nature as well – which makes it a different technology than creating genetically modified organisms (GMO). What perspectives does it offer for pigs? Gene editing, it is almost as easy as it sounds nowadays, when applying modern knowledge and technology. Being able to repair a few letters of DNA and solving a def


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Benny van Haandel Director/owner at E-barn Solutions; pig breeding expert