NEW CHINESE GENETIC TECHNOLOGY AGAINST TB INFECTION IN CATTLE ON TRACK, SAYS SCIENTIST
March 9th, 2015
The Chinese scientist developing genetic technology to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (TB) has told globalmeatnews.com of the steps now under way to bring this innovation to market. The team around Professor Zhang Yong of the Northwest A&F University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in Shaanxi province, central China, had made international headlines in early February by presenting a herd of genetically-engineered TB-resistant Holstein-Friesian cattle.“We are at the experimental stage, with many rounds of validation to follow,” Professor ...
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