Genetic Engineering of Animals An Agricultural Perspective

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Welcome: Challenges Encountered by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
3. Genetic Engineering of Animals
4. Manipulation of Genes In Vitro and In Vivo
5. Expression of the Bovine Growth Hormone Gene in Cultured Rodent Cells
6. Mapping Genes in Domesticated Animals
7. Gene Transfer into Animals by Retroviral Vectors
8. Booroola Gene: Major Gene Affecting Ovine Ovarian Function
9. Casein Genes and Genetic Engineering of the Caseins
10. Avian Hormones
11. History of Genetic Engineering of Laboratory and Farm Animals
12. Genetic Analysis in Mammals: Past, Present, and Future
13. Introduction and Regulation of Cloned Genes for Agricultural Livestock Improvement
14. A Technique for Bisection of Embryos to Produce Identical Twins
15. Production of Experimental Chimeras in Livestock by Blastocyst Injection
16. Gene Transfer by Direct Pronuclei Microinjection
17. Application of Bioengineering to Disease Diagnosis
18. Recombinant DNA Approaches to Feline Leukemia Virus Immunization
19. Molecular Approaches to Vaccines
20. Identification of Sex in Mammalian Embryos
21. Cryobiology: Preservation of Mammalian Embryos
22. Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Genetically Engineered Animals
23. The Moral Impact of Genetic Engineering of Agricultural Animals on Society and Future Science
24. Characteristics of Future Agricultural Animals
25. Where Does Genetic Engineering Lead?
26. Roster of Speakers, Scientific Organizing Committee, Local Organizing Committee, and Participants

Index