date:Jul 06, 2012
alth and welfare aspects.
Cloning technology using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) can produce healthy animal clones, but during the SCNT cloning process animal health and welfare remain a matter of concern primarily because of the increased number of deaths at all stages of development (from the perinatal period until the juvenile stage, as well as mortality through abortion. But these concerns do not affect offspring of clones born through conventional breeding as they appear to develop