Scientists create first gene-edited calf with resistance to BVDV

From Editor fleischwirtschaft.com

Friday, May 19, 2023

IMAGO / Levine-Roberts

The gene-edited calf presents an additional opportunity to lessen the use of antibiotics in agriculture. However, this promising trait is still in the research phase, and no beef associated with Ginger or similar animals is entering the US food supply at this time, according to USDA.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced the successful production of the world's first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV). This breakthrough can save the US cattle sector billions of dollars annually.

According to a USDA press release, scientists from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), t

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