Three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk have been cloned by Chinese scientists,The new animals will reduce the nation’s dependence on imported breeds, claimed the Wednesday report.
That amounts to nearly 1.7 times the average amount of milk produced by cows in the United States in 2021.The first of the new calves was born on December 30. Due to the animal’s relatively large size of 56.7 kilograms , a cesarean section had to be performed.
Cloning reduces genetic diversity Makes a 'all eggs in one basket' disaster if viral pathogen strikes, if a pathogen host DNA specific pathogen attacks Sexual reproduction & selective breading increases fitness & resilience & helps to reduce flaw & glitch & diseases
how about cloning humans. Clones of Xi would be very beneficial. Imagine 140 billion Xi. Nightmare stuff of West
They're not exactly 'super cows'. My family are pastoral dairy (i.e. cows fed only in fields as they should be) in NZ and the herd testing shows that there are a lrg nmbr giving 60+ litres per day (300ish day season) so that figure seems ok.. Ave peak is ~30l/day across the herd
That's a lot of milk!
🙄 gross. I feel bad for my babies
Like children in the sandbox discovering all four corners and how to duplicate sandcastles...