Ecological transgenic pig, the first to commercialize it?
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Ecological transgenic pig, the first to commercialize it?
01/02/2011 | Elhuyar
The researchers have genetically modified the pigs of the Yorkshire breed in order to reduce the environmental impact of pig farms.
Although for many transgenesis and ecologism are opposite, some have called Enviropig : ecological transgenic pig. In fact, this type of pig, created at the Guelf University in Canada, contains genes from the bacteria E. coli and mouse in its genome, which allow it to digest between 50-75% of the phosphorus present in the feed. As a consequence, it releases the environment less phosphorus than the common pig, that is, it contaminates less.
Taking into account that pork is one of the most bred animals in the world, some experts have pointed out that Enviropig is the first transgenic animal to obtain marketing authorization, as they consider it to be very beneficial to the environment.
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