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Revolutionary Reproduction Biotechnologies in Livestock: An Overview

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Developing, conserving, and disseminating best livestock is the prime concern of reproduction biotechnology. Breakthroughs in assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs) ranging from artificial insemination to advanced transgenesis and genome editing are successfully applied to enhance production and value addition of livestock products. While the emphasis is on proliferating high-yielding breeds, these animals are susceptible to biotic and abiotic stress. Therefore, native livestock resources need due scientific attention to conserve them and utilize their genetic merit.

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  • The ARTs have played a crucial role in enhancing livestock production from a domestic practice to a commercial enterprise

  • High-yielding animal breeds have certain limitations that make them unfit in low-input management

  • Stress-tolerance genes of native livestock are the potential sources to improve high-yielding animals to cope with imminent climatic stress.

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    Birbal Singh & Gorakh Mal

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Sanjeev K. Gautam

  3. Department of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana, India

    Manishi Mukesh

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Singh, B., Mal, G., Gautam, S.K., Mukesh, M. (2019). Revolutionary Reproduction Biotechnologies in Livestock: An Overview. In: Advances in Animal Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21309-1_8

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