Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, Vol. V
Contents: Preface/R. Renaville and A. Burny. 1. Implication of a structural motif in the instability of a toxic protein : the Prion/L. Lins, B. Charloteaux, A. Thomas and R. Brasseur. 2. Impact of biotechnology on animal breeding and genetic progress/N. Gengler and T. Druet. 3. Marker genes in farm animals/I. Parmentier, D. Portetelle, C. Bertozzi, V. Haezebroeck, M. Pirard and R. Renaville. 4. Recombinant growth hormone: potential interest and risks of its use in bovine milk production/Y. Chilliard, C. Lerondelle, C. Disenhaus, C. Mouchet and A. Paris. 5. Is-it possible to detect bovine treated with bST?/C. Bertozzi, D. Portetelle, M. Pirard. I. Parmentier, V. Haezebroeck and R. Renaville. 6. Biology and actions of somatotropin in the pig/I. Louveau and M. Bonneau. 7. Modulation of the Growth Hormone (GH) axis by the use of antibodies to hormones, receptors and binding proteins/J. Beattie, G.J. Allan, J.H. Shand and D.J. Flint. 8. Gene therapeutic enhancement of animal health and performances/R. Ruxandra Draghia-Akli. 9. Anti-adipocyte monoclonal antibodies: a new technology for regulating adipose conversion/C. Remacle, L. De Clercq, J. Mourot and C. Boone. 10. Immunocastration of farm animals/M. Pirard, D. Portetelle, C. Bertozzi, I. Parmentier, V. Haezebroeck and S. Fontaine and R. Renaville. 11. Placental proteins in ruminants/N.M. Sousa, J.R. Figueiredo and J.F. Beckers. 12. Induction of superovulation in domestic ruminants/F. Gonzalez, P. Calero and J.F. Beckers. 13. Sex preselection in mammals/R. Renaville, V. Haezebroeck, I. Parmentier, M. Pirard, S. Fontaine and D. Portetelle. 14. Cloning and transgenesis in cattle: potential applications/Y. Heyman. 15. Transgenic fish: production, testing and risk assessment/W.M. Wuir and H.A. Hostetler. 16. The quest for transgenic poultry: birds are not mice with features/J.A. Proudman, A.L. Wentworth and B.C. Wentworth. 16. Enzymes as direct-feed additives for ruminants/L.M. Rode, T.A. McAllister, K.A. Beauchemin, D.P. Morgavi, V.L. Nsereko, W.Z. Yang, A.D. Iwaasa and Y. Wang. 17. Molecular traceability of animals and their products/V. Haezebroeck, R. Renaville, C. Bertozzi, I. Parmentier, M. Pirard and D. Portetelle. 18. Consumer attitudes to animal biotechnology/S. Spencer. Index.
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