HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2020, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (21): 14-16.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2020.21.003

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Application of gene editing technology in improving lean meat rate of pigs

REN Hong-yan, WANG Zi-jun, SHU Chang, HUA Zai-dong, BI Yan-zhen   

  1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering and Molecular Breeding, Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064,China
  • Received:2020-05-19 Online:2020-11-10 Published:2020-12-21

Abstract: The lean meat rate of Chinese local pigs is lower than that of foreign pigs. Transgenic technology can give new excellent traits to the species. With the rapid development of CRISPR / cas9 third-generation gene editing technology, gene-edited pigs have become the latest development trend in the pig industry. The research progress of gene editing technology in improving lean meat percentage of pork was reviewed.

Key words: gene editing, lean rate, local pigs

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