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. 2009;34:1–30. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-85843-0_1

Transgenic Farm Animals: Current Status and Perspectives for Agriculture and Biomedicine

Heiner Niemann, Wilfried Kues, Joseph W Carnwath
Editors: Margret Engelhard2, Kristin Hagen2, Mathias Boysen3
PMCID: PMC7122947

Summary

The first transgenic livestock were produced in 1985 by microinjection of foreign DNA into zygotic pronuclei. This was the method of choice for more than 20 years, but more efficient protocols are now available, based on somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) which permits targeted genetic modifications. Although the efficiency of transgenic animal production by microinjection technology is low, many animals with agriculturally important transgenic traits were produced. Typical applications included improved carcass composition, lactational performance, and wool production as well as enhanced disease resistance and reduced environmental impact. Transgenic animal production for biomedical applications has found broad acceptance. In 2006 the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) approved the commercialization of the first recombinant protein drug produced by transgenic animals. Recombinant antithrombin III, produced in the mammary gland of transgenic goats, was launched as ATryn® for prophylactic treatment of patients with congenital antithrombin deficiency. Pigs expressing human immunomodulatory genes have contributed to significant progress in xenotransplantation research with survival periods of non-human primates receiving transgenic porcine hearts or kidneys approaching six months. Lentiviral vectors and small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) technology are also emerging as important tools for transgenesis. As the genome sequencing projects for various farm animal species progress, it has become increasingly practical to target the removal or modification of individual genes. We anticipate that this approach to animal breeding will be instrumental in meeting global challenges in agricultural production in the future and will open new horizons in biomedicine.

Keywords: Mammary Gland, Transgenic Animal, Human Artificial Chromosome, Transgenic Goat, Transgenic Sheep

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