The Transgenic Cloned Pig Population with Integrated and Controllable GH Expression That Has Higher Feed Efficiency and Meat Production

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2015 May 12

PMID 25959098

Citations 7

Authors

Huiming Ju

Jiaqing Zhang

Lijing Bai

Yulian Mu

Yutao Du

Wenxian Yang

Yong Li

Anzhi Sheng

Kui Li

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Abstract

Sustained expression of the GH gene has been shown to have detrimental effects on the health of animals. In the current study, transgenic founder pigs, with controllable pig growth hormone (pGH) expression, were cloned via the handmade cloning method (HMC), and pGH expression levels were examined at the cellular and organismal levels. The serum pGH levels in 3 founder male pigs were found to be significantly higher after induction with intramuscular injection of doxycycline (DOX) compared to baseline. A daily dose of DOX was administered via feed to these animals for a period of 65 to 155 days. The growth rate, feed efficiency and pGH serum concentration increased in the DOX-induced transgenic group compared with the other groups. 8 numbers of animals were euthanized and the dressing percentage, loin muscle and lean meat percentage were significantly higher in the DOX-induced F1 transgenic group compared with the other groups. In this study a large population of transgenic pigs, with integrated controllable expression of a transgene, was obtained. The transgenic pigs were healthy and normal in terms of reproductive capability. At the same time, feed efficiency was improved, production processes were accelerated and meat yield was increased.

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