Inbred line of Banna type pig will be bred

The first inbred line of large type mammal animal--the inbred line of Banna type pig will be bred by professor Zeng Yangzhi, Yunnan Agricultural University. This result has epoch-making significance on the field of international genetics, pushing forward the reform and innovation of biological medicine and life science.

In many years, animals of inbred line have become essential lab animal and extensively applied on research of pharmacology, pathology, organ transplantation of iso-breed and functional gene, etc. It is generally recognized that the genetic characteristics of pig, such as anatomic physiology and metabolism resemble very much with that of human being and pig of inbred line is an ideal lab animal for biological medicine.

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