A number of commentators have raised concerns about the implications of animal cloning for food safety, food supply and animal welfare. Others stress that animal cloning has the potential to improve animal welfare and farming productivity. It may even be used in the conservation of endangered species. This note sets out background information on the different arguments and the regulatory controls on the use of this technology in food production.
Animal cloning
Commons Briefing paper by Oliver Bennett.
It was first published on Tuesday, 22 February 2011.
It was last updated on Tuesday, 22 February 2011.
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SN05798
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