“Livestock 2.0—Genome Editing for Fitter, Healthier, and More Productive Farmed Animals”, 2018 (; similar):
The human population is growing, and as a result we need to produce more food whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment.
Selective breeding and genomic selection have had a transformational impact on livestock productivity, and now transgenic and genome-editing technologies offer exciting opportunities for the production of fitter, healthier and more-productive livestock.
Here, we review recent progress in the application of genome editing to farmed animal species and discuss the potential impact on our ability to produce food.