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Biotechnology and Cattle- Helping Feed the World
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:15:46 CDT
On today's Beef Buzz- we continue our conversation with Dr. Alison Van Eenennenaam of the University of California-Davis. In our previous report, we began to drill down into what biotechnology is and how it has helped us raise the productivity of animal agriculture as we have been able to produce more meat and milk with fewer animals and a smaller environmental footprint compared to just a few short years ago.
Dr. Van Eenennenaam describes the fears that were in place when AI was first being adopted- of the talk of animals that would be somehow unnatural being created. She equates the fears found in the early years of AI to today's unfounded fears of genetically enhanced technology.
To hear this part two installment of our conversaation with Alison Van Eenennenaam- click on the LISTEN BAR at the bottom of this report. To Hear Part One- click here for our previous Beef Buzz featuring her comments as well.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the region on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the LISTEN BAR below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
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