Riley, who took over as director in September, said the PRRSV-resistant pigs could be approved for use on farms within three to five years, if a trial that has just finished involving a dozen pigs confirms the animals are immune. Scientists have developed gene-editing techniques that will soon enable breeders to produce animals that are resistant or immune to serious livestock diseases. The Roslin Institute in Liverpool has successfully produced pigs that were resistant to The Roslin Institute and Porcine Reproductive (PRRSV), and if current trials go to plan, PRRSV-resistant pigs could be approved for farms in three to five years . Scientists at The Roslin Institute are also trialling avian swine-fever resistance, as well as investigating avian flu and the genetic basis of resilience against E coli and campylobacter.
Scientists have developed gene-editing techniques that will soon enable breeders to produce animals that are resistant or immune to serious livestock diseases. The Roslin Institute in Liverpool has successfully produced pigs that were resistant to The Roslin Institute and Porcine Reproductive (PRRSV), and if current trials go to plan, PRRSV-resistant pigs could be approved for farms in three to five years . Scientists at The Roslin Institute are also trialling avian swine-fever resistance, as well as investigating avian flu and the genetic basis of resilience against E coli and campylobacter.