China aims to create

After breakthroughs in the research of developing

After breakthroughs in the process of developing ' super rice ' - high-yielding hybrid rice lines, Chinese scientists are planning to create ' super-animals ' to increase livestock production.

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According to Li Ning, a leading scientist in gene duplication and breeding by China Agricultural University, thanks to the results of the genetic mapping project, the output of livestock industry could double. in the same amount of seed.

He said that the project "research on super pets " in agriculture has been implemented by the University of Agriculture in collaboration with three institutes, the other is currently focusing on the development of ' super-pig ' and ' super-chicken ' varieties. The project is working to find out the genes of animals that are related to quality and yield.

Recently, the project completed the study of animal diversity in China, collected DNA samples, provided the source and evolution of many animals including 92 breeds of pigs, 37 breeds of horses, 11 varieties yaks, 18 sheep and 25 breeds of goats.

T.HONG

Update 17 December 2018
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