Chinese researchers create genetically engineered pigs with less body fat

Genetically engineered pigs

Chinese researchers developed a new kind of pig with 24% less body fat than regular pigs. The genetically engineered pigs that stay warmer, grow faster and healthier, all while reducing costs for breeders.

The animals have less body fat because they have a gene that regulates their body temperatures better by burning fat. That could save farmers millions of dollars in heating and feeding costs.

“This is a big issue for the pig industry,” says Jianguo Zhao of the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, who led the research. “It’s pretty exciting.”

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