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BEIJING - Chinese scientists have cloned three “super cows” able to produce 18,000 litres of milk per year and over 100,000 litres of milk in their lifetimes, a feat that may help reduce China’s dependency on imported dairy cows.

The milk produced is no different from that produced by the clone’s originals, according to an expert involved in the experiment. Once the cloned calves reach two years of age, they can start producing milk for the market, he added.

To clone the animals, scientists from the Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology took somatic cells from the ears of highly productive Dutch Holstein Frisian cattle and placed them in surrogate cows, according to a news release from the university.

The technique, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, was the same used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the world’s first cloned mammal.

The three calves were born in Lingwu city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The first calf was born on Dec 30 via caesarean section. It weighed 56.7kg and shared the same shape and patterning as the cow it was cloned from.

After reaching maturity, the clone is expected to produce 18,000 litres of milk per year. In comparison, the average cow in the United States produces about 12,000 litres of milk annually, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.

Mr Jin Yaping, the project’s lead scientist, said that cloning “super cows” would allow China to preserve its best dairy breeds and avoid the biosecurity risk presented by importing live cows from other countries. China currently imports around 70 per cent of its dairy cows.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-scientists-successfully-clone-super-cows

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No different the rich Chinese will still buy Australian Japanese Kiwis milk! 外国的月亮比较圆！🤣🤣🤣 Chinese elite mindset 

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Clone/copy and the result is better than the original. 

Original can produce up to 12,000 litres vs clones up to 18,000 litres. 

Their forte. 

I suppose clone humans will not be very far in the future, of which, I will not be part of. Heng ah. 😅

Longevity is possible, with clone body parts/organs. 

😅😂😂😂Yada-ing. 

Stay safe all 

Cheers 

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The three calves were born in Lingwu city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The first calf was born on Dec 30 via caesarean section. It weighed 56.7kg and shared the same shape and patterning as the cow it was cloned from.

After reaching maturity, the clone is expected to produce 18,000 litres of milk per year.

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sound like some wild prediction niah leh, yet to be verify really 18000 or not leh.... lol...

maybe like the great leap forward time, some farm were reported to "produce" many many times more than others..... my friend said one.....

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  On 2/6/2023 at 11:47 AM, PSP415 said:

Clone/copy and the result is better than the original. 

Original can produce up to 12,000 litres vs clones up to 18,000 litres. 

Their forte. 

I suppose clone humans will not be very far in the future, of which, I will not be part of. Heng ah. 😅

Longevity is possible, with clone body parts/organs. 

😅😂😂😂Yada-ing. 

Stay safe all 

Cheers 

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Later they clone nanny.

Average human mum produce xxx litres per year.

This nanny produce 1.5 time more.....

Excess milk is made into milk powder......

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  On 2/6/2023 at 11:26 AM, BabyBlade said:

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BEIJING - Chinese scientists have cloned three “super cows” able to produce 18,000 litres of milk per year and over 100,000 litres of milk in their lifetimes, a feat that may help reduce China’s dependency on imported dairy cows.

The milk produced is no different from that produced by the clone’s originals, according to an expert involved in the experiment. Once the cloned calves reach two years of age, they can start producing milk for the market, he added.

To clone the animals, scientists from the Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology took somatic cells from the ears of highly productive Dutch Holstein Frisian cattle and placed them in surrogate cows, according to a news release from the university.

The technique, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, was the same used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the world’s first cloned mammal.

The three calves were born in Lingwu city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The first calf was born on Dec 30 via caesarean section. It weighed 56.7kg and shared the same shape and patterning as the cow it was cloned from.

After reaching maturity, the clone is expected to produce 18,000 litres of milk per year. In comparison, the average cow in the United States produces about 12,000 litres of milk annually, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.

Mr Jin Yaping, the project’s lead scientist, said that cloning “super cows” would allow China to preserve its best dairy breeds and avoid the biosecurity risk presented by importing live cows from other countries. China currently imports around 70 per cent of its dairy cows.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-scientists-successfully-clone-super-cows

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Singapore needs to import these kind of talents :D

 

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  On 2/6/2023 at 2:37 PM, Atonchia said:

Later they clone nanny.

Average human mum produce xxx litres per year.

This nanny produce 1.5 time more.....

Excess milk is made into milk powder......

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Why clone nannies? 

Just clone the XMMs and their population time bomb problem will be solved! 

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  On 2/6/2023 at 11:38 AM, D3badge said:

No different the rich Chinese will still buy Australian Japanese Kiwis milk! 外国的月亮比较圆！🤣🤣🤣 Chinese elite mindset 

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I think that's a food safety mindset.

The sewer oil issue was out again during CNY period. 🤮

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This is nothing.

Boston University (BU) researchers created a Frankenstein COVID-19 virus: a version of SARS-CoV-2 that combines Omicron, the fast-spreading but relatively mild variant that’s now everywhere, and a deadlier strain from early in the pandemic.

The labmade virus killed 80% of mice infected with it, compared with no deaths with the unmodified Omicron variant

Imagine a lab leak?

:D

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Actually... the price of raw milk also not high. 

Cloning and the required infrastructure and cost dunno can justify boh.

Plus,  a disease could wipe everything  out.🤔

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Atonchia

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  On 2/6/2023 at 3:10 PM, Volvobrick said:

Why clone nannies? 

Just clone the XMMs and their population time bomb problem will be solved! 

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Nanny is a proven that can produce so can clone.

XMM may look good, may not produce as much as proven nannies...

Furthermore Nanny will go through XMM stage too.😅

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