1. Animal Biotechnology

2. Animal Biotechnology
The application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing or production of materials by animals or aquatic species to provide goods and services (NRC 2003).

3. Animal Biotechnology
Functional Foods: foods that have a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition (Mayo Clinic)
EX: Oatmeal (contains soluble fiber that can help lower cholesterol levels)
EX: Orange Juice (fortified with calcium)

4. Animal Biotechnology
Artificial insemination: the process of collecting sperm cells from a male animal and manually depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female

5. Animal Biotechnology
Embryo Transfer: a process of implanting a fertilized ovum in a uterus

6. Animal Biotechnology
In Vitro Fertilization: procedure in which eggs are fertilized with sperm in a dish.
Resulting embryos can be used for embryo transfer or frozen (cryopreserved) for future use

7. Animal Biotechnology
Cloning: creation of an organism that is genetically identical of another
Two Ways: Artificial Embryo Twinning & Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT)

8. Animal Biotechnology
Stem Cell Research: process of changing undifferentiated cells into specialized cells
Two Types of Cells Used: Embryonic and Adult

9. Animal Biotechnology
Transgenic Animals: animal that carries a foreign gene that has been deliberately inserted into its genome

10. Introduction To Animal Biotechnology