Clone International Pty Ltd is an Australasian based company specialising in the cloning of agricultural animals.
Animal Cloning:
Clone International utilises the 'Dolly' nuclear transfer technology which was developed in Scotland to clone the world's first sheep, to commercially produce cloned cattle, sheep and horses for agricultural purposes for both domestic and global markets.
Why clone?
Using Clone International will allow you to access the most advanced cloning technologies coupled with some of the world’s leading scientists working in this area to bring you the best results in agricultural animal cloning.
This enables elite animal breeders to:
1. Replicate their most valuable animals now for breeding
2. Use the Genetic Protection Package to lay down a cell line (for future cloning) as insurance against future damage to existing elite animals.Exclusive License:
In 2001, Clone International announced that it had been granted an exclusive license from Geron Corporation USA, to use the 'Dolly' technology to commercially produce cloned cattle, sheep and horses for agricultural purposes in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Clone International has a non-exclusive licence to clone cattle and sheep in P.R. China.
A legal right to copy:
This means that Clone International is legally able to copy animals in order to produce embryos and live animals and to genetically modify cattle and sheep for agricultural application. Cloned animals produced in Australia and New Zealand can be exported worldwide while those produced in China are for domestic use only. Clone International has the rights to clone horses in New Zealand and Australia.
Genetic Protection Package:
Clone International is able to preserve the elite genetics of valuable agricultural animals. For example the genetics of gelded race horses or those coming to the end of their reproductive life, may be preserved by the laying down of cell lines, for future cloning.
Export:
Clone International has established production facilities for cattle and sheep clones in Australia and New Zealand for worldwide export and it is currently establishing facilities in China for domestic consumption.
Clone International is currently valued at US$10 million.
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