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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION: A STUDY
Abstract: Animal experimentation--which is both complex and controversial--is the subject of this study. It aims to untangle some of its ethical knots, trace its historical shifts, and slice through the legal boundaries that mark it out. Animal experimentation is unavoidable in biomedical and toxicological research. This research explores the perplexing ethical evaluation of animal use, balancing the intentional pain and suffering that such use means for these sentient beings with scientific …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Animal Gastrointestinal Tract in Animals Health
Abstract: The gastrointestinal tract's (GIT) functionality and health are essential elements that influence animal productivity. Since the management of GIT growth and health involves numerous complicated systems, it is critical to have a better understanding of these interconnections in order to create strategies for modulating GIT functioning and health in the perspective of better animal performance. Within in the animal scientific community, this term of "gut health" has sparked considerable interest. …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 9–12 Read article
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Animal Cloning using Genetic Engineering and Applications
Abstract: Extracellular pronuclear DNA microinjection in zygotes, injection of genetically modified embryonic stem cells into blastocysts, are all examples of genetic engineering procedures used to create transgenic animal models. Enhancing animal production and productivity, improving animal disease resistance, and biomedical applications are all part of this technique. Cloning is the process of creating animals with the same genetic makeup as the donor nucleus. Somatic cell nuclear transfer has been the most …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 5–8 Read article
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Biotechnological Advancements in Animal Organ Transplantation and Xenotransplantation
Abstract: Biotechnological advancements in the fields of animal organ transplantation and xenotransplantation have made significant strides over the past few decades. These advancements offer promising solutions to the worldwide shortage of organs needed for transplants. Xenotransplantation – transplanting organs or tissues from animals to humans – shows great potential in tackling this problem. Recent breakthroughs in biotechnology, such as genetic engineering, immune suppression techniques, and improved organ preservation methods, have brought …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 6–10 Read article
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Medical Research and Animal Experimentation: A Clash Between Ethics and Necessity
Abstract: Animal testing has played a crucial role in medical research, leading to major advancements like vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic methods. However, this remains a contentious issue due to ethical concerns regarding animal welfare, rights, and suffering. The growing awareness of animal sentience and the potential for pain and distress have intensified ethical debate, prompting efforts to refine regulatory frameworks and research practices. While principles, such as the “Three Rs” (Reduction, …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 29–36 Read article
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Animal Genetics: Impact of Crossbreeding on Dairy Cattle Health and Productivity and Exploring the Role of Stem Cells in Veterinary Regenerative Medicine
Abstract: The rapid growth in global demand for animal products, especially dairy, has driven the need for innovative approaches in animal breeding and veterinary care to meet these challenges. Among the most promising developments are crossbreeding strategies in dairy cattle and the application of stem cell technology in veterinary regenerative medicine. Crossbreeding in dairy cattle involves the mating of different breeds to enhance genetic diversity and improve key traits, such as …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Animal Biotechnology: Finding a Balance Between New Ideas and Morality
Abstract: Animal biotechnology has become a revolutionary subject that combines genetics, farming, and medicine. It offers new ways to solve global problems like food security, disease management, and drug manufacturing. Scientists have used genetic engineering, cloning, transgenesis, and genome editing to make livestock more productive, generate animals that are immune to disease, and make useful scientific models. Transgenic animals are also being utilized more to make therapeutic proteins and help with …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2026 Read article
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Stem Cell and Cloning Technologies in Livestock Improvement: Advances, Applications, and Future Prospects for Sustainable Animal Production and Genetic Improvement
Abstract: Stem cell and cloning technologies have emerged as transformative tools for livestock improvement, enabling rapid genetic advancement, conservation of elite or endangered breeds, and development of animals with desirable production and health traits. Stem cells, including embryonic, adult, and induced pluripotent types, offer unparalleled potential due to their self-renewal, differentiation capacity, and versatility for genetic modification. Cloning technologies, particularly somatic cell nuclear transfer and embryo splitting, allow replication of superior …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 44–53 Read article
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Transgenic Animal: Their Production, Benefits and Concerned Ethical Issue
Abstract: Transgenic Animal is animals in which there has been a deliberate modification of its genome, the genetic makeup of a living being in charge of inherited characteristics. The nucleus of all cells in each living life form contains qualities made up of DNA. These qualities store data that directs how our bodies shape and capacity. Genes can be altered artificially, so that a few characteristics of an animal are changed. …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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The Need for An Ecosystemic Approach in Animal Biotechnological Settings: A Phenomenological Study
Abstract: Local and global demand for meat and dairy has been expected to increase and so do farming and research facilities which perform at high throughputs to meet such high demand of nowadays populations. However, both processes pose a challenge in maintaining production and animal wellbeing during husbandry. A phenomenological study was carried out at a research laboratory specialized in farm animal biotechnology which was compared with published records of similar …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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Transgenic Animals: Methods and Applications
Abstract: Transgenic animals are those animals whose genetic makeup is altered by ingesting foreign genes into the genes of that animal in order to produce enhanced product. The process of inserting the gene of the desire to express that gene in the animal and then in its offspring by using recombinant DNA technology is termed as transgenesis. With this advancement it has become easier to use the process of transgenesis for …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Animal Cell Culture: A Fundamental Technique and Its Applications
Abstract: Animal cell culture technology is now vital in the field of life sciences, serving as a foundation for research into regulation, proliferation, and differentiation, as well as genetic modification. To be carried out successfully, technical abilities are required. This chapter discusses the fundamental techniques and applications of animal cell culture. Animal cell culture technology is now vital in the field of life sciences, serving as a foundation for research into …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 16–20 Read article
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Animal Biotechnology: Finding a Balance Between New Ideas and Morality
Abstract: Animal biotechnology has become a revolutionary subject that combines genetics,farming, and medicine. It offers new ways to solve global problems like food security,disease management, and drug manufacture. Scientists have used geneticengineering, cloning, transgenesis, and genome editing to make livestock moreproductive, generate animals that are immune to disease, and make useful scientificmodels. Transgenic animals are also being utilised more and more to maketherapeutic proteins and help with research on organ transplants.Animal …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2026 Read article
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Cell Culture Technologies in Animal Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications
Abstract: Cell culture technologies have become integral to animal biotechnology, enabling the in vitro study of cellular behaviors, disease mechanisms, and the development of therapeutic solutions. These technologies are foundational for advancements in drug discovery, gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and vaccine production. Over recent decades, innovations in culture media, bioreactor systems, and three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models have significantly enhanced the efficiency and reproducibility of cell-based research. Serum-free and chemically defined …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 25–29 Read article
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Usage of Genetic Engineering Practices in Animal Breeding: A Review
Abstract: being used by scientists/researchers to transform the genetic material (DNA/RNA) of an organism, thereby, bringing the desired change in it. This can be achieved by using several techniques, such as, by transfection, using retroviral vectors, transposons, and knock-in and knock-out technology, etc. It has various applications in breeding of animals, which enables the production of genetically modified species that can be used to produce various novel proteins, which are useful …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2015 Read article
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Animal’s Body adaptive heat as per their Environment
Abstract: The temperature environment is the most significant ecological element influencing domestic animal growth, development, and productivity. Body weight, fat deposition, hair-coat qualities, functional activity, sweat gland count, and the existence or absence of anatomical respiratory countercurrent are all factors to consider. All these factors have a substantial influence on the pathways of energy exchange (sensible heat and latent heat) between animals and their surroundings. Heat exchange has been specialized because …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 13–15 Read article
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Synthesis and Characterization of Biodiesel from Animal Fat
Abstract: Biodiesel, an alternate and ecologically acceptable substitute for the conventional fuel, is usually produced from a wide range of edible vegetable oils, which are normally used for human consumption and whose prices are expected to increase in future. In this regard, reliable and low-cost raw materials have increasingly drawn interest for biodiesel production, such as by-products of the meat processing industries or waste animal fats. In present work biodiesel production …
Published in International Journal of I.C. Engines and Gas Turbines · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 45–54 Read article
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A Review of the Side effects of Animal Breeding
Abstract: Problems with the functioning of communities with high hereditary value, due to trade of marker - assisted selection on based on behavioural, metabolic, and immunological features, have highlighted undesirable adverse effects connected with animal breeding. Selection for economically significant traits has been connected to reproductive, reproductive, and overall metabolic processes in dairy animals characteristics, often necessitating more attention from breeders than the reactions associated with the screening technique used. The …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–16 Read article
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Resilience Enhancement for Animal Breeding Programs
Abstract: Resilience is an animal's ability to be unaffected by disturbances or to quickly reverts to the condition it was in prior to the interruption. Furthermore, generic markers for response to various environmental disruptions are still to be developed, and so resilience may not yet be included within the breeding strategies. New resilience indicators based on data obtained have been implemented as a result of recent improvements in big data collection, …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Production of Waste Animal Bone as a Heterogeneous Solid Base Catalyst for Transesterification of Jatropha Oil
Abstract: Heterogeneous catalyst plays a vital role in transesterification process, especially in view of cost and reusability. In this study, heterogeneous solid base catalyst was prepared by impregnating the waste animal bone with different weight percent (wt%) KOH solution followed by drying and calcination at 900 °C for 3 hr. Having screened the catalytic performance and basicity of animal bone loaded with different K-compounds, 12 wt% KOH loaded on animal bone …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Separation Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 28–48 Read article