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Vet Res 34:579596, Maga EA, Cullor JS, Smith W, Anderson GB, Murray JD (2006) Human lysozyme expressed in the mammary gland of transgenic dairy goats can inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause mastitis and the cold-spoilage of milk. However, for stable gene expression and germline transmission, the siRNA sequences are incorporated into gene constructs which express short hairpin (sh)RNAs that are processed to siRNAs within the cell. In farm animals, metaphase II oocytes are most widely used as cytoplasts. J Gen Virol 87:10191027, Yu G, Chen J, Xu Y, Zhu C, Yu H, Liu S, Sha H, Xu X, Wu Y, Zhang A, Ma J, Cheng G (2009) Generation of goats lacking prion protein. AMPs are usually composed of 1250 amino acids and synthesized by microorganisms as well as multicellular organisms, including plants and animals. The comprehensive and ongoing analysis of the huge data sets led to the need for an updated definition of the term gene and the introduction of the term epigenetics. Taking into account that Mendels and Morgans elements of heredity include multifunctional protein coding, structural, regulatory, and RNAs of unknown functions and gene regulation is more complex than previously assumed, the gene is suggested to be a union of genomic sequences encoding a coherent set of potentially overlapping functional products [104] and epigenetics is defined to describe stably inheritable phenotypes resulting from changes in a chromosome without alterations of the DNA-sequence [105]. Propagation of a flock resistance to Haemonchus contortus by selection and inter-se mating and its genetic evaluation. J Appl Genet 48:4761, Hannon GJ (2002) RNA interference. Enhanced mastitis resistance will not only improve animal health and well-being but also reduce bacterial contamination of milk and milk products in addition to reducing the costs incurred during disease prevention and cure. 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