Encyclopedia of agriculture and food systems/ edited by Neal K. Van Alfen.

Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems; Editorial Board; Contributors to Volume 1; Guide to Using the Encyclopedia; Subject Classification; Preface; Contents of All Volumes; Advances in Animal Biotechnology; What is Animal Biotechnology?; Earliest Animal Biotechnology; Assisted Reproductive Technology; Artificial Insemination; History of artificial insemination; Spermatozoa extraction and storage; Insemination procedure; Advantages of artificial insemination; In Vitro Fertilization; History of in vitro fertilization; Oocyte extraction and fertilization Culture of embryosEmbryo transfer in in vitro fertilization; Advantages of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Embryo Flushing; Advantages of in vitro fertilization embryo production over embryo flushing; An in vitro fertilization technique: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Cloning; History of cloning; Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Procedure; Along Came Dolly; Current State of Animal Cloning; Cloning on the Wild Side; Production of Transgenic Animals; Genome Editing; Precision Editing Opens a World of Possibilities for Transgenics; Transgenic Technologies for Food and Other Products Transgenic Animals Can Provide New and Improved ProductsLess smelly pig; From Egg to Plate in Half the Time: Speedy Salmon Promise Profit; GloFish: GM Pets That Brighten Homes and Hearts; More --
and better --
meat on their bones; Not your mother's milk; Baa baa, transgenic sheep, have you any wool?; Green Pigs Light the Way for Biomedical Research; Silk in milk; Biopharming: Transgenic Animal Advances in Medicine and Research; Complex Protein Production; Human Disease Models; Xenotransplantation; Transgenic Animals with Increased Disease Resistance; Mad Cow Disease; Foot and Mouth Disease Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory SyndromeAvian Influenza Viruses; Antimicrobials; Biotechnology Enhances and Advances Selective Breeding; Genetic Screening of Breeding Stock; Genomics on the Dairy Farm: More Accuracy and Less Expense; Risks and Regulations; Human Health Concerns; Food Safety Concerns; Animal Health and Welfare Concerns; Environmental Concerns; Regulation of Animal Biotechnology; United States; European Union and China; Multimedia Annexes; PDF on Artificial Insemination; PDF on In Vitro Fertilization PDF of the Food and Drug Authorities Final Guidelines on Genetically Engineered AnimalsPDF on Molecular Markers; See also; References; Relevant Websites; Advances in Pesticide Risk Reduction; Introduction; Pesticides in the Environment; Pesticide Fate; Pesticide fate during manufacturing and transport; Pesticide fate during and after application; Pesticide fate during disposal; Pesticide fate models; Pesticide Effects; Pesticide effect models; Strategies to Reduce Pesticide Risks; Regulation and Control of Pesticides: Registration; Regulatory risk assessment models