Question

How transgenic pigs is commercially beneficial?

Answer 1

1. The objective of gene transfer in pigs is to increase growth and meat production and to act as bioreactors.
2. Pigs are regarded as the most suitable animals to be bred for heart transplant because a pig’s heart is about the same size as a human heart, and pig heart valves have been used in human heart surgery for over a decade.
3. The pig clone is the first step towards providing animal organs and tissues for human transplants (xenotransplantation).