Report on the implications of cloning on the welfare of livestock

FOREWORD

PART I: INTRODUCTION

• Background

• Remit

• Method of investigation

• Potential harms and benefits of cloning

  • applied biomedical research

  • fundamental academic research

  • livestock breeding

PART II: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

PART III: WELFARE IMPLICATIONS

• The impact of the procedures

  • General considerations

  • Oversized offspring

  • Wastage of life

  • Possible problems of aged DNA

  • Procedures applied to source animals and animals used for in vivo culture

• Genetic Considerations

  • Genetic Diversity

  • Rare breeds

  • Other genetic considerations

• Stockmanship

PART IV: PROPOSED CONTROLS

• National Standing Committee

• International Considerations

PART V: SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDIX A - Extracts from "The Report of the Committee to Consider the Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Breeding of Farm Animals"' 1995 (The Banner Report)

• Technique

• Current regulations

• Welfare concerns

• Comments and recommendations

APPENDIX B -Membership of the Farm Animal Welfare Council (December 1998)

APPENDIX C - Consultation Letter and Those Who Responded

APPENDIX D - Background and Techniques used in Nuclear Transfer Studies at Roslin

APPENDIX E - Glossary

APPENDIX F - About FAWC

December 1998

FAWC, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF