ViaGen enables the owners of cattle, horses and pigs to preserve and multiply their best genetics through gene banking and cloning services, and to protect their brands through genomic services.
Industry News:
National Cutting Horse Association Says Clones Can Be Shown
In a ruling that is the first of its kind in the performance horse industry, the National Cutting Horse Association has decided it will allow clones to compete in aged events.On Sept. 9 during the NCHA Executive Committee’s fall meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, the board unanimously approved a policy that will let clones to […]
Airwolf Stomps a New Page in Rodeo’s History Books
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ViaGen merges with Start Licensing
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Austin, Texas – ViaGen, Inc. announced today its merger with Start Licensing, Inc. (Start). ViaGen is the leading global livestock cloning and genomics company. Start manages and licenses a broad portfolio of intellectual property rights related to animal reproductive technologies, including foundational nuclear transfer cloning technology developed at the Roslin Foundation for the […]
EFSA Opinion Reaffirms Safety of Meat and Milk Derived from Cloning
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2008) – The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced today its final scientific opinion that food from cloned cattle and pigs is safe, and there are no implications of animal cloning on the environment. Key findings of the EFSA Scientific Committee are:
There is no indication that differences exist in terms […]
We have lost our way with food
Personally, I blame the Industrial Revolution. If the average British housewife had never been separated from her agrarian roots, we would not be in half the mess we are in. We’d grow our own organic vegetables, make low-fat casseroles out of pigs’ entrails and live healthily and hysteria-free beyond the subliminal control of the Tesco […]
World’s first cloned horse has foal
April 29, 2008
The world’s first cloned horse, Prometea, has had a foal.
Pegaso, her son, is the first offspring of an equine clone confirms, once again, that cloned animals can grow and reproduce normally, giving rise to healthy offspring.
Prometea with her foal Pegaso: The development may help the breeding of champion racehorses
The name Prometea, a […]
Statement from Mark Walton, ViaGen President on FDA Final Risk Assessment on Food from Cloned Animals
“ViaGen applauds the release of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rigorous scientific analysis of the safety of food from cloned animals and their offspring.