Rogers G E
Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Trends Biotechnol. 1990 Jan;8(1):6-11. doi: 10.1016/0167-7799(90)90123-f.
Wool is a natural fibre popular in the manufacture of outer clothing and is a vital source of income for several countries. Fundamental knowledge of how wool grows has been gained from research on the biology of sheep, and the prospects ahead are to take advantage of the development and application of recombinant DNA technology to improve the efficiency of production of wool and its quality. This review surveys the possibilities for producing transgenic sheep, modifying rumen bacteria and forage crops, thus increasing the nutritional benefit sheep gain from pasture.
羊毛是一种常用于制造外套的天然纤维，也是多个国家重要的收入来源。通过对绵羊生物学的研究，人们已经获得了羊毛生长的基础知识，未来的前景是利用重组DNA技术的发展和应用来提高羊毛的生产效率和质量。本文综述了生产转基因绵羊、改良瘤胃细菌和饲料作物的可能性，从而增加绵羊从牧场获得的营养益处。
