Drost M
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1987 Jan 1;112(1):9-15.
Biotechnology offers the possibility of improved and ingenious diagnostic aids, vaccines, production stimulants, therapeutic agents and even the provision of 'super' animals. In the diagnostics area, monoclonal antibodies are bringing about revolutionary changes both by the identification of infectious diseases and the determination of the sex of the embryo. Vaccines produced by recombinant DNA techniques are of the 'subunit' type which offer increased safety, specificity and reduced cost. Synthetic bovine growth presents the dairy industry with the possibility of maintaining current milk production with 30% fewer cattle and a concurrent significant reduction in feeding costs. 'Transgenetic' animals have already been created in the laboratory. Within the foreseeable future it will be possible to add foreign genes to the genetic composition of animals in order to transfer disease resistance, rapid growth, fertility and efficient use of foodstuffs to their progeny.
生物技术为改进和创新诊断辅助手段、疫苗、生产刺激剂、治疗药物甚至提供“超级”动物提供了可能性。在诊断领域，单克隆抗体通过识别传染病和确定胚胎性别正在带来革命性变化。通过重组DNA技术生产的疫苗属于“亚单位”类型，具有更高的安全性、特异性并降低了成本。合成牛生长激素使乳制品行业有可能以少30%的奶牛维持目前的牛奶产量，同时大幅降低饲养成本。实验室已经培育出了“转基因”动物。在可预见的未来，有可能将外源基因添加到动物的基因组成中，以便将抗病性、快速生长、繁殖力和食物的高效利用能力遗传给它们的后代。
