Genome editing research in cattle to date has focused on disease resistance, production, product quality, and welfare traits. Modelling has revealed how editing could be used to introduce beneficial alleles into cattle breeds and maintain, or even accelerate, the rate of genetic gain accomplished by conventional breeding programs. As with earlier genetic engineering approaches, whether breeders will be able to employ the breeding method in cattle genetic improvement programs will depend upon the regulatory framework and governance of genome editing for food animals.

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