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MONEYWATCH Scientists in China are cloning "super cows"
cbsnews.com/ ^ | 2/2/2023 | KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS

Posted on 02/07/2023 8:59:38 PM PST by bitt

Chinese scientists said they have successfully cloned three "super cow" calves that, once fully grown, are capable of producing 50% more milk than the average American cow.

The cloning experiment began last year at Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China. Scientists sampled tissue from cows across China and used what's called the somatic cell nuclear transfer method to create embryos which were then placed inside surrogate cows.

The calves were born healthy last month in Lingwu City, according to the Global Times. The first calf born weighed 120 pounds and stood 2' 6" feet tall, the Global Times reported. The calves have the same shape and skin pattern as the cows they were bred from, the scientists told the state-owned media outlet.

The calves will eventually produce 18 tons of milk per year, or 100 tons of milk in their lifetime, Chinese scientists said. By comparison, the average U.S. cow produces almost 12 tons of milk a year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; cloning; supercows
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1 posted on 02/07/2023 8:59:38 PM PST by bitt
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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2 posted on 02/07/2023 8:59:52 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: bitt

With new and improved Wuhan cooties as an added bonus.

/s


3 posted on 02/07/2023 9:04:53 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: bitt

(”super cow”)

Must....resist....must....resist.....

Resist we much..........


4 posted on 02/07/2023 9:05:41 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: bitt

Man-eating cow.

Feed them Uyghurs and produce lots of milk.

5 posted on 02/07/2023 9:05:59 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Gain of Pfunction. Gain of Pfunding. Gain of Pfizer )
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To: bitt
well there's...


6 posted on 02/07/2023 9:11:38 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode
then there's...


7 posted on 02/07/2023 9:14:56 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: bitt

Looks like some of the trannies I have seen.


8 posted on 02/07/2023 9:27:37 PM PST by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: bitt

Now we know how the PRC is going to invade North America.


9 posted on 02/07/2023 9:32:15 PM PST by robowombat ( )
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To: bitt

I am so sick of superhero movies.


10 posted on 02/07/2023 9:34:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: bitt

There is diminishing return on things that are “super”

Super cows will be grounding and blocking traffic in the Suez Canal


11 posted on 02/07/2023 9:34:31 PM PST by Cold Heart
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Supercows will develop super mastitis and require superantibiotics....

Where’s a good mRNA shot when you need it?
/s

Or not /s


12 posted on 02/07/2023 10:02:07 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: bitt

There is no “Free lunch”, I wonder what the downside will be?
Short life, prone to cancers?


13 posted on 02/07/2023 10:10:26 PM PST by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV groupthink!)
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To: Ex gun maker.

The Chinese have absolutely ZERO regard for human or animal life. I think this breeding of “supercows” is cruel. I can forsee muscular problems, heart problems, etc. for the poor things. And Chinese could care less.


14 posted on 02/07/2023 10:32:41 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: bitt

BS, “When they are fully grown” means they are guessing at best.


15 posted on 02/08/2023 2:09:56 AM PST by stockpirate (Where Justice Ends Tyranny Begins...Repression Breeds Violence)
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To: EinNYC

Imagine Super Mad Cow Disease.


16 posted on 02/08/2023 3:05:21 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: bitt

Mooper Cows~!

The bull line is called Won Hung Lo.

Its all Texas Longhorn cross.


17 posted on 02/08/2023 4:29:12 AM PST by Candor7 ( ( Ask not for whom THE Trump trolls...He trolls for thee!))
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To: Chode

That meat has gotta be really tough, I’m thinking.


18 posted on 02/08/2023 6:33:28 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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To: EinNYC

AOC will be concerned about the massive cow farts...


19 posted on 02/08/2023 6:55:51 AM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: telescope115

chainsaw tough


20 posted on 02/08/2023 9:00:19 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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