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DOI	10.15302/J-FASE-2014029
	The ecological adaptability of cloned sheep to free-grazing in the Tengger Desert of Inner Mongolia, China
	Li, Xinxin; Wang, Huijuan; Su, Guanghua; Wei, Zhuying; Bai, Chunling; Menghe, Wuni; Hou, Yanhui; Yu, Changqing; Bou, Shorgan; Li, Guangpeng
通讯作者	Bou, SR
来源期刊	FRONTIERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ISSN	2095-7505
EISSN	2095-977X
出版年	2014
卷号	1 期号:3 页码:191-200
英文摘要	Since the birth of the first cloned sheep, somatic cell nuclear transfer technology has been successfully used to clone a variety of mammals. Cloned livestock have no apparent health risks, and the quality and safety of the cloned animal products are similar to non-cloned animals. The social behavior and environmental adaptability of postnatal cloned animals, especially when used for grassland farm production purposes, is unknown. In the present study, the cloned Dorper sheep equipped with GPS location devices were free-grazed in a harsh natural environment similar to conditions commonly experienced by Mongolian sheep. The main findings of this research were as follows. (1) Under free-grazing conditions, the cloned sheep showed excellent climatic and ecological adaptability. In extreme temperature conditions ranging from -30 to 40 degrees C, the cloned sheep maintained acceptable body condition and behaved as other sheep. (2) The cloned sheep quickly adapted from a herd feeding strategy to the harsh environment and quickly exhibited a grazing regimen as other free-grazing sheep. (3) The cloned sheep exhibited free-grazing patterns and social behavior as other sheep. (4) The cloned sheep in the harsh environment thrived and produced healthy lambs. Overall, the cloned Dorper sheep exhibited excellent ecological adaptation, which is an important consideration for breeding meat sheep by cloning. The Dorper sheep readily adapted to the free-grazing conditions on the Mongolian plateau grassland, which attests to their ability to withstand harsh environmental conditions.
英文关键词	somatic cell nuclear transfer free-grazing synchronization Dorper sheep cloned animal ecology
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000409639300004
WOS类目	Agronomy
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330840
作者单位	[Li, Xinxin; Wang, Huijuan; Su, Guanghua; Wei, Zhuying; Bai, Chunling; Hou, Yanhui; Yu, Changqing; Bou, Shorgan; Li, Guangpeng] Inner Mongolia Univ, Key Lab Natl Educ Minist Mammalian Reprod Biol &, Key Lab Herbivore Reprod Biotechnol & Breeding Mi, Hohhot 010070, Peoples R China; [Wang, Huijuan; Menghe, Wuni; Yu, Changqing] Inner Mongolia Rangeland Ecol Inst, Alashan 750306, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Xinxin,Wang, Huijuan,Su, Guanghua,et al. The ecological adaptability of cloned sheep to free-grazing in the Tengger Desert of Inner Mongolia, China[J],2014,1(3):191-200.
APA	Li, Xinxin.,Wang, Huijuan.,Su, Guanghua.,Wei, Zhuying.,Bai, Chunling.,...&Li, Guangpeng.(2014).The ecological adaptability of cloned sheep to free-grazing in the Tengger Desert of Inner Mongolia, China.FRONTIERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,1(3),191-200.
MLA	Li, Xinxin,et al."The ecological adaptability of cloned sheep to free-grazing in the Tengger Desert of Inner Mongolia, China".FRONTIERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1.3(2014):191-200.