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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Wen-chuan Lee, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ming-yu Chen, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Wen-Chuan Lee, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ming-Yu Chen, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
Animal Technology Institute, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A01K 67/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a transgenic pig having incorporated into its genome a HSP70 gene or fragment thereof, whereby the transgenic pig overexpresses HSP70. The transgenic pig of the invention can be used in the production of HSP in large quantities, as a xenograft source for transplation and as an animal model close to human for illustrating the protective roles of HSP. Furthermore, the transgenic pig of the invention has a better meat quality and exhibits an increased growth rate and a reduced backfat thickness.