Veterinary Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Description

Biotechnological approaches have great potential in rapid expansion of livestock through newer, cheaper and reliable means of producing effective vaccines and diagnostics for animal health care management. Biotechnology when applied to animals focuses on livestock breeding and husbandry, nutrition and health, and the production of transgenic animals. Furthermore, animals play a duel role in furthering biotechnology; they benefit from better health and welfare on the one side, and on the other side help the cause of advancing research in human health. Animals are used in many ways in biotechnology. The animals in research labs help us better understand biology and serve as biological test systems. Other animals and animal products are used to support research by providing products that help technicians to grow cells, viruses, and microbes in culture. Biotechnologists also use animals to produce antibodies. Technologies based on modern biotechnology offer enormous potential for the production of vaccines, medicinal products and other veterinary products. This book is prepared keeping in view the young minds of the students who just entered a professional course. It aims to simplify learning while helping them better their skills to meet the standards of the industry.