pig genome editing for agriculture

Substantial progress has been made in using genome editing to produce pigs resistant to viruses and to increase meat productivity and quality.

Genome editing can introduce beneficial mutations into pigs that did not occur naturally and can reproduce mutations discovered in other species.

Wider application of pig genome editing is hindered by the need for large amounts of biomaterial, surgical manipulations, cell culture, and a shift toward biomedical research.

Problems such as lameness and damaging behaviors in pigs probably cannot be solved without genome editing techniques.

Traditional breeding and selection are often ineffective for polygenic traits and pleiotropic genes in pig farming.