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World congress on Biotechnology
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Microbiology: Current Research | Volume: 3 | ISSN: 2591-8036
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Veterinary student opinion on genome-editing in livestock; progression towards a
regulatory framework
Oskar Ulvestad
The University of Edinburgh, UK
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here is a lack of explicit regulation in the UK (EU) in
relation to genome-editing of livestock. Uncertainty of
regulatory acceptances makes it hard for research relying
on commercial support to get off the ground, hindering
development of potentially beneficial applications such
as cure or prevention of congenial conditions and disease.
The views of various potential stakeholders have been
seen to influence policy and regulatory frameworks, for
example when GMO crops failed to gain acceptance in
Europe. Some (limited studies) have been carried out
relating to the attitudes of the public to genome-editing,
but not of veterinary students who belong to an important
stakeholder group. 27 veterinary students at Edinburgh
University answered a questionnaire on issues related
to genome-editing in livestock. The analysis of the data
collected indicates the respondents are positively disposed
to genome-editing in general. The support is strongest
when it comes to disease control, and more ambiguous
when the aim is to increase productivity. Combined with
high levels of public trust in veterinaries, the implications
are that they can be useful in progressing the regulatory
process by engaging with the public and that the focus
of the process should be on welfare rather than solely
productivity gains.
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oskar.ulvestad@hotmail.co.ukMicrobiol Curr Res, Volume 3
ISSN: 2591-8036