Doris M Hunter

US Patent:

20030150002, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Dec 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/017902

Inventors:

Mark Westhusin - College Station TX, US
L. Adams - College Station TX, US
Doris Hunter - College Station TX, US
Joe Templeton - College Station TX, US
Taeyoung Shin - College Station TX, US

International Classification:

A01K067/027
A01N001/02
C12N015/85

US Classification:

800/015000, 435/002000, 435/455000

Abstract:

Nuclear transfer methods and techniques involving cryopreserved bovine somatic cells, nuclei, or nuclear DNA, and the products thereof, are disclosed. These methods employ an enucleated oocyte as a recipient, which is fused with a donor nuclear genome from a cryopreserved bovine somatic cell to form a couplet. In addition, the a cloned bull exhibiting disease resistance is disclosed.