Do you think it's right to clone cows for more milk?!
Clones cost $20,000 a pop or more. Most clones do not survive the cloning process. Clones tend to be more likely to have health and reproductive problems and die young.
Since the dairy industry is all about making profit at the expense of the animals they (ab)use, I would say that it's NOT right to clone cows for milk. It's not profitable for them in the end.
If you take an animal rights standpoint, it's not right either, whether the cow is cloned or not.
Answers: I think that it's a waste of money, research and time.
Clones cost $20,000 a pop or more. Most clones do not survive the cloning process. Clones tend to be more likely to have health and reproductive problems and die young.
Since the dairy industry is all about making profit at the expense of the animals they (ab)use, I would say that it's NOT right to clone cows for milk. It's not profitable for them in the end.
If you take an animal rights standpoint, it's not right either, whether the cow is cloned or not.
Why not? The cows are already inbred supposedly for the same reason, and many are fed hormones for a similar reason.
I'm against cloning, so no.
Yes and no. I'm unclear as to why they would do it. Especially at the current price!
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I think it's a very big waste of money.. All for what, having a certain "taste" in meat?
Sounds kind of rediculous to me...
The whole cloning thing for any reason just feels very wrong to me.
Cow milk is for calves! People don't even think of the source. It's ludicrous.
No way. Whether the cow is cloned or not, it's still just as much work to impregnate her and everything else it takes to get milk.
There is already too much milk as it is..A few years ago, the dairy industry had to destroy 635 thjousand tons of butter (a dairy by product) as it was more expensive to store than to have it destroyed.. Unfortunately, those who could bnefit from milk the most, undernorished 3rd world children do not have access to this abundant supply.
It sounds like an expensive waste of time. I'd be afraid to drink any of it because of unknown side affects.
Considering the defects that plague many clones (how many clones were killed before they successfully came up wtih Dolly?), and the health issues many have, not only is it unethical, but I imagine it's also very unsafe, no matter what the FDA says.
Cloning produces an exact copy of the parent. The calves will produce a similar amount of milk as they are genetically predisposed to, so it really won't cause an animal to produce more milk.
Considering the cost, the cloned animals will be mostly used for breeding, and the offspring will be used for food.
I have no problem with the process. It is only slightly more advanced than embryo transfer which is quite commonplace.