INTRODUCTION: Enviropig is the trademark for a genetically a modified
line of Yorkshire pigs.It has genetically modified salivary glands, which
help them digest phosphorus in feedstuffs and reduce phosphorus
pollution in the environment
TRANSGENIC METHODS:
HOW IT WORKS?
ADVANTAGES:
Reduced production cost
Environment Friendly
Advanced technology
Nutrient Management Friendly
FACTS:
Enviropigs produce the enzyme phytase in their salivary glands
certain genes that could be unstable during reproduction or
impractical in commercial use.
CRITICISM:
In the end, there are no more Enviropigs,so any approval to be
used in the public is out the window
The research and public funds if, no one wants the technology
APPLICATIONS:
Alternative to livestock pigs
Reduced phosporous contamination in the environment