Can clone animals, their calves, semen and embryos be sold?
Yes, clone animals and their offspring or semen and embryos may be sold to other producers. However, the USDA has asked producers to participate in a voluntary moratorium, refraining from placing clone animals, their meat and milk, in the food chain. In January of 2008, the FDA green lighted the sale of the offspring of clones, their meat and milk, into the food chain. The offspring of cloned animals are not clones themselves, but rather, are born from the mating of two parents. Bovance has also helped create the Supply Chain Management Program to track cloned animals when changing ownership in such situations. What is the Supply Management Program and why was it developed? The Supply Chain Management program (SCM) establishes protocols that uniquely identify any animals produced through cloning. This program allows for the consistent and accurate tracking of these animals throughout their lifetimes. The program was developed so food processing companies and other food chain organizati
