thank you and happy holidays!

Celebrating
30 Years
Client Newsletter • Winter 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
Thank You
& Happy Holidays!
- by David Faber
& Jared Knock
Meet the DonorC Notice Me ET
- by Kimberly Knippa
Meet the SireSull GNCC Eldorado
- by Mark Johnson
Texas Center Highlight
- by Cary Crow
Meet the DonorSAV Madame Pride 0075
- by Crystal Dykstra
Changing the Face of
Cattle Reproduction in 30
Years
- by Filament, printed in
Holstein World,
Nov. 2010
IVF Satellite Centers
- by Sara Kober
Understanding the
Perspectives: EU’s Position
on Cloning
- by Diane Broek
Trans Ova is dedicated to
meeting the requirements
of our customers and to
continual quality improvement.
2938 380th Street
Sioux Center, IA 51250
800.999.3586
THANK YOU
AND
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
As 2010 draws to a close, we at
Trans Ova Genetics want to Thank
You for working with us this past
year. It is truly a pleasure that never
dulls, to work with such outstanding
cattle, and cattle breeders, year after
year. This year is no exception, and
2011 looks to be even more exciting.
In our last newsletter, we noted that
Trans Ova Genetics is celebrating its
30th Anniversary. It is truly amazing
to think of the changes that have
occurred to the livestock and dairy
industries over that time period.
Through the years, Trans Ova Genetics
has been constantly striving to bring
cutting edge reproductive technologies
to progressive livestock breeders
- and it continues to do so today!
In this issue, we are highlighting our
IVF Satellite Facilities. At this time
last year, we offered our IVF services
at three facilities.
Now we are
performing OPU’s at nine different
sites, with new areas in the works for
2011. This has allowed us to bring
IVF technology closer to breeders.
It is our pleasure to highlight some of the
elite cattle and bulls we are able to work
with each year. In this issue we get an
in-depth look at some of the top genetics
from several breeds that we work with.
Also, we are happy to highlight our Texas
facility in this issue, which consists of
a strong team of talented individuals
that we are proud to have as a part of
the Trans Ova family. Look for future
issues to highlight other Trans Ova
Genetics’ teams around the country.
We hope this issue finds you well,
and wish you and your families
a
wonderful
holiday
season!
- Dr. Dave Faber,
President
- Jared Knock,
Director of Sales & Marketing
U LT I P LY
C C E S S
C C E S S
C C E S S
C C E S S
MEET THE DONOR - C NOTICE ME ET
It has been said that a photo is worth
a thousand words. However, add a
backdrop and a couple purple banners
to that photo, and you have something
that is worth a lot more.
C Notice Me ET is one Hereford female
that along with her progeny is very
familiar with the color purple. Bred and
owned by Colyer Herefords in Bruneau,
Idaho, this female has made a huge
impact in their herd and the breed.
Born in January 2002, the Colyers knew
they had something exceptional and
needed everyone else to take notice,
so what a better name than Notice
Me. Notice Me was named the 2003
National Western Stock Show Reserve
Champion Hereford Female in Denver,
then made a trek further south and
claimed the 2003 Southwest Livestock
Expo Grand Champion Honors in Fort
Worth. However, this female was not
done with her winnings.
In 2004, Colyer Herefords took Notice
Me back to Denver, and it was there that
she conquered all titles. Not only was
she named National Champion Female,
but she also took home the title of the
first Supreme Champion Female of the
National Western Stock Show.
It is hard to find a female that can excel
in the show ring and the pasture, but
Notice Me has been able to do just
that. Over $500,000 has been sold in
her progeny. C Maui Jim ET (Notice
Me X 146) was named 2006 Western
Nugget National Champion Polled Bull
in Reno and sold a ¼ syndicate interest
in Denver at the Mile High Sale for
$45,000. C Chanel ET (Notice Me x
146) is one of the most popular show
heifers in recent years and was a “Triple
Crown” winner for Colyer Herefords.
This 2007 Notice Me daughter was
the top selling heifer in Colyers 2008
Internet Sale at $20,500. C New Era ET
(Notice Me x UPS TCC Nitro) was named
the 2010 Reserve National Champion
Polled Bull at the National Western
Stock Show, as well as Champion
Hereford Bull at the Western Nugget
Stock Show, Reno, Nevada.
C Notice Me Nitro 9161 ET (Notice Me
x UPS TCC Nitro) was the high seller in
Colyer’s 2009 Internet Sale- ½ interest
selling for $39,000, and named the
2010 Champion Hereford Female at the
Western Nugget Show in Reno, Nevada.
These outstanding progeny are both
products of Trans Ova Genetics!
While a picture may say a thousand
words, what really says it all is an
animal’s legacy and how that adds to
the bigger picture. C Notice Me ET in
her short time has proven that she is
one to take notice of. Thank you Colyer
Herefords for the opportunity to work
with this remarkable donor, C Notice Me
and we wish you continued success in
the year to come!
- Kimberly Knippa,
Client Service Representative
HIGHLIGHT on TEXAS
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CENTERVILLE, TEXAS
The 2010 year
has been a banner
year for Trans Ova
Genetics Texas . We
are most appreciative
and want to offer our
sincere thanks to our
clients who have had
the confidence in our
system to refer many
of their colleagues
and friends to Trans Ova Texas. These referrals have played
a major role in allowing us to double the number of OPU’s we
did just a year ago and we couldn’t have done this without you!
We are so proud of the staff that we have assembled
here as well as the industry leading results we have been
able to obtain through our IVF system. In 2010 the average
number of usable embryos/aspiration produced company
wide, rivaled the average number of embryos obtained from
conventional ET. Our quality weaned calf opportunities have
grown in 2010 to over 2000 cows in Texas and Oklahoma
and just this fall many of our Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle
clients have taken advantage of the opportunity to aspirate
cows from the White/McLemore site in Sterling, OK.
This year has also
brought
about
the
addition of semen sorting
capabilities directly from
the Texas center, which
has afforded our clients
more flexibility in making
sex selected pregnancies.
Several new team
members have been added
in 2010, thus
allowing
the Texas Center to better
meet the demands of our
clients, while continuing
to assemble one of the most respected reproductive
teams in the South. We take great pleasure in working
with some of the greatest donors in the industry, as well as
some of the most respected cattlemen and women in the
country. We wish all of our Trans Ova clients continued
success as we all look ahead to another great year in 2011.
- Cary Crow
Client Service Manager, Texas
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866-924-4586
MEET THE DONOR
SAV MADAME PRIDE 0075
When it comes to multiplying the success of a herd, Madame
Pride 0075 is a superstar for Schaff Angus Valley. Schaff
Angus Valley has one of the oldest on-going Angus herds in
North America and 0075 has been the maternal matriarch of
their herd. 0075 has been one of the most prolific daughters
of Bando 5175 in existence and her dam, Madame Pride
8264, was the record selling cow in the history of Schaff
Angus Valley and was produced from four consecutive
generations of Pathfinder dams. 0075 is a model Angus
cow for the breed with a perfect phenotype and represents
every trait that the Schaff Angus Valley cowherd is known for.
Kelly Schaff and his elite Angus program at Schaff Angus
Valley. Kelly Schaff states, “We are very pleased with Trans
Ova and their team. We have worked with them since the
beginning of our embryo work. We are privileged to work
with Steve Yackley, who has excellent attention to detail,
personal knowledge of our donors and someone who shares
our same passion for our cows.” Trans Ova truly appreciates
Kelly Schaff and Schaff Angus Valley in letting us help them
multiply their success and the success of 0075 for their
program! You can view 0075 and their Angus operation at
Schaff Angus Valley’s website: www.schaffangusvalley.com.
Trans Ova came to know 0075 in our embryo transfer program
at our Yackley Ranches’ center in Onida, South Dakota. She
was lower in production than was desired through conventional
embryo transfer, so Kelly Schaff enrolled her in Trans Ova’s in
vitro fertilization (IVF) program in Sioux Center, IA. She excelled
in our IVF program and was then bred for calf and sent back
to Schaff Angus Valley. After having a natural calf, she has
now returned to Steve Yackley’s center in the embryo transfer
program. 0075’s results speak for themselves as her progeny
are all top selling females for Schaff Angus Valley and she also
has sons who are currently advertised through major AI studs.
Furthermore, her progeny sales have totaled over $500,000 for
Schaff Angus Valley. The Schaff’s will also have 15 of her direct
progeny in their upcoming 108th Production Sale in February.
It has been a pleasure for Trans Ova Genetics to work with
- Crystal Dykstra,
Marketing Assistant
MEET THE SIRE
SULL GNCC ELDORADO
Trans Ova Genetics is fortunate to work with some of
the most elite genetic pieces within many breeds. As we
continue our “Meet the Sire” feature, we turn our attention
to an outstanding representative of the Shorthorn breed.
outstanding eye-appeal as proven by the number of class
and division winners Eldorado has produced in major
Shorthorn Shows.
SULL/GNCC Eldorado ET was produced by the partnership
of Sullivan Farms at Dunlap, Iowa and Gana/Nisely
Shorthorns of Martelle, NE. Eldorado is sired by the breed
giant CF Trump and out of the proven and predictable donor
cow K-Kim Mona Lisa 35L. Eldorado was the feature bull
in the Gana/Nisely-Sullivan March 2008 production sale.
When the gavel fell at $39,000 a syndicate comprised of
Cates Farms, Greenhorn Shorthorns, Circle H Shorthorns,
Berg Family Shorthorns, Kearns Family Shorthorns and
Tom Keels owned this great young sire. Sullivan and GNCC
also retained a breeding share.
Trans Ova Genetics is both proud and humbled to have
the opportunity to increase the breeding value of leading
sires such as Eldorado. The use of sexed semen gives
progressive breeders the ability to increase production of
desired sex calves by nearly twofold in embryo transfer, IVF,
and AI. Thank you and congratulations to the owners of
SULL/GNCC Eldorado.
Eldorado is admired for his natural thickness, rib shape and
depth of side. As a mature bull, he comes off the breeding
pasture sound as a cat and in the stud is a prolific producer
of high quality semen that works very well in the sorting
procedure. He is a bull that the owners value for his ability
to sire calves that fit the needs of their customers. His
offspring excel in performance traits while maintaining
- Mark Johnson,
Client Service Representative
CHANGING THE FACE OF CATTLE REPRODUCTION IN 30 YEARS The year 1980 was the dawn of a new decade, creating
turnover to pop culture and reshaping America. Ronald Reagan
began his presidency, the arcade game Pac-Man was released
and the popularity of the movie Urban Cowboy had everyone
listening to Johnny Lee. At the same time, a small, cattle
reproduction business would begin its rich history and begin to
redefine the opportunities for advancing cattle genetic success.
Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, Trans Ova
Genetics continues to provide industry-leading technologies
to their clients – ever-improving techniques and results,
and yet remaining true to the business philosophy and
relationship-focused values they started with in 1980.
The start of success
Dr. David Faber worked with embryo transfer (ET) as
a student at the University of Illinois veterinary school
and by 1980 was practicing large animal medicine at
Northwest Veterinary Associates in northwest Iowa.
A mixed veterinary practice, Northwest Veterinary
Associates was started by Dr. Jan Schuiteman in 1974.
To help develop Dr. Faber’s vision for an ET division within
the practice, he enlisted the help of Dr. Daryl Funk and Diane
Broek who were already part of the Northwest Veterinary
Associates team. Dr. Funk was a large animal veterinarian
who harbored a wealth of experience in dairy and reproduction,
and Diane Broek was a lab technician fresh out of college.
Beginning the vision for what would ultimately become Trans
Ova Genetics, Dr. Faber and Dr. Funk began flushing donor
cows in late 1980, and solicited advice from colleagues Dr.
Scott Armbrust, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Dr. Richard
Carmichael of Keota, Iowa who were early ET innovators.
and answered sales calls,” she adds. “Dr. Faber and Dr. Funk
fed and bred the donors in addition to performing the embryo
collection and transfer, all while seeking out clients who could
utilize the technology.” The two skilled veterinarians continued
to run calls in the large animal practice for about five years
before the commitment was made to devote 100 percent
of their time to Trans Ova Genetics. “When we started, we
had no clients, no money, and no sales force - but a lot of
passion to bring this technology and the value it created,
to the purebred dairy and beef sectors,” explains Broek.
Several other key team members were added throughout the
early years of the company. Dr. Paul Van Roekel, Mark Johnson,
Charletta Ohlrichs, Dorene Vander Zwaag, Gary Ohlrichs, Gus
Schramm and Sheila Schramm have continued to contribute
to the growth of Trans Ova Genetics for over 20 years.
Small milestones jar the memory of the original Trans Ova
Genetics team and remind them of what kept them going. Dr.
Funk, who still collects and transfers embryos on a daily basis,
reminisces, “Our first embryo collection was in the spring of
1981, for Lars Ludvigson. We were thrilled to actually be paid
for our efforts! Lars taught us a lot about the cattle industry and
servicing a client well. And, 30 years later, I am proud to say that
his family, Ludvigson Farms, is still a Trans Ova Genetics client.”
In 1981, donor and recipient housing, an ET lab, and a transfer
area were added to Trans Ova Genetics’ growing business.
These original facilities provided housing for 50 donor cows and
500 recipients. Today, Trans Ova Genetics’ multiple facilities
across the U.S. have grown to provide quality donor care
for approximately 750 donors and about 5,000 recipients,
while also housing a small number of bulls for semen sorting.
Reproductive technologies evolve
The dedicated partners who started Trans Ova Genetics
are still deeply involved in the business today. Running the
business took multi-tasking, a well-rounded skill set, and deep
passion for the industry. “I was a lab technician/ embryologist,
says Broek, who still works within the Trans Ova Genetics
entity as the general manager of Bovance. “But, since we
were so small, I also was the receptionist, did the accounting
One of the first dairy donors at Trans Ova with Dr. Daryl Funk
With their mission to focus on developing reproductive
tools for their clients in the beef and dairy industry,
Trans Ova Genetics continued to grow their offered
technologies from their original start with ET.
The ability to freeze embryos had not yet been developed when
the team started, and they transferred embryos surgically.
“Probably the three things that revolutionized the reproductive
technology industry and vaulted our business to a full time
endeavor were the ability to freeze embryos [cryopreservation],
the capacity to transfer embryos non-surgically, and the tools
to synchronize recipients which allowed producers to implant
embryos from their very best donors any time of the year,”
says Broek. Later developments like direct transfer of frozen
embryos, in vitro fertilization (IVF), cloning and sorted semen
have further transformed assisted reproductive technology
(ART), the cattle industry, and Trans Ova Genetics alike.
“The industry has really reinvented itself,” says Dr. Faber, the
visionary leader and president of Trans Ova Genetics. “Most
significantly we now have services that greatly impact what
we can do for farmers and ranchers, such as IVF and sexed
semen. These give us the ability to produce more progeny
even from pregnant donors and clinically infertile donors.”
AN ARTICLE FROM HOLSTEIN WORLD HIGHLIGHTING TRANS OVA
IVF technology itself has evolved much with time. And in
doing so, the popularity of it has grown significantly since Trans
Ova Genetics first introduced it in 1992. “We began utilizing
IVF, primarily on problem donors that would fail to produce
embryos by traditional embryo transfer means. That’s how
it was utilized for quite some time,” notes Dr. Faber. “But,
continuing to work with those so they are implemented
correctly and we can harvest the value,” says Dr. Faber.
“We’ve always had an excitement at Trans Ova Genetics
about embryo transfer. Looking through a microscope
and seeing an embryo has not ever gotten old,” says Dr.
Faber. “It’s really an exciting thing to look at the potential
that’s there in the Petri dish. By 2050, it’s estimated we’ll
need 2 times the animal protein we use now, to feed the
world. We’ll need to produce it in a sustainable and efficient
manner. The combination of excitement we have about
the technologies today and the opportunities of how we’ll
use them in the future in feeding the world are exciting.”
The original team of three has since grown to 100 Trans
Ova Genetics team members throughout their facilities
across the U.S., including a new generation of leaders.
And yet, their dedication to service and client relationships
developed back in 1980 remains part of their culture today.
John Erbsen and Apple II winning the Winter Heifer Class at the
World Dairy Expo 2008 – first dairy heifer clone shown produced
by Trans Ova Genetics/Bovance.
as we’ve improved efficiencies and as we’ve added sexed
semen, it has moved beyond the problem cow. Now, IVF is
much more useful for healthy fertile donors, young/prepubescent donors, and even pregnant donors. The ability to
harvest embryos from younger heifers coupled with genomic
information makes it even more powerful than ever before.”
Originally, all IVF procedures at Trans Ova Genetics were
performed in-clinic at their Iowa headquarters. Recognizing
the growing number of donors and clients utilizing the service
made Trans Ova Genetics consider new strategies to reduce
the distance for clients. “We’ve set up additional sites and
centers as well as satellite facilities where we can go and
harvest oocytes from donors on any given day,” explains Dr.
Faber. “We don’t want our clients having to take lactating
cows and move them around the country.” Trans Ova Genetics
continues to position their locations closer to the primary
dairy producing areas to be able to better serve the elite
cattle around the country. “Our goal now is to make it even
easier to do business with Trans Ova Genetics and to become
a local option for dairy breeders to use our technology as a
consistent part of their reproductive programs,” explains Jared
Knock, Trans Ova Genetics director of sales and marketing.
The future
Trans Ova Genetics is constantly looking for ways to
help their clients gain genetic value within their herd.
In the next 30 years, they remain committed to helping
further extend the technologies they offer. “Our focus
isn’t as much on what new things are we going to come
up with, but continuing to refine the tools that we have and
“Our mission has not changed. We are still focused on
developing reproductive tools for our clients in the beef
and dairy industry and servicing them with uncompromising
customer service,” says Knock. Dr. Faber adds, “We’ve
had a lot of fun and we’ve brought a lot of new things to the
marketplace. But the client relationships we’ve created
over the years are what have really been priceless to us.”
The next 30 years look bright for the tried and true
reproductive technology company that has helped dairy
producers from all breeds realize the capabilities of their
cattle genetics. “The thing that continues to amaze me
at Trans Ova Genetics is the pace at which the technology
evolves,” says Scott Metzger, Trans Ova Genetics dairy
sales manager. “We’ve worked hard to give breeders
access to technologies that allow them to quickly and
efficiently breed cattle that will be more efficient producers
of meat and milk to feed the growing world population.”
Knock adds, “The direction Trans Ova Genetics heads in the
future will be largely dictated by what our customers want. We
will keep our finger on the pulse of the technology world and find
ways to incorporate advanced technologies into the breeding
schemes of beef and dairy producers for years to come.”
“Trans Ova Genetics is constantly looking for
ways to better meet the needs of our clients. “
Ashlyn with 17 daughters produced in IVF with reverse sorted
semen, 2008
From Our Farm to Yours – IVF Satellite Centers
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is
coming to a location near you.
allows them to transfer their embryos
fresh into their own recipients.
When IVF first began, it was at a
single location in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Not only did all of the donors have
to travel to the location in Sioux
Center, all of the embryos had to be
Trans Ova’s Fresh Ship program
is exactly as its name implies. The
program allows for fresh embryos
to be packaged in special culture
solutions, and then placed into
portable incubators. These portable
incubators keep the embryos at
the appropriate temperature – it
cools on a warm summer day and
heats on a cold winter day. These
incubators can then be shipped via
UPS or FedEx fresh to a client’s farm.
transferred at that location as well.
As the application of IVF technology
rapidly grew, Trans Ova Genetics
understood that in order to fully meet
the needs of our clients, we would
continually need to make it more
convenient to do business with us.
Today, Trans Ova Genetics has
three regional In Vito Fertilization
(IVF) centers located in Sioux Center,
Iowa, Centerville, Texas, & Boonsboro,
Maryland. In addition to developing
these
regional
laboratories,
research and development efforts
have focused on bringing IVF
even closer to the clients’ farm.
Trans Ova Genetics is focused on
developing IVF satellite locations where
donors can be collected closer to their
home. These IVF satellite locations
are facilities that Trans Ova Genetics
travels to on a regular basis to
perform OPU’s. The oocytes collected
are sent into our regional centers for
fertilization. These satellite centers,
coupled with Trans Ova’s Fresh Ship
program allow clients not only to keep
their donors close to home, but also
Once embryos arrive on location,
Trans Ova’s Fresh Ship program
has allowed beef & dairy farms
to continue to work with their
local embryo transfer provider for
the synchronization of recipients
and implantation of the embryos.
Another important part of this
program is that it allows Trans Ova
professional service team to perform
the oocyte collections. Trans Ova
feels this has been important for
two reasons. Most importantly, it
allows for highly skilled specialized
professional service team members
it also allows our team members to
continually assess your client needs.
This is vital as it provides direction to
Trans Ova Genetics industry-leading
research and development program.
When the Trans Ova Genetics’ IVF
satellite centers are coupled with the
Fresh Ship program, the results have
been excellent. There has been no
decrease in efficiency in oocyte harvest,
embryo production, or pregnancy
rate. Trans Ova’s Satellite Locations
are located across the country. The
same concept is being applied with our
existing centers located in Chillicothe,
Missouri, Olympic Genetics in Grinnell,
Iowa, and the White/McLemore
Center in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Feel
free to call our Trans Ova Genetics’
client service team members at
your nearest location to ask how
our Fresh Ship program can multiply
success for you and your operation!
to perform this important procedure.
Equally important to collection is
oocyte handling and technique.
Secondly, it is important for Trans
Ova to maintain an interface directly
with our clients. Not only does Trans
Ova enjoy our client relationships, but
- Sara Kober,
Marketing Assistant
Multiply the success of your herd at any of
Trans Ova Genetics’ regional and satellite centers
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Trans Ova Genetics has local stations to provide
advanced reproductive services to cattle breeders
across the United States. The corporate headquarters
is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and regional centers
are located in Missouri, Maryland and Texas.
North Dakota, and South Dakota. Each location is managed by
a Trans Ova Genetics team of dedicated experts, who provide
special care of each animal and work closely with breeders to
help multiply the success of their elite cattle.
For more information on services offered at each of the
Trans Ova Genetics facilities, please refer to the map and
the pin markers to obtain location and contact information.
Additional satellite centers offer embryo transfer (ET) and
are found in in Arkansas, Eastern Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma,
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Corporate Headquarters
2938 380th Street
Sioux Center, IA 51250
800-999-3586
ET, IVF, Custom Collect Sexed-Semen, Live Calf Program, Recipient Options
Regional Centers
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12425 LIV 224
Chillicothe, MO 64601
800-372-3586
ET, Recipient Options
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Satellite Centers
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Oklahoma Team
22883 N. Hwy 77
Orlando, OK 73073
918-374-2372
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Yackley Ranches
18430 308th Ave
Onida, SD 57564
605-295-1220
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Genetic Futures
4358 Ed’s Lane
Junction City, WI 54443
715-459-6480
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1233 State Hwy 7
Centerville, TX 75833
866-924-4586
ET, IVF,
Horned/Aggressive Stock,
Recipient Options
Olympic Genetics Center
2163 Hwy T-38 South
Grinnell, IA 50112
641-594-4125
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O’Neal Angus
3614 O’Neal Rd
Branch, AR 72928
479-847-5731
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Siemer’s Holstein Farm
16125 Mineral Springs Road
Cleveland, WI 53015
920-693-3600
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7441 Sharpsburg Pike
Boonsboro, MD 21713
866-774-3162
IVF, ET, Recipient Options
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Heart River Genetics
4291 Hwy 85 South
Belfield, ND 58622
701-575-8145
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White/McLemore Cattle Co.
2271 NE Cline RD
Fletcher, OK 73541
580-678-7838
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Boysel Cattle Company
8348 County Rd 144
East Liberty, OH 43319
937-666-4981
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Postville Vet Clinic
110 Hyman Drive
Postville, Iowa 52162
563-380-0912
UNDERSTANDING THE PERSPECTIVES:
EU’S POSITION ON CLONING
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Currently, Europe considers products from cloned animals to be
“novel foods” needing approval before entering the marketplace.
The three bodies of government that must agree on legislation
in Europe (European Commission, European Council and the
European Parliament) do not agree on the issue.
The revision process now is in conciliation among the three
bodies to try to reach consensus.
On October 19, 2010, the Commission released a report on the
different aspects of cloning and suggested interim measures be
put in place and reviewed after five years.
On November 8, 2010, representatives from Trans Ova Genetics,
ViaGen and Bovance met with the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR). The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization
(BIO) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
were also represented.
On November 25, 2010 the United Kingdom Food Standards
Agency (FSA) Chief Scientist released this statement: “The
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP)
has confirmed that meat and milk from cloned cattle and their
offspring shows no substantial difference to conventionally
produced meat and milk, and therefore is unlikely to present a
food safety risk”.
2938 380th Street
Sioux Center, IA 51250
800.999.3586
Trans Ova is dedicated to
meeting the requirements of
our customers and to continual quality improvement.
www.transova.com
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In November 2010, Professor Keith Campbell announced that he
had produced 4 clone siblings to Dolly at a European Parliament
debate on cloning and animal welfare. The four genetic twins
have no health concerns and are three and one half years old.
• On December 2, 2010 the Belgian Presidency of the EU
informed the Members of the European Parliament (MEPS) that
it will not continue political discussion on the proposed update of
the Novel Foods Regulation which means that all discussions are
effectively suspended until Hungary takes over the EU presidency
in January 2011.
• The U.S. government is actively engaged in the issue and works
closely with cloning technology providers, beef, pork and dairy
trade associations, and genetic exporters to fight these nontariff barriers that could be erected for U.S. products if these
measures are enacted.
• ViaGen and Trans Ova Genetics, partners in Bovance, will continue
to operate the Supply Chain Management (SCM) program to
identify and register the clones produced. And we provide an
incentive for proper disposal or marketing of the clones at the
end of their reproductive life.
Bovance will keep you informed on the EU issue. Please contact us
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