Chinese scientists have successfully cloned an endangered species of beef cattle.
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The clone calf, named Boeve, was born on 27 April and is one of a breed from the northern Hebei province. The cell nucleus containing genetic materials was taken from the ovary and ear of a six-month-old cow.
Thousands of this high quality breed of beef cattle used to be found in Hebei in the 1970s, but cross-breeding with foreign breeds reduced the number of thoroughbreds.
China is regarded as the world leader in attempts to protect rare livestock strains and the latest project, conducted using stem-cell cloning technology, is aimed at sustaining the genetic resources of the thoroughbred.
By Mark Rowe, just-food.com correspondent
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