Imagine a Dalmatian covered with hearts instead of spots. Or a black cow whose rear end had a perfectly etched bar code of white fur.
These things are possible, according to AgGenetics, a Nashville, Tennessee, startup now raising $5 million on AgFunder, a crowdfunding site for agricultural technology projects.
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SUMMARY
Advanced genetic technologies are revolutionizing human health, from the discovery of genetic causes for most heritable diseases, to the use of genetic profiling for precision medicine. At AgGenetics, we’re taking this cutting edge biotechnology developed for humans and applying it to livestock. We believe that our novel approaches to big livestock problems can have a three prong impact - increasing animal welfare, easing pressure on the environment and improving income for ranchers and subsistence farmers.
