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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2015, Vol. 14 Issue (2): 241-248    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60887-X
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In vitro meat production: Challenges and benefits over conventional meat production
 Zuhaib Fayaz Bhat, Sunil Kumar, Hina Fayaz
1、Division of Livestock Products Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu 181102, India
2、Division of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India
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摘要  In vitro meat production system is the production of meat outside the food animals by culturing the stem cells derived from farm animals inside the bioreactor by using advanced tissue engineering techniques. Besides winning the favour of animal rights activists for its humane production of meat, in vitro meat production system also circumvents many of the issues associated with conventional meat production systems, like excessively brutal slaughter of food animals, nutrition-related diseases, foodborne illnesses, resource use, antibiotic-resistant pathogen strains, and massive emissions of methane that contribute to global warming. As the conditions in an in vitro meat production system are controlled and manipulatable, it will be feasible to produce designer, chemically safe and disease-free meat on sustainable basis. However, many challenges are to be faced before cultured meat becomes commercially feasible. Although, the production cost and the public acceptance are of paramount importance, huge funds are desperately required for further research in the field.

Abstract  In vitro meat production system is the production of meat outside the food animals by culturing the stem cells derived from farm animals inside the bioreactor by using advanced tissue engineering techniques. Besides winning the favour of animal rights activists for its humane production of meat, in vitro meat production system also circumvents many of the issues associated with conventional meat production systems, like excessively brutal slaughter of food animals, nutrition-related diseases, foodborne illnesses, resource use, antibiotic-resistant pathogen strains, and massive emissions of methane that contribute to global warming. As the conditions in an in vitro meat production system are controlled and manipulatable, it will be feasible to produce designer, chemically safe and disease-free meat on sustainable basis. However, many challenges are to be faced before cultured meat becomes commercially feasible. Although, the production cost and the public acceptance are of paramount importance, huge funds are desperately required for further research in the field.
Keywords:  in vitro meat       history       advantages       techniques       problems  
Received: 21 March 2014   Accepted:
Corresponding Authors:  Zuhaib Fayaz Bhat, Mobile: 09419245843,E-mail: zuhaibbhat@yahoo.co.in     E-mail:  zuhaibbhat@yahoo.co.in

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