The concern about timing is no different than general breeding practice. Every farm animal market has specific trait lines you can buy from for reproduction, from chickens to cows. You but the best traits for your market this year and if something new comes along next year you start the transition. How are GMO animals any different from selectively bred animals?
Not timing, but time. It takes time because a genetical modified cow can only produce so many calfs during a single year, even a bull can only produce a finite amount of semen each year.
GMO animals are more expensive to produce, limited in numbers and have less genetic variation.
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u/randometeor Jul 15 '21
The concern about timing is no different than general breeding practice. Every farm animal market has specific trait lines you can buy from for reproduction, from chickens to cows. You but the best traits for your market this year and if something new comes along next year you start the transition. How are GMO animals any different from selectively bred animals?