AR-News: (US CA) Three cloned mules healthy and normal, researchers say

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

SEATTLE (AP) -- Three young mules who are the first members of the horse 
family to be cloned are all healthy, normal and energetically enjoying life, say 
researchers who put them on display here Sunday.

Idaho Gem, born May 4, 2003, was the first successful cloning of an equine. 
He was followed by siblings Utah Pioneer on June 9 and Idaho Star on July 27. 
The clonings were a project of the Northwest Equine Reproduction Laboratory at 
the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

All three were born to surrogate mares from embryos that were cloned using 
eggs from horses and cells taken from a the 45-day-old fetus of a mules. The 
cloned mules are the true siblings of Taz, a famous racing mule.

Gordon Woods, director of the University of Idaho laboratory, said the 
animals undergo intensive medical tests every three months and all three appear to 
be normal and healthy.




full story:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/02/16/backpage/2_15_0419_24_54.txt 

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